Antiques
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More then 100 years old
More then 300 years old
More then 100 years old
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Antiques
RUGS
Rugs are part of the story of antiques; yet it is the Oriental rug that has become the most highly prized. Oriental rugs usually made in the late 19th or early 20th century, exhibit handsome color and design. The study of the individual rug styles and of the peoples that made them is a complex parallel story.
GLASS
The forms of glass most commonly collected as antiques are those that were originally made as tableware, especially dishes, glasses, tumblers, decanters, bowls, and sweetmeat dishes. These may be hand blown or molded in form and have cut, engraved, or applied decoration. Since glass is especially fragile, many early types are extremely rare.
CERAMICS
Fine ceramics have been collected since ancient times, and Europeans have prized porcelains since Marco Polo first brought them from China. Ceramic collecting became a passion for those who could afford it.
METALWARE
Many kinds of metal wares are collected as antiques. Certainly the most valued is silver, but brass, pewter, iron, and some alloys are also collected. In each of these the collector seeks fine workmanship, good design, good condition, and some degree of documentation.
FOLK ART
Objects that are not directly related to the main currents of aesthetic design may be collected as folk art. Pieces are prized for their association with ordinary people and are said to be expressions of vernacular culture. Paintings, furniture, and various forms of carving are sometimes considered folk art as well. They are cherished for their bold use of color, strong form, and naive, often clever, concepts.
Antiques
INTRODUCTION
A true antique is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely to describe any object that is old. An antique is usually an item that is collected or desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human history. Vintage and collectible are used to describe items that are old, but do not meet the 100-year criterion.
Antiques are usually objects that show some degree of craftsmanship, collectability, or a certain attention to design. There are many different kinds of antique collectors. Some enjoy furnishing their homes with beautiful old objects. Others confine their collecting to certain kinds of objects for example, snuffboxes, candlesticks, dolls, rugs or samplers. Most collectors define an area of interest and then seek to acquire objects of rarity and beauty within that area. Some are interested only in objects that come from a particular geographic area such as China, Persia. Others prefer things from a particular time period such as the Pre-Islamic period , Islamic period or Modern period.
An antique is valued for its form and beauty, the quality of workmanship evident in the way it is made, the rarity of the design, and the condition of the piece at the present time. Both the intellectual and financial value of a piece is considerably increased if specific information about its early history is known.