Antique Collecting: To collect or assemble those items of art, history or of monetary value from earlier times in history or eras. Preclassical and classical cultures of the ancient world is where we begin the use of the term antique. In today's time, the term antique applies to old artifacts in all cultures. An antique is usually defined as an object that is over a hundred years old both by legal and traditional standards.
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