Marc Allum
Collecting Antiques
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- £95.00
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- £95.00
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Antiques specialist and regular presenter on BBC Antiques Roadshow, Marc Allum teaches you how to collect and invest in antiques.
On this antiques course Marc will share his secrets on how to evaluate collectables, art and antiques and work out what you think is ‘the next big thing’.
Whether you're an amateur collector or professional antiques investor, this course will teach you what criteria to look for for an antiques and art investment portfolio, and inspire you to buy wisely.
Marc will look at how a diverse and interesting portfolio of art and antiques can behave rather like a well-balanced stock market portfolio. He'll show you how to plan around emerging markets, ‘getting in on the ground floor’ with new fields in collecting, following fashion and trends and how to avoid the pitfalls and invest long term.
You'll learn how to use supply and demand across markets including antique furniture and works of art, as well as understanding how to source art and antiques from markets and auction houses.
You'll learn
- The philosophy of value and understanding art and antiques for investment
- Practical market tips for buying in different situations.
- Identifying the disparities between value and worth, who charges what and where best to spend your time searching for good investments.
- Analysing the frailties and strengths of the market; the pros and cons of riding fashion and collecting fads, and profiting from economic peaks and troughs.
- Anniversary investment planning.
- How to spread your portfolio across a number of mediums to ensure safety in the long term and good overall returns - whatever the market conditions.
- The psychology and nature of becoming a collector/investor rather than a dispassionate accumulator.
- The analysis of art and antiques from an expert’s perspective and the concept of divining objects for their esoteric worth based on historical information, provenance, beauty and craftsmanship. (Not forgetting that some objects are not at all beautiful but are valuable too).
Time to complete collecting and investing in antiques course:
Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 5 hours 45 mins to complete including:
- Video lessons: 45 minutes
- Assignments: at least 2 hours per lesson
- Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
- Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
You'll need:
You don't need any special equipment, but you will be planning your own antiques and collectables portfolio and investment strategy.
The course is suitable for all levels - collectors to antiques professionals who want to learn from an antiques investment specialist.
The course includes:
- 2 on-demand video lessons - presented by Marc Allum
- lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
- flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
- downloadable lesson notes
- practical (optional) antiques portfolio project
- access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
- small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Marc on your collecting strategy and questions.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
Lessons
What You’ll Learn
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Buying a new car can be stressful experience, so imagine that you are aiming to invest money for your future prosperity in an area in which you have little experience – such as art. It’s a daunting prospect.
However, why not start from a position of greater security by making sure that the risks you take are significantly reduced.
Humans have a propensity to prevaricate and their indecisiveness can be based on a number of factors. Lack of information and knowledge is perhaps foremost.
The experience necessary to make good investment decisions is not easily attained – it can take a lifetime - but this lesson will help to provide you with an increased awareness of the variables at play, whilst bolstering your confidence and enabling you to make more intelligently informed, less hazardous decisions.
In this lesson we'll look at the idea of analysis and deconstruction - understanding what makes some objects more desirable and therefore more valuable than others.
In the first lesson we dealt with the practicalities of finding sources for buying, and how to work and operate in those different areas.
Here, we look at the sometimes difficult ideas of how taste, personal opinion, sensitivity and academic skill can significantly alter the perception and value of an object, plus the processes that you can employ to play other people at this fascinating and sometimes profitable game.
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Our online classroom is designed to help you learn from experts in a collaborative, social environment alongside a small group of learners.
Each lesson combines expert-led videos with optional assignments, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and share your work with others. You can take part in ongoing discussions, ask questions, exchange feedback, and learn from a community of like-minded people from around the world.
By learning together in a small, supportive group, you benefit not only from expert guidance but also from shared ideas, perspectives, and experiences—helping you stay engaged and retain what you learn.
You can start your course at any time within 12 months of purchase. Once you begin, you’ll have lifetime access, so you can revisit lesson videos and notes whenever you like.
Courses are designed to fit around your schedule, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Each lesson video is typically 30–40 minutes, and we recommend around an hour for each assignment.
Both Peer and Expert options give you full access to the course content, including lesson videos, downloadable notes, assignments, and a collaborative online classroom with up to 20 learners. You’ll also have lifetime access to revisit the material at any time.
The Expert option includes everything in Peer, plus personalised assignment feedback, direct messaging with your expert tutor, and a certificate of completion.
With the Expert option, you can interact directly with your tutor throughout the course. You’ll typically have one week per lesson to ask questions and receive feedback on your assignments, with as much interaction as you need during that time.
Your tutor access begins when you enter the classroom and follows the course schedule (for example, a four-lesson course usually runs over four weeks). If you need more time or support, our team is here to help.
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