Antique Industry

The global antique industry is much larger than anyone conceivably measure or imagine. The industry consists of a large number of both public as well as private dealers and there are no reliable statistics compiled by any trade association or an organization that accurately reflects volume of trade in antiques. The exports in antique collectibles, furniture, armoury, jewellery, handicrafts is on a rise.

Manufacturers in quite a few countries, especially in Asian countries like India and China are making reproductions of a range of products to tap the increasing and rapidly expanding worldwide antique products market. India is emerging as a major country exporting a large number of high quality and superbly finished antique reproductions right from furniture to jewellery, from hardware to collectibles. Brass items are sought most by international buyers due to its strength and finish of the end product.

Internet is one of the fastest medium facilitating trade in these vintage products between international buyers and sellers; though establishing the genuineness and authenticity of these products is an issue.