The american way

The piece I’d never part with

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

Estimate £15,000-£20,000 Sold £32,000+BP An evocative, delicate watercolour, The North Wind, came from the brush of free spirit Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights and one-third of the world-fam

From a very young age, Michelle Farmer can remember being enthralled by her family’s many collections acquired during their voyages around the globe. ‘Travelling is in my blood: my parents, grandparen

The only way this home’s owners could handle living on Park Avenue was by getting their designers to create a Scandinavian-style apartment in New York

Canny collectors should swoop in when an artist falls out of fashion–but always pay attention to quality, because even the greatest names, such as Picasso, made the odd pot-boiler