Antique Furniture Market Trends

Six furniture trends you re sure to see in 2020.

Antique furniture market trends.

The middle class the former mainstay of the collectibles trade has been decimated by the poor economy. These days you can buy everything online from dinner to porch plants. Below are some of the more popular antique furniture pieces. Your typical georgian 18th century furniture chests of drawers tripod tables pembroke tables he noted can all be had for a fraction of what they cost 15 to 20 years ago.

Our desire for an increasingly sustainable way of life for example is leading a renewed interest in vintage and antique furniture. When you find yourself needing a new to you antique to add the perfect pinch of patina to a space you no longer have to rob. The collectibles market including such diverse categories as memorabilia glassware porcelain and antique furniture has been in secular decline ever since the great recession of 2008 2009. Depending on the venue the events may take place monthly annually or somewhere in between.

Antique fairs antique fairs and shows aren t newcomers to the flea market world but the trend is still strong and it s growing. People just can t get enough of plaid thermoses buddy l trucks bottle brush trees santa anything putz houses and shiny brites. Shaq s orlando mansion on market for 19 5 million. Not all antique shows exclusively sell objects that are 100 years old or more which is the definition of a true antique.

England united states and europe. Every country had its own trend. Some of these trends would spread into the major popular market for antique furniture i e. In the antique furniture market there is a vast amount of styles and types of furniture.

Other trends like furnishings with a playful sensibility and. Can its resurgence be attributed to the hit tv show mad men and its 1960s manhattan swagger. Mid century modern furnishings george nelson wood and leather office desk for herman miller usa 1948 ok this may be old news but it s still the choice for millennial minimalists. San francisco family business importing english scottish and french antique furniture and collectibles from mid victorian to 1960s including china furniture lamps and artwork.

Compared with the heyday of antiques collecting prices for average pieces are now 80 percent off said colin stair the owner of stair galleries auction house in hudson n y.