Antiques & Collecting
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- antique/ˌanˈtiːk/noun · B2An old object valued because of its age and beauty.
- appraisal/əˈpɹeɪzəl/noun · C1The yearly meeting where your boss reviews how well you worked.
- attribution/ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/noun · C1Working out which advertisement actually caused a sale.
- auctioneernoun · B2+The person who conducts a sale by bidding.
- authentication/ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/noun · B2+Proving that you are who you claim to be.
- barometer/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/noun · B2+The instrument that measures air pressure to predict weather.
- bidder/ˈbɪd.ə/noun · B2Somebody offering money at an auction.
- bric-a-brac/ˈbɹɪkəbɹæk/noun · C1Small ornaments of little individual value.
- candelabranoun · B2+A branched stand holding several candles.
- car boot salenoun · B2A market where people sell from their vehicles.
- catalogue raisonnenoun · C2A complete listed record of an artist's works.
- chandelier/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/noun · B1+The grand branching light hanging from a ballroom ceiling.
- collectible/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/noun · B2+An item people set out to gather in a set.
- conservation/ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/noun · B2+The organized protection of nature from being used up.
- curio/ˈkjʊə̯ɹiˌəʊ̯/noun · C2A small unusual object kept for its oddity.
- dealer/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/noun · B2Somebody who buys and sells, or who deals cards.
- earthenware/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/noun · C1Thick pottery fired at a low heat.
- estate salenoun · B2A sale of the contents of a house after a death.
- facsimile editionnoun · C1An exact copy of an old book or document.
- first editionnoun · B2The earliest printing of a book.
- flea marketphrase · B2The open market of old and used treasures at tiny prices.
- folio/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/noun · C1A large book made of sheets folded once.
- forgery/ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/noun · B2+The crime of making fake documents, money, or signatures.
- gavel/ˈɡa.vəl/noun · C1The small hammer struck to close a sale.
- gilding/ˈɡɪldɪŋ/noun · C1A thin covering of gold laid over a surface.
- glaze/ɡleɪz/verb · B2To brush a shiny sweet coating over food.
- grandfather clocknoun · B2A tall standing clock with a long pendulum.
- hallmark/ˈhɔːlmɑːk/noun · C1The official mark stamped on silver and gold.
- hammer pricenoun · C1The sum a lot finally sold for.
- heirloom/ˈɛə.luːm/noun · B2+The precious old thing a family hands down for generations.
- illuminated/ɪˈlumɪneɪtɪd/adjective · C1Decorated with gold and coloured painting.
- inlay/ɪnˈleɪ/noun · C1Decoration set flush into a surface.
- inventory/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/noun · B2The complete counted list of goods a business holds.
- jumble salenoun · B2A sale of donated second-hand oddments.
- junk shopnoun · B2A shop selling cheap second-hand goods.
- kiln/kɪln/noun · B2+The oven in which pottery is baked hard.
- knick-knack/ˈnɪkˌnæk/noun · B2A small decorative object of no great use.
- lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/noun · C1A fast-drying glossy finish that is sprayed on rather than brushed, used on nails and on traditional Chinese and Japanese decorative ware.
- lot/lɒt/noun · A1One item or group of items sold together at auction.
- mahogany/məˈhɒɡəni/adjective · C1A dark reddish brown, like the fine timber.
- maker's marknoun · C1The small sign showing who made an object.
- manuscript/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/noun · C1The author's original text before it becomes a printed book.
- marquetry/ˈmɑːkɪtɹi/noun · C2A picture made of inlaid pieces of coloured wood.
- memento/məˈmɛntoʊ/noun · B2+A small object kept to remind you of somebody.
- mint conditionnoun · B2As perfect as when it was first made.
- numismatics/ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/noun · C2The collecting and study of coins.
- ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/noun · C2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
- parchment/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/noun · B2+Prepared animal skin, written on before paper.
- patina/ˈpætɪnə/noun · C1The soft sheen age gives to a surface.
- pawnshop/ˈpɔːnʃɒp/noun · B2+A shop that lends money against goods left as security.
- philately/fɪˈlæt.ə.li/noun · C2The collecting and study of postage stamps.
- pocket watchnoun · B1A timepiece carried on a chain in the pocket.
- porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/noun · B2A fine white ceramic thin enough to let light through.
- potter's wheelnoun · B2The turning disc a pot is shaped on.
- provenance/ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/noun · C1The record of where something came from.
- provenance gapnoun · C2A missing stretch in an object's ownership history.
- rarity/ˈɹɛəɹəti/noun · C1How seldom something is found.
- relic/ˈɹɛlɪk/noun · B2+An object kept because it survives from the past.
- reproduction/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/noun · B2+An honest copy of an older design.
- reserve pricenoun · B2The least a seller will accept.
- restoration/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/noun · B2+The bringing of something back to its former state.
- salvage/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/verb · C1To rescue what can still be saved from a wreck or failure.
- sextant/ˈsɛk.stənt/noun · C1An instrument for finding position by the stars.
- snuffboxnoun · C2A small ornamental box for powdered tobacco.
- stonewarenoun · C1Hard pottery fired until it is watertight.
- tarnish/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/verb · C1To dull a shine or stain a reputation.
- valuation/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/noun · C1What a business is judged to be worth.
- vellum/ˈvɛləm/noun · C1Fine parchment made from calf skin.
- veneer/vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/noun · C1A very thin sheet of fine wood glued over a cheaper one.
- walnut/ˈwɔːlnʌt/noun · B2A dark finely grained timber used in fine furniture.