Antique Market Jakarta - Indonesia

IF once you pass Cikini or Menteng, try taking to the streets of Surabaya. Look along that path. Surabaya Road, is very famous for its antique goods. Therefore, the market is also called the antiques market in Jakarta.

Surabaya Road, Jakarta Centre, Jakarta is known as the Antique Market. Compared to other places, this location is the most famous. Dozens of antique stalls lined along the street. Are sold in the form of glassware, such as jars, dishes, tools boats, decorative lighting, shadow puppets and hundreds of other antique items made of brass or copper.

The existence of an antique market in Jakarta is not known exactly when. Estimated market traders have been there since 30-40 earlier (around 1960). Before there was the antique market, flea market used to be here, that is where people sell used goods, such as shirts, pants, fans and some other electronic goods. However, when the year 1971, when it was much to sell antiques, such as tools boats, binoculars, compasses, lights, steering wheel and other ships. So also with the jars, porcelain and ceramics. Everything is there to this day.

For about three decades, before the financial crisis (Monetary Crisis) in 1998, many antique dealers make a profit. Most buyers are foreigners (foreign tourists). They generally buy items, such as porcelain and jars from China. However, many also buy antiques ship a tool, like a compass, binoculars captain, helmet to swim, to steering the ship.

The price offered varies greatly, depending on the species. Some are sold Rp 20 thousand, like shadow puppets, and there are up to Rp 5 million worth, like the decorative lamps.

However, since the financial crisis of the antique dealer living in the region is changing. Sales turnover down. A number of foreign investors flee. As a result, the audience or the collector of antiques to be reduced.

Idan Kusnadi, Wito, and Is also embracing the difficult conditions now. According to Idan, for approximately 20-25 years old he became an antique dealer in Jalan Surabaya, since the Reformation to the present he was less fortunate. "Now it is very difficult to find a buyer. If you want to sell antiques even more and more, "said the 45-year-old man.

The antique dealers really hope the economy, political stability, Indonesia can be stable and running well. Therefore, they expect the government to continue to improve performance to maintain economic stability, political, security and socio-cultural.




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