Antiquity already has a large feature set, but we're dedicated to making it even better! Antiquity will be updated regularly and updates will include new features, as well as any bug fixes.
As a company, we also believe in being honest with you about our plans for the future and this includes details about new features in development. You're also welcome to make your own requests for new features. Antiquity will be greatly improved to a large degree by your constructive feedback, so we appreciate your comments and suggestions.
As a company, we also believe in being honest with you about our plans for the future and this includes details about new features in development. You're also welcome to make your own requests for new features. Antiquity will be greatly improved to a large degree by your constructive feedback, so we appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Current Software Features:
Extremely user-friendly solution, even for the PC novice
Compatible with Macintosh (10.4 or later) and Windows (XP, Vista & Win 7)
Manages details of prospects, clients, suppliers and all other contacts.
Easy stock control
Completely automated image management
Includes a ready-to-go website designed especially for the art & antiques market. Website hosting is included
Website includes full e-commerce facilities for online sales. You can deactivate the e-commerce if you don’t want to sell anything online or you can chose to only sell specific items online
Automatically updates new stock entries to your website
Allows e-mailing of stock information to selected clients via Adobe PDF or HTML e-mails.
Effortless generation of invoices. Margin scheme calculated automatically
Records all sales information and provides full sales history
Mail merge letters and labels without using additional word processing software
Incoming emails will be automatically linked to their customer records, providing instant access to a full communications history
Purchase ordering facilities
Antiquity has an easy to use search facility – search for people, stock, previous invoices… anything!
Sophisticated financial reporting, e.g. sales values by source of enquiry, gross profit, value of current stock, debtors, deposits, balance due and many more.
Automated margin scheme VAT calculations and reports
Reminders to chase prospects and clients – you can’t lose a lead!
Integrated marketing features
Automated address look-up - just ask your customers for a house number & postcode (optional)
Because of the way Antiquity has been built, information only needs to be entered once. No more duplicated data ever again!
Automatic calculation for “Artists Resale Rights” (Droit de Suite)
Can be shared over a network allowing multi-users simultaneous access to the software. All data in Antiquity is saved automatically
Antiquity software comes with a full support package for complete peace of mind
Future updates to software and website included
Transfer of data from any existing systems (optional)
Some of the following items are already in development and others are just ideas. We also welcome your suggestions.
- Synchronisation with Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and select Blackberry phones will allow you to have a copy of your contacts list and stock book with you at all times.
- Website statistics that show the number of unique visitors to your web site.
- Web statistics can be integrated with “Google AddWords” so your web site appears near the top of any defined search criteria. Please note that Google AddWords are purchased separately and do help drive customers toward your web site.
- A feature to track marketing e-mails generated from Antiquity, allowing you to understand how many customers open or forward your emails and how many click through to your website.
- A selection of new website designs and new email stationary designs.
- Allow user to choose which stock images to upload to the website.
- Allow user to choose which order images in the slideshow are displayed.
- Sage Accounts software integration. Antiquity Software will be able to automatically transfer all sales invoices, payment receipts and stock purchase information to Sage Accounts software.
- A facility to select stock items for an exhibition that would produce three reports – a packing report, an insurance report and a price list.
- Export of selected stock book data to InDesign or QuarkXpress for those who produce catalogues, effectively producing your entire catalogue with just a few mouse-clicks.
- Stock book integration with “Online Galleries”. If you have stock listed with “Online Galleries”, this will synchronise stock with your own website as well as the “Online Galleries” site in a single click.
- Automatically generation of invoices to your share partners.
- A fully integrated calendar.
- Approval notes / on loan / at exhibition – additional ways to mark up the location of stock.
- Promotional vouchers to help generate additional sales.
- Stock labels that include a quasi-encrypted code so only the dealer can calculate the cost price.
- Print individual labels on a Dymo label printer instead of a whole A4 sheet of labels.
- A price conversion calculator.
- A facility to record the many costs of an exhibition and these to the existing sales reports, thus showing a gross profit for the event.
- Integration with Amazon or eBay to automate uploading stock data.
- Allow editing of stock images from within Antiquity.
- Ability to scan documents e.g. letters or bills and add them to a contact’s correspondence log.