Antiques is a very complex industry, it is not simply a matter of buying and selling, let alone being able to do it with money.
The antique shop is involved in many fields of management, collection and research.
If you want to enter the antique world, you must not only have comprehensive cultural quality, understand the most basic aesthetics, but also understand the basic historical and cultural knowledge of antiques and the current market, which are the most basic conditions for operating and collecting antiques.
For newcomers, there are seven hurdles to overcome in order to enter the world of antiques.
For beginners, finding a reliable business can be difficult.
On the one hand, top merchants don't easily authenticate antiques for anyoneOn the other hand, they don't just bring people to the door. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge for those who are new to the scene or who are eager to find a mentor to learn from antiques. Although it is possible to gradually get started without the guidance of a mentor, in the process of exploration, it is inevitable that there will be detours in front of you.
How to deal with this dilemma?Only by putting down our lofty stature and looking for those masters who are willing to help and guide us on the road of collecting with an open mind.
However, the experience of the real thing is very rare for beginners. Despite reading a lot of books and practicing diligently, most of the antiques I saw in the process of practice were fakes, and there were few opportunities for authenticity. Unable to learn and confirm the attributes of real antiques, ordinary people can only crawl around in the stall market. And on the stalls, there are a lot of fakes and rags.
For beginners, they lack the corresponding ability to discriminate, and can only rely on their own feelings to blindly grope.
However, this kind of practice, without purpose and purpose, will never really help you step into the temple of collecting.
The key to solving this dilemma is to find the opportunity to actually come into contact with the original antique, and to carefully investigate and identify it, so that the characteristics of the authentic object can be grasped. The key to solving this puzzle is to find opportunities to learn about antiques, which can be achieved by dealing with connoisseurs and merchants.
As a truly valuable work of art, real antiques are often in the hands of experts and merchants, which requires us to go deep into the business world, make friends, and understand and master their true characteristics through personal contact with real antiques. However, this is not an easy thing to do, because there are not many people who have understanding.
Seniors often emphasized that in order to appreciate antiques, it is important to have understanding, with which we can quickly understand the mysteries, and without understanding, it will be difficult to get started for life.
The so-called understanding actually refers to a person's cultural literacy. If we have a comprehensive cultural literacy, we can quickly understand the content of antiques when we are connoisseurs, and the speed of comprehension depends on the level of personal literacy.
Especially when it comes to identifying the authenticity of antiques, if we want to truly understand the authenticity of antiques, we need to understand the basics of materials science, craftsmanship and other scientific fields. Only by mastering these basic knowledge can we make a distinction and theoretically recognize what is real and what is fake.
You may ask, in the antique industry, there are also many people with a low level of education, why can they understand antiques in a few years?In fact, these people have acquired some ways to distinguish truth from perception and intuition through years of practice, but most of them can only recognize and cannot explain it.
Therefore, if we want to have an in-depth understanding of antiques, we still need to continuously improve our comprehensive quality and cultural accomplishment through learning and communication.
There are a lot of antiques circulating in the market, some of which are not even recorded in museums. This situation poses great difficulties in the identification of antiques.
At the same time, it can be difficult for those who are new to collecting to find real connoisseurs, let alone distinguish between real connoisseurs and fake connoisseurs. This is crucial for those who invest in collecting, as it is a matter of success or failure in the collection.
To solve this dilemma, there are many ways to choose from. It is necessary to identify the authenticity of connoisseurs by screening tests after mixing real and fake antiques. A true connoisseur is able to defend the theory of truth and falsity and gain market recognition.
They have solid cultural knowledge and scientific theories, and are able to roughly judge the truth and falsity with experience, while also giving reasons and evidence to support their judgments.
However, it is also important to note that some people may have some shallow and limited experience in identifying counterfeits by simply chasing the benefits of money.
The biggest difficulty in identifying antiques lies in their breadth and complexity. There are many kinds of antiques scattered in the folk and antique markets, and some of them have not even been seen in museums. There are no reference artifacts, and it is not known when and where they were unearthed, which makes it very difficult to argue and identify.
In order to distinguish between real and fake antiques, it is necessary to rely on cultural knowledge and the understanding of scientific and technological theories, and at the same time, it is necessary to go through in-depth research and practice. In this way, the real connoisseurs can be better identified and the success of the collection can be guaranteed.
Lost his own rational observation;
Second, they are not sensitive to the best in the market, and they lose their cautious attitude when they see the objects, and treat them equally, which makes it difficult to judge the authenticity;
Third, the blind pursuit of fame and fortune, in order to earn more money, buys antiques at any cost, and ultimately causes losses. The Eight Difficulties: It's Hard to Stay Away from Fakes**The most troublesome problem in the antiques trade is fakes, which are so realistically disguised that even experienced connoisseurs can hardly tell them.
Various types of fakes emerge in an endless stream, and the authenticity of the collection has become a long-standing concern for people. And for newbies, it is full of risks.
Nine difficulties: It is difficult to find scarce good things, and there are not many good things, and good antiques are even more so, because scarcity determines their value.
In the antique market, scarce good things are even more difficult to find, and for collectors, it is even more difficult. Good antiques are priceless in terms of appearance and historical value, so collectors can only look for their own rarities through the market.
Ten difficulties: It is difficult to seize the opportunity The antique market has changed so much, and the timing of the opportunity can often determine the success or failure of the sale. Sometimes, we miss an opportunity just because of a hesitation. Therefore, timing is crucial in the antiques trade.
Novices often fail to accurately grasp the timing due to their lack of understanding of the market, and miss many rare opportunities. Eleventh difficulty: It is difficult to grasp the details, and the details determine success or failure, which is especially important in the antique trade.
For example, the identification method of a certain antique, or the opinion of a connoisseur, it is necessary to have accurate details in order to make an accurate judgment.
When novices first enter the antiques world, they often do not know enough about these details, resulting in an inability to make accurate judgments in trading. Twelve difficulties: It is difficult to integrate into the antique circle, and the antique trade is an industry that requires extensive networking, and many masters have extensive contacts and deep interpersonal relationships. For novices, it is not easy to integrate into the antique circle, and it takes a lot of effort.
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