A Brief History of Antiques

Because the term "antiques" covers all different types of merchandise with many different histories, it is beyond the scope of this briefing to go into too much detail regarding the history of every type of antique. However, we have provided a chart below to help you understand what style or period an antique can be classified as, based upon its country of origin and creation date. This chart is from Miller's Understanding Antiques by Judith and Martin Miller.

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