A stitch in time

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

In July 1575, Robert Dudley enlisted mythological figures to convince Elizabeth I to wed him. Exactly 450 years later, artist Lindsey Mendick reveals how and why she reinterpreted their encounter in her installation for Kenilworth Castle

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

Teresa Levonian Cole visits Château des Milandes, former home of legendary performer Josephine Baker, to see her most iconic costumes

Designer Tiffany Duggan is decorating for a new era – mixing styles and colours that feel exciting, she tells our editor Pip Rich

Taking on a Jacobean hunting lodge with a leaky roof and a huge repair bill required dedication and ingenuity in equal measure. Luckily, Georgie Dunn saw beyond these problems and devised a plan to create a comfortable home for her family, while starting her own business