Asian antiques ?r? extremely popular today, a? th?y h?v? b??n f?r many years. Many people find them charming, interesting, ?n? impressively unusual compared t? the type ?f furniture ?nd art th?t ?? found ?n ?th?r regions of the world. While collecting antiques from Asia c?n b? fun, ?n? ev?n addictive, you h?v? to know what ?ou ar? l?oking f?r to ensure you purchase genuine pieces ?nd n?v?r overpay for an item.

If you visit auctions th?t present a lot of genuine antiques ?ou will c?me ??ross qu?t? ? f?w Asian antiques in th? mix. The problem i? th?t the? ?r? s? popular today m?? replicas ?nd knockoffs are ?n circulation. You c?ul? easily pay thousands ?f dollars f?r ? piece ?f furniture ?nl? to find ?ut ?t a lat?r date that it ?? n?t worth ?n?th?ng ?t ?ll an? was just designed t? lo?k l?ke ?n antique Asian furniture piece.

Some people ?on't re?ll? care ?b?ut purchasing genuine Asian antiques. They ?ust want th? look ?f th??? furniture pieces ?r works of art in th??r home. As long ?s th?y g?t ? genuine feel they do not r?all? care wh?th?r the?r pieces ar? genuine. If thi? sounds like what you r??ll? want th?n purchasing cheaper knockoff items m?? b? th? w?y to go.

On the ?ther hand, ?f you want the real thing ?ou nee? t? start d??ng ??m? research and learning m?re ?bout th? antiques that y?u are interested in purchasing. You n??d to learn ?b?ut design features that ?re common t? Asian antiques an? marks or patterns th?t ma? show u? ?n genuine antique Asian figurines or works ?f art.

For instance, you ma? kn?w that ? ver? popular Asian table design ?s one that sits v?r? close t? the floor, w?th people seated on th? floor to eat ?r ?? other activities. What ??u ma? n?t kn?w i? th?t th?r? ?re ?ome styling features that ?re commonly found on genuine Asian antique furniture.

These tables ar? commonly found with legs that resemble elephant trunks with rather elaborate, thick curves th?t push ?ut an? th?n curve back ??wn t?w?r? th? feet. Many tables ?n? cabinets w?ll als? have claw shaped feet that s??m to b? digging ?nt? th? ground.

Another thing th?t throws m?n? people off is th? cheap wood th?t w?? ?ften us?? t? make s?me of the cabinets and tables fr?m ??ffer?nt periods ?n Asia. Since th? unique styles ?f Asian cabinets appe?r to be stable ?n? v?r? functional y?u m?ght assume the? wer? made with top quality woods. This i? n?t true! It ?s v?r? common to find the b?st Asian antique chests made from cedar, wh?ch is ? rather inexpensive wood.

You w?ll ?lso nee? a good pricing guide t? make ?ure y?u pay th? right price for th? antiques that y?u c?m? across. You can access th??e guides online ?r purchase them ?n book form ?? the? ?r? portable.

Once you know ? bit about what y?u ?re looking for ?n? h?ve a reliable pricing guide t? h?lp you determine what the antiques ?ou find ar? really worth, ??u are ready t? start attending th?s? auctions and look?ng ?roun? f?r Asian antiques!

Make sure t? th?r?ughly examine ?v?ryth?ng ?ou ??m? ?cro?? an? check ?our guides t? ensure ?ou are g?tt?ng ? fair price for th? item. Do ??ur research to increase ??ur chances of purchasing legitimate antiques rath?r th?n cheap knockoffs.