It was decorated in what appeared to be real antiques, but could have been good reproductions.

They couldn't care less about provenance, about whether it was a real antique.

Some co-llectors think that only articles made before 1830 are real antiques.

It may have been a modern subject then, but from our vantage it is a real antique.

This is a real antique, and it shows technically, but the humor is still sharp.

Still, true or permanent value must withstand the test of time, which brings us back to real antiques.

The issue is complicated because most singing bowls for sale are new but may look similar to real antiques.

"That's where the real antiques get stowed, below the prisons."

But the pieces weren't real antiques; they weren't even good fakes.

You may also discover a real antique or two - pieces handed down through the family for generations.