antique trade
Old goods business
The antique trade is the business of buying and selling old objects valued for their age, craftsmanship, or historical significance.
It encompasses dealers, auction houses, collectors, and markets dealing in furniture, art, jewelry, and decorative items typically over a hundred years old.
She's been in the antique trade for decades.
- auctioneersPeople who conduct bidding sales
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- restorationReturning something to condition
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
period piece · heritage · furniture · rarity · dealers · negotiation · cultural significance · old money · cataloging · collectors · bric-a-brac · craftsmanship · preservation techniques · ceramics · jewelry · mahogany · estate · Victorian
uniqueness and production method
antique tradefactory outlet
Manufacturer's direct retail shop
wholesale distribution · commodity trading · IKEA · discount retail · Walmart