You can get into this job through:
You could study for a degree in fine arts or art history, although this is not always essential.
Entry requirements:
You may be able to start by taking part-time or short residential courses to build up your knowledge.
Courses include:
Entry requirements:
Entry requirements:
You could work in an antiques shop as an assistant to learn on the job.
You could also start in a salesroom or auction house as a porter, clerk, cataloguer, valuer or auctioneer.
You could collect and research antiques as a hobby and then:
Some of the larger auction houses, like Sotheby's Institute of Art and Christie's Education , run short courses in art history and the arts market. They also offer more in-depth postgraduate study aimed at graduates wanting to work in the commercial arts market.
Digital skills : to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Skills:Antique dealers buy and sell old objects and collector items.
As part of your day-to-day work, you could:
Location : You could work at antiques fairs, at a store or from home.