Why buy antiques?

In a wealthier Ireland there is increasing interest in purchasing antiques. Auctioneers and antique dealers have noticed in recent times that sales are bringing new buyers, people not previously known in the salesroom or shop.

Antiques are for everyone. All indications are that many Irish people living in modern homes filled with up-to-date fashionable objects are prepared to consider the introduction of something older, an object that in old fashioned parlance would have been described as "good".

The problem for many newcomers to the market is that to the uninitiated the world of antiques can be intimidating. Knowing that an antique, a collectable, an objet d'art might add a touch of classic grace to your home is one thing, actually picking out that object and finding the courage to acquire it is something else.