When people attend estate or antique auctions in Toronto, a common question we have found that attendees are interested about, is how to identify what are antiques and the value of it. Learning how to identify if an item is an antique is a long process that requires educating yourself through research and building experience in developing an eye for quality. Antiques can be classified into different categories such as furniture, silver, glass and china, or even toys. For each of these categories, there are different types of identifiers.