Violin Fraud - Deception, Forgery, and Lawsuits in England and America (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Instruments of the violin family are well known to be exceptionally valuable if they are the work of an Italian master such as Stradivari or Guarneri. Unfortunately, in common with many other antique articles of value, the forger, the defrauder, and the thief operate in the world of the violin in a very conspicuous way. With varying degrees of skill labels are altered, certificates of origin are spuriously created, instruments are even made from new but disguised to look old and and reproduced the features of an old master. Buyers, dealers, and even auction houses can easily make distressing and very expensive mistakes. Many people who own instruments, or who are interested in buying them, want to know more about the dangers, the pitfalls, and the case histories of previous disasters. The law itself is widely misunderstood and its wide ambit not appreciated. Those who contravene the law risk actions for civil damages as well as criminal prosecution, primarily by the ever more vigilant Trading Standards Department of local authorities. It is the intention of this book to detect the background to this fraudulent activity and to explain how the law applies to it. Much of what is said

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1997
First published:	February 1998
Authors:	Brian W. Harvey (Professor of Law and Director of Legal Office) • Carla J. Shapreau
Dimensions:	225 x 145 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-816655-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-816655-9
Barcode:	9780198166559

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