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The best auctions to visit around the UK in December 2020

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

A vast collection of antique copper jelly moulds.

Antique jelly moulds: how to collect and where to buy

Rembrandt Van Rijn, Self-portrait, wearing a ruff and black hat, 1632, est £12-16 million ($15-20 million) -Photographer Antony Jones (2)

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The Priest House North Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex

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Antique damask curtains hang from a Victorian brass pole; they frame a vintage handmade lace panel

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

The history of toile de Jouy

Vintage garden table styles with antiques

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A cluster of mercury glass on a rustic shelving unit

The history of mercury glass and how to start your collection

Vintage teacups used to display colourful flowers

How to display fresh flowers using antiques

The unveiling of the plaque for actor Sir John Gielgud

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

How to buy and collect antique pressed ferns

Susi’s living room is painted in a similar shade to Dark Aubergine by Dulux. The sofas are from Laura Ashley. CREDIT James Balston

Designer Susi Bellamy’s home is an Italian palazzo in the heart of Northumberland

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Five colour palettes to decorate your home with