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Collecting Antiques - the Peoples Art
In this, the first in a series of articles, we discuss the growth in the marketability of what used to be called Peoples Art and the marketability of everyday packaging materials.
In the past it would have been deemed as vulgar to display any form of branding of any goods on display within the house.
The very thought of guest actually seeing the fact that you were supplying them with Kellogg's Cornflakes in the morning would have horrified most people. These sorts of facts were usually kept from most guests in middle class households that it was almost bizarre by today's standards. Middle class households in most cases would have decantered the cornflakes into some sort of neutral container before putting them onto display before guests.
Nowadays it seems to be the complete reverse with designer logos on display on almost anything and the fact that a recognisable brand or logo cannot be seen almost devalues the item on display.
The legacy of this worship of almost anything brand worthy has been to provide a growing market in antique marketing and brand memorabilia. Antique Advertising material is now completely and highly collectable and would be enthusiast have an almost limitless playing field from which to start their collections from.
The whole genre started with Posters and these have moved on from adorning the walls of student establishments to being now extremely collectable in their own right. Antique Posters can now command extremely large sums of money depending on their condition and the content of the posters themselves.
Tins and packaging are now highly sort after items of material and who would have thought that Andy Warhol's famous display of Tin Cans would have been the inspiration for legions of collectors over thirty years later.
Special promotion items such as ashtrays, fans, money boxes, puzzles and pens are also extremely popular subjects and have gone beyond the stage of just being the target of light fingered tourists on a holiday binge.
"Advertising antiques are works of art" says Robert Opie, Director of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in Notting Hill in West London. "Commercial Art is the People's art and it is fun to collect and display around the house".
If you are looking to amass a particular brand or category, the secret it would appear, would be to look for something that's longstanding so that you have a variety of objects to discover.
Some British Brands have been around for some time and well known examples would include Lyles Golden Syrup which has been in existence since 1883, HP Sauce (around since the 1870's) and Typhoo Tea (around since 1905).
So the next time you see an old Tea Caddy or item of well used kitchen paraphernalia in your Grandmothers Kitchen then treat it with respect because in years to come you may find the family sitting on a veritable untapped goldmine.
Stephen Morgan writes regularly on antiques and is editor of http://www.absolutelyancient.com , http://www.definitelycollectable.com and http://www.absolutelyantique.us Article Source: ArticlesBase.com
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is your home full of decorations or is it very plain..?
either is fine.. just wanted to know !
mine's very plain .. thing is, my mum doesn't like to fill up the home with decor cuz it looks like an antique store instead of a home :p .. but some artistic people can pull it off.. one of my friends' house is full of portraits, sculptures, clay models, jewelry, awards .. and what have you .. all in the living room too .. wow
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Were can i sell Antiques? In Monterey County?
Hi do Antique store buy antiques? were in Monterey county ?
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for any legal savvy people, please help answer!?
1. Margaret owned an antique store that specialised in rare porcelain dolls. When she
opened the business in 1989, it was at a shop in an eastern suburb of Melbourne. In 1999
she started to advertise on the Internet and by 2006 the business had grown to the point
where she needed help to keep the business going. After a family discussion one night at
the kitchen table in July 2006, it was agreed that Margaret would probably keep the
business going for another couple of years and then retire. Emily, her youngest daughter
and aged 16, would work in the shop as long as was needed and in return, she would
receive any unsold dolls. When Margaret retired at the end of 2009, she decided that she
would give the unsold stock to charity and they could auction it and keep the proceeds.
Advise Emily.
2.Richard, an impoverished university student, and his millionaire father enter into an
arrangement where Richard agrees that he will keep the front- and backyards of the
family property mowed, and he will ?do a bit? to keep the gardens looking tidy. In return,
his father agrees to pay him a weekly allowance of $200. His father had previously used a
garden contractor to do the job and paid him $350. They live on a one-hectare property,
and the mowing alone takes half a day a week. After four weeks, Richard?s father tells him
that he can?t afford to pay $200 a week. He says that Richard should be doing the work
for nothing, as it is the responsibility of the whole family to look after the property;
besides, he says, Richard is getting free board and lodging. Advise Richard.
3.Jenny received a circular from Beauty and the Beast Hair Salon advertising massages and
manicures for $10. Realising that this was an exceptionally good deal, but not surprised
because she knew that they had only just opened and were running a number of good
opening specials, she rang and made a booking. When Jenny arrived at the salon she was
told that there had been a mistake on the circular and it should have said $100. The
manager of the salon explained that this was still a good price because normally a
massage and manicure would have cost $150. Jenny was furious, as it had taken her 30
minutes to get to the shop by car and if she had known it would cost $100, she would
never have made the booking. Advise Jenny. Would your advice have been any different if
Jenny had the massage and manicure before being told that the cost was $100? Would
she have to pay the full price?
4.4. Bruce, while he was so drunk that he didn?t know what he was doing, bid successfully at
an auction for the purchase of a house. It was clear to the auctioneer that Bruce didn?t
know what he was doing. However, after Bruce sobered up he confirmed the contract
with the auctioneer. He then subsequently refused to complete the contract. Is Bruce
bound?
thank you for reading this giant wall of text
its not my homework, my good friend, who cannot speak english well, asked me for help, but i have no idea about consumer law, etc, as i am majoring in psychology at uni +_+
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