WATCHES ARE QUITE simple in principle. They need an oscillator, a display and a power source. Horophiles get very excited indeed about oscillators such as free-sprung balances, tuning forks and quartz

J ean twirled the gold chain of the ...

After years in the doldrums, the tide may be finally changing for brown furniture, if last month’s sale of Michael Eaton’s collection is a sign of things to come

Displaying personal possessions and objets is an art form – and also key to achieving a room with plenty of panache

First, congratulations on your inheritance. A Georgian or Victorian mahogany chest of drawers is always a nice thing to have, and recently I’ve noticed prices for decent examples creeping upwards at a

Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country