How to Identify the Antique Mirrors?

When we are buying something we always make sure that we are getting the right thing. If you are about to buy an antique mirror for yourselves and have this same question in your mind too here’s how you can identify an original antique mirror. There are so many different types of antique mirrors in the market but there are some duplicate mirrors too. So we must know to learn that a mirror is truly an antique and not a reproduction.

There are so many shops online as well as online that sells antique home décor. It can be very difficult to identify an original and a duplicate without a good knowledge of antiques. But don’t worry here in this article you will find the ways to identify them.

4 points to identify real antique mirrors: -

  1. Antique mirrors are not more than 2 feet in size.
  2. Antique means something that exists for more than 100 years and so if you give a close look at this antique mirror you will get a sign of its aging. If the mirror has a frame smell it, if it smells fresh it’s made up like an antique mirror.
  3. An original antique mirror has imperfect glass this is because antiques mean something very old and at that age, due to the lack of knowledge and facility it was impossible to give the mirror a perfect surface. So they will have bubbling and a wavy surface in place in most cases.
  4. Surely, an original antique will have a tag or a trademark to say that it is original. You can ask your retailer for a slip, which means the guarantee card which is to assure that it is an original piece.

There are so many other ways to identify the antique mirror other than this but the above points will help you in identifying the original antique mirror. So now because you know this point get it home and if you need help in searching some visit www.friedmanbrothers.com we have so many good collections of antique mirrors.

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