Online auction sites such as eBay boosting fake art sales

Online auction sites such as eBay are boosting fake art sales, according to Fiona Bruce and dealer Philip Mould.

As the much loved art show Fake or Fortune returns to the BBC this evening the show’s hosts have revealed that the internet is increasingly allowing people to trade fake art.

Ahead of the seventh series, Ms Bruce said it was increasingly the case that forged artworks from China were being sold online, but that it was impossible to tell the difference between a fake and the real thing when you’re virtual shopping. …Read More

Pictured: Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce | EMILIE SANDY