Every year, Asheford Institute of Antiques takes a marketplace sampling of ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ by surveying its over 2,659 current students and past graduates actively employed or working within the antiques, collectibles, and vintage marketplaces in the United States and Canada. All those who participated in the survey have an antiques and vintage, or estate sale/appraisal businesses (including online concerns).
Survey results were categorized by the age groups of the “proprietors,” indicating item/genre/period-specific preferences most popular to each of these groupings. The item/genre/period listings, and their relative popularity with consumers, were represented by a potential numerical scale of 1 to 10 – with 1 being the most popular – and 10 being the least popular.
When compared year-to-year, we can track items on the rise as well as the decline to inspire and engage us as both buyers and sellers. It’s also always interesting to note the varying interests by age grouping.
Age Grouping: 20 – 40
- Art Nouveau
- Art Deco
- Mid-Century Modern
- Space Collectibles
- Victorian Furniture
- Textiles
- Surrealist Paintings
- Early Americana/Canadiana
- Ornate Lighting
- Japanese Antiques & Vintage
Age Grouping: 40 – 60
- Art Nouveau
- Automobilia & Petroliana
- Folk Art
- Art Deco
- Mid-Century Modern
- Victorian; Early, Mid & Late
- Whicker (primarily Victorian)
- Quilts
- Costume Jewelry
- Toys & Board Games
Age Grouping: 60-80
- Art Deco
- Chinese Antiques
- Folk Art
- Victorian: Early, Mid & Late
- Mid-Century Modern
- Georgian (style) Furniture
- Antique & Vintage Watches
- Windsor Chairs
- Ephemera
- Victorian Paintings
For complete survey results, click here:
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