Starting an Antique Print Collection
How
to start an Antique PRINT
collection
1.
BEGIN
COLLECTING!
Perhaps the best advice we can offer is to begin to assemble a collection of
what you LOVE and what interests you most, whether it be maps, botanicals,
architecture or erotica
2.
ESTABLISH a
time period or era that you wish your collection to focus on; Victorian, Art
Deco and Art Nouveau prints are especially collectible and
affordable.
3.
UNDERSTAND
that Antique Prints are ANTIQUES, not reproductions. The originals were pulled from a copper
plate, woodblock or lithographic stone.
They should not be confused with reproductions, which can be decorative but have no real
value.
4.
CONSIDER only prints that are in good to
excellent condition. Your money will be
wasted if the items are foxed or torn.
5.
BUY
from a REPUTABLE DEALER who belongs to an ASSOCIATION. This provides you with a
guarantee of authenticity and a grievance procedure if for some reason you are
unhappy with your purchase. This is especially important when you are buying an
expensive piece.
6.
RESEARCH using objective academic sites
firstly, then dealer sites. Beware of unclear wording and incomplete
descriptions of the prints.
7.
FRAME
with only acid free archival materials and ultraviolet glass to prevent
fading.
And
lastly enjoy the HUNT for and DISPLAY of your COLLECTION!
Posted 9th September 2011 by Legge
Prints
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