Antiques and Collectables

Antiques Associations  Antiquités  Antiquariato



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Electronic collectables



Retrolkit

A site dedicated to electronic collectables: Sinclair calculators, computers.

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Fairs



Antiques Atlas Antique Fairs Diary. UK,





Art Deco fairs, antiques, flea and collectors markets (UK).




Antiques News and Fairs Events Calendar (UK)





The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht.




The Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair, London.


Widely regarded as being one of the top four art and antiques fairs in the world.


Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris.



Haughton International Art and Antiques Fairs

Haughton International Fairs were inaugurated in 1982 with The International Ceramics Fair & Seminar. The fairs are fully international, with around 300 exhibitors from 15 countries.



International Antique & Collectors Fairs, UK

The UK's biggest antique & collectors fairs at Newark, Ardingly, Shepton Mallet, Swinderby, Newbury and Redbourn,



LAPADA, UK. Association of Art and Antique Dealers

Antique and art airs, shows, buying and selling advice, useful links.


The Little Chelsea Antiques Fair, London.

Known as The Affordable Antiques Fair', Little Chelsea is popular among both dealers and members of the public for attracting dealers from all over the UK and having a wide range of items from just £10 to well over £30,000.




Olympia International Fine Art Antiques Fair, London.



Penman Antiques Fairs, London.

Penman Antiques Fairs offer vetted quality qntiques and qrt for the discerning collector, connoisseur, antique dealer, art gallery owner, interior designer, curator and investor in antiques & works of art.

Chelsea Antiques Fair, in March & September

Chelsea Art Fair in April

Chester Antiques Show, February and October

Cressing, Antiques & Art Fair, in June

Guildford Antiques & Art Fair, in May and a Christmas Fair in December.

Petersfield Antiques Fair



Shows. Antiques shows,

a web directory from Collecting Network.

French antiques, French antiquarians




Alhambra Antiques French Antique Furniture

Specialists in 18th and 19th Century French Antiques, Antique Accessories, Antique Lighting and Fine Art.



Antiquites en France, un guide des antiquaires et de la brocante.

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French Antique Dealers

French antique dealers directory.



French antiques and antiquarian books.

Associations, dealers, libraries. A web directory.



Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris.




French antique dealers and restorers, catalogues.




Le portail des antiquaires  



Paris antiques




Carré Rive Gauche, Paris. Paris antiques galleries.




Les Enluminures

The gallery handles highly specialized and exceptionally rare works of art of museum quality from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The primary focus is on illuminated manuscripts, including Books of Hours, and miniatures, but it also presents works of art, such as sculpture and small-scale metalwork and ivories, and finger rings.

Galerie Steinitz

Recognized the world-over for his incessant quest for the rarest of objects and his unrivalled talent for displaying them in a theatrical mis en scène, Bernard Steinitz, known as the “prince des antiquaires”, founded the Steinitz Gallery in 1968.

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Guide to Paris antiquarians. Antika Paris



Louvre des antiquaires - Business Pavillon

Site officiel. Antiquités, objets d'art, collections. The Louvre des Antiquaires represents  250 galleries, with 30 kinds of artworks from Europe, Asia and the Middle-East, from classical antiquities to the 1960's.

Pavillon des Antiquaires et des Beaux Arts, Paris.



Furniture

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Gallery and dealer name directory, from  Artnet.com.
Antiques, decorative arts and speciality arts - a worldwide gallery name index.

German antiques


German art and antiques dealers.

From Artworlddealers.com.



Glass arts



Grosvenor Art and Antiques Fair, London



Grosvenor Prints, London. Antique prints.

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Humphrey Butler fine jewellery.

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Idbazaar, the international art and antiques sourcing system.
Idbazaar.com is an international dealer network showcasing fine art, antiques, artifacts and much more directly to the interior design profession and to collectors.

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Jewellery

Japanese antiques


Zentner Collection



Jcollector

A selection of Japanese antiques including classic Japanese tansu, Japanese screens and scrolls.


Yoshino Antiques

The finest in antiques, art, and folk craft.

Kuraya Antiques

Specializing in authentic Japanese furniture and antiques.


Absolute Japan

Handmade and tailored Japanese kimekomi dolls representing characters from the kabuki Noh theatre samurai history geishas.


Antique Zen

Specializes in fine orientalia, ancient art, Asian antiques and
Buddhist relics and treasures.


Bachmann - Eckenstein


Art and Antiques (Bachmann - Eckenstein) dealing and consulting in antiques from China, Japan and India.


Fine Japanese Art

Museum quality Japanese Art: Netsuke, and Inro.


Malcolm Fairley (London)

Malcolm Fairley deals in Japanese Antiques and Japanese Art all around the world.


Michi Trading Company

Japanese, Chinese and general antiques.

Journals, antiques magazines


Antiques and the Arts Online (US).




Antique Week

Auction, antiques and collectables news.


Antiquaire La Crédence Meubles Peintures Sculptures

Magasin d’antiquaire et galerie de peinture proposant à proximité du Louvre un choix de mobilier Renaissance, de tableaux des 18ème et 19ème siècles, de sculptures religieuses d’Europe ou d’Orient, de luminaires et autres objets d’art.




Antiques Bulletin Online

The Interactive World of Antiques. Searchable auctions around the world, fairs, dealers, forgeries, tips, latest news. Based in the U.K.


