The antiques trade is one of the most difficult to join. Find out here how you can make it your career.

Careers in the Antiques Trade
Antiques dealers often bemoan their lot on life, long hours, early start times and uncertain profits. However, most people wanting to join the antiques trade aspire to be dealers. Here's how you can join them?

More Careers in the Antiques Trade
If you don't want to be a dealer, how about and auctioneer, restorer or fairs organiser? Here are some more antiques career options.

Richard Gardner: Antiques Dealer
Richard Gardner, a leading UK antiques dealer, started his career in quite a different business. Read how he changed direction to become a successful dealer by using normal business practices and by being open to change and innovation.

So You Want to be a Fairs Organiser?
Here is a guide to organising your own antiques fair (show) from first taking the decision through to completing a successful fair.

Starting and Running an Antiques Business
by Fiona Shoop
After 20 years in the trade, Fiona Shoop writes the definitive book on how to become an antiques dealer. If you have ambitions in that direction, don't miss it. Read more about it here.