The West of England, Great Britain's major antiques resource area. The West of England is home to hundreds of quality antiques businesses, including specialist dealers, antique fairs and over sixty auction houses.
USA (New York) and Switzerland (Geneva), respectively the largest *importers of British antiques and fine art. Indeed, where time is of the essence for the professional foreign buyer it would be quite possible, with the close location of some sources, that buyers could certainly get down to business within an hour or so of collecting their baggage from the aircraft.
*USA £1535m.
*Switzerland £433m.
*Figures for 2004.
Summary
The West of England is home to hundreds of quality antiques businesses, including specialist dealers, antique fairs and over sixty auction houses. Together with an established infrastructure of local supporting services, from a complete range of accommodation to car and goods vehicle hire for foreign buyers, centrally located packing and shipping services and cargo agents based at Bristol International Airport, ensures that the domestic and international antiques buyer has every facility at their disposal that is necessary to ensure a smooth and stress free visit.
