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Georgian-style Campden armchair in green, with exposed feet

Your cosy guide to fireplace decor

A whippet lies on an antique four-poster bed

The joy of an antique four-poster bed

Three pottery pieces from Design Consort

Stoke-on-Trent’s latest pottery mission

An illustration of an auction

How to buy antiques online

Folk-style children's gifts atop a child's desk

The Homes & Antiques Christmas Gift Guide

A 1960 Picasso exhibition poster

Top tips for buying vintage posters

An antique pocket watch

Collecting Guides

What to look for when collecting pocket watches

Exterior of Potterton Books

Second-hand bookshops: 8 of the best

Mid-century pieces at The Modern Marketplace Show

The best online antiques auctions and shops

How to buy salvaged antiques for your garden

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about rattan and wickerwork

A painting of people buying antiques

15 tips for buying antiques abroad

A trio of concrete diamond plant pots

10 of the best planters and plant pots

'Oscillate Onyx' teacup and saucer by Royal Crown Derby

10 of the best teacups

Book lovers enjoying the evening sun at Hay Festival. Credit: Finn Beales

Where to go antiques hunting in Hay-on-Wye