Our mission
We help collectors outside Italy navigate a fragmented market — furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, jewelry and more — with clear identification guides written for auction catalogues, dealer inventories and fair finds.
Next, ITAntiques aims to build a marketplace connecting Italian antique dealers with buyers abroad: trusted listings, export-aware selling, and educational content that sits beside the objects.
What we cover
- Identification and dating (marks, construction, materials)
- Authentic versus later copies and tourist ware
- Regional workshops and civic hallmark systems
- City-oriented buying orientation (Rome, Venice, Milan, Florence)
- Topic hubs that group related guides for faster research
Editorial standards
Articles are researched against publicly documented museum collections, auction records, hallmark references and specialist literature. We favour checkable claims (workshop names, mark types, construction tests) over vague style labels.
- Drafting: outlines target a real collector question (identify, date, authenticate, or buy in a named city).
- Review: drafts are edited for accuracy, clarity and internal consistency; overlapping posts are candidates for merge or redirect.
- Updates: guides may be revised when marks, market vocabulary or fair dates change. Material changes should update the visible date on the article.
- Corrections: if you spot an error, use the contact form (topic: Corrections). We investigate and amend substantive mistakes.
AI assistance — disclosure
ITAntiques articles are drafted with AI assistance and then reviewed and edited against sources and an editorial checklist. AI helps us cover specialised topics at a sustainable pace. It is not a licensed appraiser, conservator or lawyer. Do not treat our guides as a formal authentication, valuation or export opinion.
Who writes
Content is published by the ITAntiques Editorial Team. For press or dealer marketplace interest, see Contact.