The Internet Fine Art Finder is a global art/antiques trade directory and database which allows:

  • Art connoisseurs, collectors, the general public and the like to "explore" worldwide for Auctioneers, Art and Antiques Dealers, Art and Antiques Service Providers, Art Related Organisations, Museums, Historic Buildings, Art Museums/Galleries etc.
  • Art and Antiques related outlets and concerns to promote themselves within the Finder Database and therefore throughout the world-wide web.

A variety of "search strings" and "search engines" are provided to interrogate the database, the most comprehensive being the Location Search String.  This search route is also being specifically developed to support art/antiques tourism and contains such supporting information as maps, where to stay, where to eat etc.  For this reason the Finder database also lists non art/antiques related concerns and business types such as hotels, restaurants, other attractions etc.

Standard Business Types

The following standard "Business Types" are distinguished within the Finder database:

AUCTIONEERS

  • Auctioneers (Traditional)
  • e-Auctioneers (Internet Auctioneers)

DEALERS

  • Antiques Dealers
  • Antiques Centres
  • Art Dealers
  • Fine Art Dealers
  • e-Dealers (Internet art or antiques dealers)

SERVICE PROVIDERS

  • Antiques Fairs
  • Fair Organisers
  • Insurers
  • Packers/Shippers
  • Publications/Publishers
  • Restorers
  • e-Services (Internet art/antiques service providers)

MUSEUMS

  • Art Museums/Galleries (Public)
  • Historic Buildings
  • Museums

ORGANISATIONS

  • Art Schools/Colleges
  • Clubs/Societies
  • Trade Associations
  • Other Organisations

NON ART/ANTIQUES CONCERNS

  • Hotels
  • Restaurants
  • Other Attractions