With Frieze about to hit London, attention turns to art. Rachel Loos has some advice…

Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

The gentle crackling of a fire is one of winter’s joys and it can be even more heartening when the fireplace area is decorated with panache

Selina Gardner’s love of antiques began early, with childhood memories of rummaging in dusty second-hand shops, setting up a stall selling porcelain figures and old books outside her home at six years

The LAPADA offering may be smaller than in previous years, but promises excellent quality and, with antiques returning en vogue , there is hope for the future

Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s associate director Chloe Willis talks entertaining essentials