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. --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
Here are entered works on European collections of the 16th and 17th centuries that typically comprised heterogeneous materials such as works of art, natural history specimens and scientific instruments that are often considered precursors of modern museums.
Here are entered general works on any objects of interest to collectors, including mass produced items of little intrinsic value. Works on decorative or utilitarian objects, generally more than one hundred years old, that have aesthetic or historic importance and financial value are entered under Antiques. Works on decorative art objects are entered under Art objects. --subdivision Collectibles under names of individual persons, corporate bodies, titles of works, and fictitious and legendary characters, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, events, and topical headings for works on objects depicting or related to those subjects; and headings for types of collectible objects