The Antiques Trade Gazette (UK)


The acknowledged ‘Bible’ of the fine art and antiques industry, a weekly newspaper that has provided the latest in market information, news and analysis to art and antiques trade professionals and collectors since 1971.


Apollo magazine.

A searchable archive of issues. For almost 80 years Apollo has published learned articles from acknowledged experts that cover all aspects of fine and decorative arts. From ancient artefacts to 20th century paintings, the magazine encompasses all periods, civilisations and fine art forms.


Artnet.com Magazine

Latest news on exhibits, antiques, decorative arts, shows, exhibits.




Collectors Weekly

A resource for people who love antique and vintage artefacts. Their aim is to build a place to explore and learn, and experience the passion and knowledge of collectors everywhere.


Country Life  magazine antiques section.




The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles




Kunstpedia

Kunstpedia is a database with articles on the fine and decorative arts, with the exception of contemporary art. The basis of Kunstpedia.com is formed by a diversity of articles in Dutch and English, which have been posted by art historians, collectors, art  galleries, antique dealers and museums. Contributors include the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Hermitage Amsterdam, Milwaukee Art Museum, The Royal Collection Buckingham Palace and the Seattle Art Museum.

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Korean antiques



AntiqueAlive.com

Dedicated to introducing Korean antique treasures and arts. The site provides an online gallery for visitors to appreciate exquisite works of art and offers art essays to provide resources and in-depth information about Korean arts and crafts. AntiqueAlive was recently selected as a Webby Worthy site by Webby Awards.



Antikasia Oriental Antiques

An online gallery of oriental antiques. Fine Korean furniture and Southeast Asian works of art.


Kovels Antiques and Collectibles, a price guide.




Kunstpedia. The knowledgebase of fine and decorative arts.

Kunstpedia is a knowledgebase containing articles and essays on fine and decorative arts, popularly stated arts and antiques. The articles are in English and Dutch.

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LAPADA, UK. Association of Art and Antique Dealers

Antique and art airs, shows, buying and selling advice, useful links.

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Marine Antiques Association




MOTCO

A UK directory and image database of antique maps, prints and books, with links to auction catalogues, auctions and auction houses.

Museums



Victoria and Albert Museum, London.


The Virtual Absinthe Museum

The museum showcases the largest collection of absinthe-related art and antiques in existence. It is a comprehensive reference to the history and lore of absinthe and has been quoted and recommended by The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The New Yorker and Forbes magazine.



Newel Art Galleries, Manhattan, New York.

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Online antiques auctions and dealers



Coollectors

The Collectors Free Marketplace & Community.
At Coollectors you can buy, sell, exchange & catalog collectibles free of charge, as well as connect with other collectors.

Oriental antiques



Antikasia Oriental Antiques

An online gallery of oriental antiques. Fine Korean furniture and Southeast Asian works of art.


Sacred Space

Asian antiques of spirtual meaning, located in Santa Barbara, California USA. Buddha, Chinese, Tibetan, pavilions, jewellery.

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Pimlico Road Antique Shops, London.

Prints, printing, maps



Antique maps. Sanderus Antiquariaat, Gent, Belgium.

Antique maps from the 15th to the 18th century. Antique atlasses and rare illustrated books. Decorative prints and medieval manuscripts. 


Antique Prints and Rare Maps from the 15th to the19th century.




Philographikon Gallery, Munich, Germany.

Maps from around the world, botanical Prints, animal prints, architectural prints, sports prints.




Postaprint Antique Maps and Historical Old Prints, U.K.




Prints and printmaking.

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Rare books



Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America



Antiquarian Booksellers Association, U.K.




Bernard J Shapero Rare Books

is an internationally recognised leader in the rare book trade. It specializes
in travel books, cartography, colour plate books, modern literature, early English, natural history, and Baedeker travel guides.


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International League of Antiquarian Booksellers



Manuscripts



Notre Dame Rare Books Collection

Department of Rare Books and Special Collections in the Hesburgh Library,
University of Notre Dame.


Prints and printing



Rare books




Reindeer Antiques, London and Pottersbury.

17th-19th century English furniture.

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Richard Gardner Antiques, London.

Rings



Medieval Rings




Ronald Phillips antique English furniture.

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Silver



My Family Silver

Antique silver portal connecting collectors with dealers worldwide. Browse silverware using your surname and family crest.

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Christopher Hartop's antique silver collector's guide.

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I Franks Antique Silver, London.

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The London Silver Vaults

The London Silver Vaults is home to the world's largest retail collection of fine antique silver.

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Silver Collecting.com

Online Encyclopedia of American Silver Marks

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Silver marks around the world.




Sothebys auctions.



Swedish antiques. A Swedish antiques portal.


The Syndicat National des Antiquaires,

created in 1901, is a grouping of more than 400 professionals of the highest level.

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Tocadero. Antiques, Fine Art, Collectibles, Gifts.

An antiques internet retail site.


Toys, antique toys


20th Century antiques from Vincenzo Caffarella, London.

Glass, objects d'art, lighting, ceramics, furniture.

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U.K antiques (see also alphabetical lists above) 

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Victoria and Albert Museum, London.


Victorian and Edwardian jewellery.

A browsable catalogue from Antiques Online.

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Windsor House Antiques, London.