Take five: curiosities about thomas chippendale

From topless staddle stones outperforming complete ones to two versions of the same desk selling on the same day 212 miles apart, bizarre occurrences are par for the course at contents sales

Armigers from the Tudor and Stuart era had their moment last month, with a seal ring linked to Royal Exchange founder Sir Thomas Gresham and a ruffler once owned by philanthropist Sir Edwin Rich causing a stir at auction

Back in 1979, David and Linda Williams felt ready to move to a spacious, light house with a good-sized garden. Ideally, it would be low maintenance so as not to encroach on David’s job as head of art

IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT EVERY HOME MUST BE IN WANT OF CHARACTER, WRITES TALLULAH RUSHAYA

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