In the modern-day Orthodox Church, by far the majority of icons in both private homes and Churches are mounted icons, printed images affixed to wood. Despite the ever-increasing number of talented iconographers we have in the Orthodox Church today, many people simply cannot afford to buy hand-painted icons, especially when the prices are compared to printed versions of the same image. Where does this leave the hand-painted icons made in centuries past, which are usually even more expensive than new hand-painted icons?
The reality is that many Antique Icons on the market today are bought by collectors: collectors who have a deep appreciation for such icons and often own many beautiful Antique Icons. Such collectors devote many, many years to learning about the various aspects of Antique Icons (school of painting, age, provenance, etc) and come to a point where they can easily determine the approximate age of an icon, the icon "school", etc by simply glancing at an image. Collectors are also acutely aware that Antique Icons steadily increase in value over time... a collection that cost several thousands of dollars to build may now be worth millions of dollars, particularly with the increases in interest in Antique Icons observed over the past 20 years.
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