MAINLY FOR MEN – Talk by Tim Turner – “Fraud and Forgeries”


Event Details


Our next meeting is on 2nd November 2015 at 2.00pm for 2.30pm in the Garden Room (by the Jubilee Gardens in Saffron Walden) and the sub is £3 a meeting. The talk is by Tim Turner MRICS entitled “Fraud and Forgeries”  

The talk is a brief introduction to the slightly darker side of the Art and Antique business!

If a painting is signed by a famous artist……did that artist really paint it? Or did someone else paint it and add the signature?

If one buys a ‘Roman’ terracotta figure, was it made in 100AD, 1000AD 1500AD or 2000AD?

Is a ‘Banksy’ really by Banksy?

How much of a 1910 Bugatti was made in 1910?

 Did a confederate flag ever see a battlefield in 1861 in south Carolina?

Tim has been a valuer and auctioneer for over 30 years. Tea, coffee and biscuits included.’

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