What is antique?

Antique is something which was made many years ago (100 or more) which is collected and has value because of its beauty, quality, age and rareness. But this term is commonly used for something old.

Antique store is a retail shop where mainly antique items are sold. But in 21st century, as the online market is expanding rapidly, no of online antique stores are increasing more. Many types of objects such as clock, jewellery, furniture, utensil, art piece etc. are famous as antique items. Each antique piece actually tells a lot about the history. By understanding the type of wood, metal, designs or the hallmarks, one comes to know its age or actual location.

Some popular antique market of USA

Rose Bowl Flea Market, California.

Birkelunden Flea Market, Norway.

Phillips Antiques, Dallas

Oedo Antique Market, Japan

Why people buy antique items?

There can be different reasons behind buying antique items like,

a. Some antiques have historical story behind it. People love to collect those items which are related to history because these things hold sentimental value for them.

b. Some people buy antiques to sell them farther. They are actually business people.

c. Antique collection is a hobby for some people. Earlier, when there was no internet some fancy people used to travel from one city to another in search of rare antique pieces.

d. For some rich people, collecting rare antique items are symbol of status. They love to collect precious and one-of-a-kind antique pieces.

e. Antiques are also popular as home decorating items.

How to buy antiques?

There are many ways to buy antiques such as,

a. Visiting to an antique shop or dealer

b. Visiting online antique stores

c. Attending the auctions.

d. Attending antique fairs.

Antiques are a piece of history, each of them has its own journey. If you really want knowledge of antiques, you need to read good books based on this topic as books are really great resources. You can also do short course on it.