Spying beautiful items in Moigne Combe house sale
The contents of a Dorchester country house that once belonged to an ancient family, one of whom was allegedly the
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Furniture
Contents of Cotswolds country house to sell
The contents of a grand Cotswold home will go under the hammer in Cirencester next month, with paintings, furniture, militaria,
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Design and photography masterpieces at Christie’s
Exceptional works of design and photography from the 20th and 21st centuries will go under the hammer at Christie’s next
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Gold coin hidden in bureau could sell for thousands
A rare 14th-century French gold coin found in a secret drawer of a bureau could be worth thousands, according to
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Take a chair – the power of classic chair design
What you are sitting on says a lot about you. From the utilitarian school bench, to Sir Alan Sugar’s boardroom
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Well-worn chairs are winners
A pair of well-worn leather armchairs, ascribed to Danish designer Ib Koford Larsen, was in demand at a recent sale
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Classic modern furniture in Cotswolds
Examples of classic 20th-century furniture will go under the hammer in the Cotswolds later this month, including a dining table designed
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Why now’s the time to buy period oak
Period oak picking up After some years in the doldrums, early oak is starting to pick up. While rare, quirky, high-end pieces
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Rare Robert Mouseman Thompson dining suite to sell
An important, early dining suite by celebrated furniture designer Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson is to sell in a South Yorkshire auction
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Junk shop Carlo Bugatti throne chair in line for thousands
An ornate chair bought from a junk shop forty years ago for just £20 has turned out to be a
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