Treasures under the hammer

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

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

Our new columnist, designer Africa Daley-Clarke, reveals how to build a storied feeling in your home, starting with the slow pleasures of secondhand

Once dark and diminutive, the bijou interior of this traditional country cottage has been transformed into a place of beauty for owner Louise Stewart

Iconic Auctioneers claimed seven new live-auction world records and two for the UK from 22-24 August. Hosted at the Silverstone Festival, the combined ‘Iconic’ and ‘Classic’ sales totalled £9.8m with

North & Scotland 1st The Country House Gathering, Saltmarshe Hall, Saltmarshe, Howden, East Yorkshire, DN14 7RX. littleenglishhouse.co.uk 2nd Ilkley Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fair, Clarke Foley