Collecting

A travel agent’s model by Bassett-Lowke for RMS Queen Mary c1960, sold by Charles Miller Ltd for £1,400.

Antique model ships: how to collect and where to buy

Luke Honey's Cabinet of Curiosities: Vampire Slaying Kits

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: vampire slaying kits

The Saturday Book 11th year 2

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: The Saturday Book

A shelf of treasures above the range in Elizabeth Harbour’s kitchen

The history of Staffordshire dog figurines and how to build your collection

An embroidered table cloth on a dining table

How to buy embroidered table linen

Cliche garland, £500, Fileman Antiques.

Antique glass paperweights: how to collect and where to buy

Rectangular stool by Robert Thompson c1940, £1,800, Holly Johnson Antiques.

How to buy Mouseman furniture and the history of his designs

Red and white toile de Jouy cushion - cushion, find similar at Katharine Pole.

The history of toile de Jouy

A cluster of mercury glass on a rustic shelving unit

The history of mercury glass and how to start your collection

A display of Victorian pressed fern leaves in Bridget Elworthy’s dining room.

How to buy and collect antique pressed ferns

Fornasetti Sole chair

The history behind the Fornasetti Sole chair

Fall-front desk on view at the National Trust’s Wordsworth House in Cumbria.

The history of the fall-front secretaire

Mochaware mugs

Everything you (probably) didn’t know about mochaware

Copper pan illustration by Becki Clark

The history of antique copper and how to start your collection

Jay Blades

Jay Blades chats about unleashing your creativity