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Lennox Cato

The Antiques That Shaped Me: Lennox Cato

The Antiques Roadshow regular Lennox Cato tells us about his earliest experiences in the trade...
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Annie Sloan

The Antiques That Shaped Me: Annie Sloan

The queen of colour Annie Sloan on her love of auction treasure and her magpie approach to collecting
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Catherine Southon

Meet Catherine Southon, star of BBC One's Bargain Hunt

Auctioneer and star of BBC One’s Bargain Hunt, Catherine Southon, shares her story on how she got into the world of antiques...
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A whippet lies on an antique four-poster bed

The joy of an antique four-poster bed

Decorative antiques dealer Luke Honey explores the trials and tribulations of buying an antique four-poster bed at auction
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Judith Miller

Meet Judith Miller

Judith Miller, author of the hugely successful antiques ‘bible’, Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide, speaks to Janet Gleeson about her life with antiques
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Edward Bulmer

Who is Edward Bulmer

Meet Edward Bulmer, the mastermind behind Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
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Antiques experts' favourite places to visit

Antiques experts share their favourite places to visit

From sun-soaked Sicily to an Oxfordshire reclamation yard, six antiques aficionados tell Ellie Tennant about the places they love to visit…
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Glazed stoneware pottery by Peter Beard

Meet the Maker: Potter Peter Beard

Find out why potter Peter Beard has built up a reputation for originality and excellence in his glazed stoneware vessels
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A hand-painted, tin-glazed earthenware piece by Deborah Sears of Isis Ceramics

Meet the Maker: Deborah Sears of Isis Ceramics

Enter the delicate world of Deborah Sears’ tin-glazed ceramics. Inspired by antique English Delftware, the pieces are now treasured by a new wave of collectors
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Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill

Mark Hill shares his love of Czech glass

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill shares his love of colourful, mid-century Czech glass, and gives his top tips on how to identify it
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Queen Elizabeth II at the Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow experts share their memories of The Queen

The late Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the Antiques Roadshow at Hillsborough Castle (Northern Ireland’s royal residence) in 2014 marked a career highlight that lives on in the memories of the three experts who met her
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Collecting tartanware

A guide to collecting tartanware

Our columnist Luke Honey delves into the history of tartan and how to collect it...
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Annie Sloan Chalk Pain colour card

Who is Annie Sloan?

Artist, author and Chalk Paint creator Annie Sloan revolutionised the paint industry in 90s, and she's still dominating her field today
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Highclere Castle in the sunshine

Downton Abbey: how the designers captured the historic interiors aesthetic

We chat to Downton Abbey's historical advisor Alastair Bruce about what went on within the four walls of Highclere Castle during the filming of this iconic TV show – and how he created the unique period interior aesthetics using decorative props and paintings
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Antiques experts favourite museum collection

Antiques experts share their favourite museum collections

If you had to choose your favourite public collection, what would it be and why? When Ellie Tennant put this question to 10 interiors and antiques experts, she unearthed a world of inspiration...
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Early Disney art

Antiques the experts love and loathe

What shapes our love of certain works of art, and why do others make us cringe? Janet Gleeson talks to seven leading experts from the world of art and antiques to discover what they’d most love – and loathe – to own
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Create your own Afternoon tea

How to create an afternoon tea at home

To celebrate Afternoon Tea Week, Madison and Mayfair's Kate Conrad shares her top tips for creating a traditional afternoon tea party
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Lennox Cato on his love of antiques

We chat to the BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist and dealer Lennox Cato about his career
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FROM LEFT Terrestrial globe by D. Hammar c1938 sold by The Map House; Globe Terrestre by J. Forest for Girard, Barriere & Thomas c1920 sold by Altea Gallery; terrestrial globe by Neuse c1927 sold by The Map House; Globo Terrestre by G.B. Paravia for G. Pugno c1920 sold by Altea Gallery; Philip’s Challenge Globe for the Cartes Taride c1949 sold by The Map House; Betts’ Portable Terrestrial Globe by John Betts for George Philip and Son Ltd c1925 sold by Altea Gallery.

Collecting vintage globes

Antiques dealer Luke Honey discusses the appeal of collecting vintage globes
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An unusual ‘Red Lacquered’ Chinese mahjong set c1920, £650, Luke Honey Ltd.

Collecting 1920s mahjong sets

Antiques dealer Luke Honey considers the appeal of collecting 1920s mahjong sets
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Antique truncheons and tipstaves

Collecting police truncheons & tipstaves

Our columnist Luke Honey considers the appeal of collecting antique police truncheons and tipstaves
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Children and adults sailing their toy yachts on the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens, London, 25th August 1947.

Collecting Pond Yachts

Our columnist considers the compulsion to collect and shares his latest obsession, pond yachts...
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Piscatorial Taxidermy

Collecting piscatorial taxidermy

Our columnist considers the compulsion to collect piscatorial taxidermy
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Interior of museum, former home of eccentric collector John Soane, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities. Located in Holborn area of London.

Behind the Scenes at the Soane Museum

Helen Dorey, Deputy Director and Inspectress at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, talks to Poppy Benner about the challenges and rewards of caring for this extraordinary house and its collections
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