Antiques & collecting the beguiling world of autograph books, celia rufey discusses cryséde silks, plus a buyer’s guide to vintage cameras

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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

I started collecting historical costume in the 1990s. I’m fascinated by the way social change is reflected in the clothes people wear. The earliest pieces in my collection date to the late 1700s – sac

This year the iconic London store Liberty celebrates its 150th anniversary. Acclaimed for its quirky, imaginative style – and renowned for its sumptuous, printed fabrics – a century and a half on the