The thrill of the chase

Exhibition: Family Treasures at Blenheim Palace The seat ...

A brass-inlaid rosewood table, three of four Seasons bursting with colour and a rare pair of powder-blue vases should draw every eye at the forthcoming Decorative Art Fair in London

Whether it is adding contemporary paintings to a gallery of Old Masters or branching out into territories as diverse as Modernist chairs, Iranian tiles or Churchill memorabilia, the passion for collecting seems to run in some families, as Eleanor Doughty discovers

The Story of Tudor Art: A History of Tudor ...

Together with ancient armour, Egyptian cats and illuminated manuscripts, this year’s Frieze Masters sees a colourful work by an even more colourful character, a Nigerian prince who set out to make ‘contemporary Yoruba traditional art’

PAD returns to London this month with an exciting mix of 20th-century and contemporary design pieces, including bronze lights, sculptural vessels and a collection of tactile chairs