The narrow lanes behind kinari bazaar hide actual vintage dealers between all the fake marble taj replicas. Most of the "antique" tourist stuff is made last Tuesday, but you can find genuine 19th century brass work if you know what to look for

Best finds are old prayer beads, vintage textiles, british colonial glassware. Negotiate aggressively - start at 30% of asking price and work up slowly. The dealers respect serious haggling. Avoid anything claiming mughal provenance unless youre an expert. One shop near rawat para has incredible old photographs of agra from the 1920s