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Polly Fry home, pic by Andreas Von Einsiedel

Explore our August issue

Pick up garden furniture, statuary and decorative homewares on the beautiful Loseley Park estate.

July 2021 calendar: antiques fairs and flea markets near you

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Auctions taking place around the UK in July 2021

Lot 200, After Eugene Boudin estimate £100 - £200. Shot against Molly Mahon Coral wallpaper in Green.

Cheffins launches a sale of affordable artworks

The unveiling of the plaque for actor Sir John Gielgud

What are English Heritage Blue Plaques?

plenty of pillows and a bedside table with a lamp ensure you have every comfort to hand. Printed lampshade and cushions, from £70, Montes & Clark.

How to create a perfect bedroom

Artisan fire bowl in Rust Iron, £375, The Forest & Co

The best garden fire pits for summer 2021

An antique white metal bistro set in a cottage garden in full bloom. Image courtesy Rachel Whiting, Ryland Peters & Small⁠⁠.

Ideas for outdoor entertaining

Where to shop for antiques

The best ateliers & antiques shops online

The best online antiques shops and ateliers

Isobel at The Hoarding Hare specialises in decorative vintage homewares.

How to buy antiques on Instagram

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The best antiques fairs to have on your radar

The best streets in Britain for antiques shopping

Britain's best antiques shopping streets

Mini break inspiration

Dive into the Thyme outdoor swimming pool, fed by a natural subterranean stream.

Britain’s best spa hotels in heritage spa towns

The seaside resort of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight’s south-east coast. Image courtesy www.visitisleofwight.co.uk

48 hours on the Isle of Wight

Unwind at The Newt

How to spend 48 hours in Bruton

Creating a heritage kitchen

Retrouvius - The Old Rectory Kitchen with an Aga

10 ways to mix old and new in the kitchen

Collection of ceramics displayed on a kitchen dresser

The history of the dresser

Everhot 110i in Cream, £8,925, Everhot.

The best range cookers of 2021

How to design the perfect utility room

How to design the perfect utility room

Collecting guides

An elegant tea party scene in a Georgian living room

Vintage and antique teapot guide: how to collect teapots and the history of tea drinking in Britain

Butter stamps from the collection of Sue Hamilton, @brocante_victoria on Instagram.

Collecting antique butter moulds

Multi-gem set pendant ‘Regard’ necklace sold for £2,500 at Lyon & Turnbull.

How to buy and collect antique acrostic jewellery

Real homes

The car on the wall is from an old fairground dodgem ride. The boxes with long handles are chapel collection boxes. Image: Grant Scott.

Real homes Inside Drew Pritchard's converted Methodist chapel

An example of an Addison home built after the First World War in the Arts and Crafts style

British house styles across the ages

The east London home of Kentaro Poteliakhoff

Play house: inside Kentaro Poteliakhoff’s joyful Victorian home

The sitting room features an overmantel mirror that the couple bought at an auction in Plymouth. The inherited club chair has a throw from the Biggest Blanket Company. An Edwardian brass coal box and fender complements the unusual Regency fire guard

A perfect find: antiques dealers Jo and Michael Saffell’s Bath home

Antiques news

David contemplating the head of Goliath, 1610, by Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639), oil on canvas, 173x142 cm. Rome, Galleria Spada (Art Gallery) (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

10 of the most famous art and antiques scandals

The main dining room at Aynhoe Park © Dreweatts

The eclectic contents of Aynhoe Park to be sold at auction

Surgeon Beatty’s medicine chest is available via 2covet.com

6 antiques with a fascinating back story

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Decorating ideas

Rather than carrying your laundry through the house, consider a chute, as incorporated into this Martin Moore design.

Designing the perfect utility room

Victorian wrought iron garden furniture can add sculptural shapes to your home, and this curved seat would look beautiful in an entrance hall, or as an occasional seat in a bedroom. Photography: Katya de Grunwald.

Decorating with rustic garden antiques

19th-century French cast-iron garden urns, £580, Lichen Garden Antiques.

Antiques guide: where to buy rustic garden antiques

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Where to buy antiques

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