Antiques
What is an antique?
- An antique is something from roman ear from 15th to 16th century
- Some antique dealers, auction house say that an antique must be 100 years old or older
- An antique is usually an item that is collected because of its age, beauty, rarity, and/or value
- An item is from a previous era in time is a antique
Let’s breakdown these 4 descriptions down:
Descriptions 1: items that qualify as an antiques must date from the 15th to 16th century—these items are extremely rare and typically found in museums.
Descriptions 2: The 100 years’ timeline came about, in 1988 when legislation was passed that stated that antiques are exempt from import taxes and duties (this is important) IF the item is at least 100 years old and has documentation and/or conformation of age would be exempt from import taxes and duties. If not at least 100 years old or does not have documentation and conformation of age then the item is subject to import taxes and duties. Nothing in this legislation states that all antiques had to be 100 years old. Some Antique auction houses and some antique dealer use this 100-year legislation as a guideline for antiques age, which is not a fair guideline to use for antiques.
Descriptions 3: This guideline helps buyers and sellers of antiques make confident decisions about antiques by showing how items can qualify as antique across multiple categories. This criteria explain how age, craftsmanship, provenance, rarity, and historical context each play a role—any one factor may be enough to classify an object as an antique.
Descriptions 4: is also a little more realistic as well by placing the item in a time frame like Victorian era, Art Deco era, Depression era, and so on.
The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) classifies cars as
- Vintage Car: Manufactured between 1919 to 1930
- Antique Car: Manufactured in 1975 or earlier and at less 45 years old
- Classic Car: Manufactured in 2000 or earlier and at less 20 years old
This is how Great Deals Webstore determines what is an antique:
- Antiques – 50 years old or older
- Collectibles – from 20 years old to 49 years old
- Just old – is everything that is from yesterday to 19 years old (in my store these items are in the category of “Yard Sale” items.
Still using age as the guild line, with no clear definition at what is an antique or what is not an antique, Great Deals Webstore timeline breakdown is more realistic and affair for determine what is and what is not an antique and most antique dealers and seller would agree with this time line.
