When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

The Palladian splendours of the King’s Dumfries House make a majestic backdrop for a curated collection of fashion from iconic British brands, paired with finely crafted jewels

Chartarumludentist Anthony Wilkins [FT458:63] may wish to visit China. While living there in 2005 I found so many discarded playing cards on the ground that I was able to assemble a unique deck of 52

The ‘Mona Lisa of manuscripts’, finally on view

Hokusai’s ferocious wave and Hiroshige’s relentless downpour stole the show at a sale of ukiyo-e prints earlier in the summer