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 Antiques
Publications
The independent weekly internet
newspaper of the British antiques trade, Antiques
News, offers
insider information, an index of specialist dealers and services,
a UK antiques hunting travel service and much more. Established
in 2000 this unique website is designed to be read like a newspaper.
Publisher Tony Keniston, who has over 40 years experience of journalism
in the antiques world, and a team of correspondents and columnists,
report on the latest news and views of the British antiques trade
and co-ordinate National Antiques Day.
One of the most venerable magazines,
having been published monthly for over 50 years, is the glossy
Antique
Dealer & Collectors Guide. Every issue contains
detailed and authoritative feature articles on all aspects of
antiques, price movements in the salerooms, recent discoveries
and items coming up for sale. The magazine covers trade, auction,
fair and dealer news every month and also has in-depth features
on particular types of antiques. There are monthly fair and auction
calendars and news on exhibitions.
Antiques
and the Arts Online
The American newspaper, Antiques and the Arts Weekly, is one of the best-known
of US antiques publications. To find out why check out their website giving a
selection of their coverage of the American antiques scene.
Antiques
Info
Antiques Info started as a regional bi-monthly magazine but has become so
popular that it is now available all over the UK. Its website is updated
regularly and contains seven day auction and fairs calendars and news as well as
information on guilds and associations.
Antiques Magazine,
is a weekly, again not as glossy as the Antique Dealer &
Collectors Guide, it has auction and fair calendars and articles
on various aspects of antiques and the trade.
Antiques
Trade Gazette
The weekly Antiques Trade Gazette newspaper is available on subscription only
(apart from a couple of retail outlets in London) and is taken by 99% of the
trade. It carries news of the trade together with auction and fairs calendars.
Most of the paper's editorial covers auction sales. Take a look at the website
which has some useful information.
Apollo Magazine,
another monthly magazine, is well produced on good quality paper.
Its hallmark is its authoritative and learned articles on aspects
of art and antiques, particularly those of the finest quality.
Its features are beautifully illustrated and definitely aimed
at the connoisseur.
Subscriptions from Apollo
Magazine, 1 Castle Lane, London SW1E 6DR, e-mail: subs@apollomag.com.
Galleries
and the Collector
These two magazines, Galleries and the Collector, are small A5 sized magazines
published bi-monthly. Galleries covers the art trade and the Collector, the
antiques trade.
L'Informatore
The Italian antiques monthly magazine, L'Informatore, is one of the best-known
foreign language magazines in Britain. Especially useful are its calendars
covering antiques events throughout Europe. Take a look at its good looking site
for a flavour of its coverage and, yes, you can view it in English.
Maine
Antique Digest
This monthly American newspaper is huge, so big that it is split into several
sections. It gives excellent coverage of the US antiques scene and the website
gives a good guide to the newspapers content.
New
England Antique Journal
The New England Antique Journal, another excellent monthly American newspaper,
gives good coverage of antiques in the US. Take a look at their website and
judge for yourself.
Copyright © 2001 by Carol
Fisher
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