Every year, the research staff at the Asheford Institute of Antiques conducts an informal survey among its over 2,264 current students and past graduates to report on current market trends within the antiques, vintage and collectibles community. Respondents operate their own antiques and vintage, or estate sale/appraisal businesses (including online concerns) and results are based on sales and requests for particular items/genre/periods from customers and clients, and broken out by age, indicating item/genre/period specific preferences most popular to each of these groupings. Here is a snapshot of the results.
Age Grouping: 20 – 40
- Textiles
- Waterfall Edge & Art Deco
- Art Deco
- Mid-Century Modern
- Kitchen & Barware
- ‘Space’ Collectibles
- Victorian – Early, Mid & Late
- Early Americana/Canadiana
- Lucite & The 1970s
- Lighting
Age Grouping: 40 – 60
- Art Deco
- Textiles
- Automobilia/Petroliana
- Mid-Century Modern
- Victorian – Early, Mid & Late
- Costume Jewelry
- Art Nouveau
- Lighting
- Paintings/Sculptures
- Vinyl Records
Age Grouping: 60 – 80
- Chinese Antiques
- Mid-Century Modern
- Toys & Board Games
- Georgian (Style) Furniture
- Art Deco Period Jewelry
- Victorian – Early, Mid & Late
- Watches (Antique & Vintage)
- Silver
- Architectural Antiques
- Ephemera
The Ashford Institute of Antiques is the world’s foremost school on Antiques, Collectibles, Appraising, and the study of the decorative arts. For more information visit www.asheford.com.
You can review the complete survey with write-ups here: https://www.asheford.com/2022s-top-antique-and-vintage-trends.html
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