Natural beauty

A carefully placed sculpture can add an extra layer of beauty and interest to a garden, enhancing its role as a place of contemplation and calm or introducing a dramatic flourish to an exciting scheme

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

Handcrafted gifts and seasonal buys from our favourite artisans, small businesses and high-street brands

Polished or brushed, curved or angular… chrome, stainless steel and aluminium have many guises and, increasingly popular with designers, they’re welded to the zeitgeist

In a former church hall, opulent finishes and a love of pink are grounded by tactile, sustainable choices

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