Post #744030 by Jamoorea on Mon, Jun 1, 2015 8:15 PM

Hi All,
So, these may be completely legit, but they give me a chance to open a discussion I've wondered about for a while. On Ebay last week, a pair of Don The Beachcomber simple bamboo-ish mugs sold for $500+ bucks! They look old, seem rare (I've never seen them or even a reference to them, anyway) but I'm suspicious. Was there a Hollywood DTB on Vermont? (The mugs say "Vermond" & "Vermonde" which bothers me). The original was on McCadden Place, correct? Does anyone know anything about these? My point is, as tiki stuff rises in value, counterfeits seem inevitable - especially online. These are simple designs, easy for a relatively competent ceramist to produce.
Also, DTB had so many versions of their stuff it might be fairly easy to slip a reasonable fake into the mix and most would have no idea.
I'm not saying these are fakes but they seem problematic to me. I am curious to hear what others think.
Thanks.

[ Edited by: Jamoorea 2015-06-01 20:39 ]