Antiques
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on decorative or utilitarian objects, generally more than one hundred years old, that have aesthetic or historic importance and financial value. General works on any objects of interest to collectors, including mass produced items of little intrinsic value, are entered under [Collectibles.] Works on decorative art objects are entered under [Art objects.]
Used for
- Antique collecting
- Antiques--Collectors and collecting
Examples
Notes under [Art objects; Collectibles]
Editorial Notes
particular kinds of antique objects, especially the subdivisions [Catalogs, Collectors and collecting] or [Exhibitions] when they occur under such objects, e.g. [Kitchen utensils; United States--Centennial celebrations, etc.--Collectibles; Pharmacy paraphernalia; Glassware--Catalogs; Pewter--Collectors and collecting; Furniture--Exhibitions]