5 Questions Antiques Trade Gazette
January 13th 2023
Callum Jacksons five questions for the Antiques Trade Gazette Magazine.
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1) How did you get your start?
Ever since I was young, I used to buy things like Gameboys to sell for a profit, and I’d always been keen on eBay and reselling.
It just so happened that I lived next door to an antique dealer. I used to lug marble figures and bronzes into a van to help him out. Then he asked me to start putting a few things online, and I ended up making more money than I did at my full-time job.
2) What challenges are facing the trade in the coming months?
The uncertainty of what’s going on in the world is affecting trade, but going forward, I’m trying to reach younger markets, and it’s hard.
3) What recent collecting trends have you noticed?
I think a big thing at the minute is Midcentury design. All the Swedish and Norwegian design is huge, and Art Deco is currently trending. Also, Roman sculptures, busts and columns. But I’ve noticed a general trend that people want finer quality things, as opposed to a few years ago when they’d settle for anything – people have become very picky and want higher quality items.
4) What is one item you couldn’t do without?
It’s a really controversial answer, but it’s got to be the internet. Without that, I wouldn’t have a business, which is against the grain of what a lot of antique dealers would say. I did everything backwards: I started online, and now I’m at the fairs trying to get people to recognise me in person.
5) Real ale or espresso martini?
I love coffee, but I also love a beer… I’d start with a beer and end with an espresso martini.
Owner at Jacksons Antique
I am an antique dealer and owner of Jacksons Antique, specialising in fine antiques with a particular focus on Japanese art and European decorative objects. With over a decade of experience in the antiques trade, I source and curate pieces for collectors across the UK, the United States, and the international market.
Working primarily online alongside select exhibitions, I am part of a newer generation of dealers helping to modernise the way antiques are researched, presented, and acquired. My approach is built on careful attribution, transparent descriptions, and historically grounded research so clients can buy with confidence.
Through Jacksons Antique, I aim to make important historic objects accessible to both established collectors and those developing their collections.
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