However, they may not be the best place to try to sell; Because you will have to pay to enter and News-Makers, Worldwide - Record setters, items making a buzz, and treasures found. VALUABLE > Antiques in the News. If you’re a long-time reader then you know that I love art of all kinds, but folk art is one of my absolute favorites. But those antiques are currently at least 220 years old. What kind to sell? My best advice is to carry a mixture of goods and keep prices as low as possible for run of the mill items. Vintage & Antiques Selling From My Antique Booth. Rugs that are more than 100 years old are considered antiques and their price is determined by size, material, knot-density, condition, and design. This is another excellent venue and there are plenty of them around the country. Many larger sterling antiques, like tea services and serving dishes, can be a hard sell these days, but smaller items are a great investment when you can get them at the right price. Most antique selling venues do not have return policies. Primitives still have some interest in the heartland. That rug your great-grandparent purchased may just be worth something now. Period furniture is usually styled after a maker that was popular in that time period. These little piggies hung around for quite a while and it was not until I lowered the price from $48 to $30 that they finally sold (cost: $6). MCM goods, while not antique, seem to be holding their own. The most popular for buying antiques are probably the largest such as Newark and Swinderby in Lincolnshire and Malvern or Ardingley. A 50-inch flat screen TV wall is mounted above a mid-century modern teak credenza. 5) 18th century antiques will become the new 17th century antiques. Whether a full-on antique lover or a modern minimalist looking for a unique touch for their home or apparel, the customers of these wares are as diverse as the objects themselves. And, as the 21st century rolls on, the 18th century will disappear further and further into the mists of the past.
However, there are some trends among people shopping vintage and items that are most sought after. Right now, high quality antiques from the late 18th century - the 1770s, 1780s and 1790s - are still reasonably available in the marketplace. Leather examples would go for even more and cardboard ones I tend to group together and sell for $10-15 a bundle. Selling Antiques at Collectors Fairs. Just be sure to study up on your silver marks basics before heading out to make sure what you're buying is really sterling silver. Danish Credenzas. Antique velvet boxes with mother-of-pearl or brass button openers on the front sell for $15-40 and on up depending upon size and condition. Some old-news, however, we're in the process of a re-boot, so we've bumped-it to the top. Like most antiques furniture styles were reproduced right after they hit the market. I find all vintage and antique examples to be sought after but some more than others. Period furniture is furniture that was made within the time period of that style. Top Selling Antiques, Examples. What it's worth: $1,000 to $1 million Arts and Crafts period furniture and decorative arts, now just becoming antiques, seem to be waning from their strong showing just previously. Examples of antiques currently topping the charts online, as well as making news worldwide.