Bristol blue glass

Silverware, with its glistering surface and ornate designs, dresses the table like no other material and has an unmatched capacity for turning a meal into an occasion, as Matthew Dennison discovers

Art Nouveau masters such as Louis Comfort Tiffany and Émile Gallé turned the most fragile of materials into iridescent masterpieces that shimmered like seashells or glittered like Byzantine mosaics, as Matthew Dennison discovers

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood

Dust off the Dubonnet: old-fashioned drinks-cabinet staples deserve to be moved from Christmas past into Christmas present, believes Will Hosie

TRY ONE OF THESE JOYFUL STYLING TRICKS TO GET YOUR HOME’S ENTRYWAY READY TO MEET AND GREET LOVED ONES

A world-beating Blue Stilton, crafted on a farm in Leicestershire, tastes so good that it even eclipses Roquefort, according to its French master cheesemaker