Homes & Antiques

Homes & Antiques is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle.

THE ANTIQUES WE LOVE & LOATHE

MY FIVE FAVOURITE ANTIQUES IN THIS ISSUE…

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (and the collectables they love and loathe)

ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUR SCREEN

Homes & Antiques

Letters • Send us a tweet, ask advice on Facebook, tag us on Instagram or write to the H&A team with good old pen and paper – we’d love to hear from you…

If Antiques Could Talk...

the MONTH • THE FIVE THINGS TO BUY, SEE AND DO THIS OCTOBER

In the Spotlight

STYLE.NOW. • Be inspired by the newest DESIGN TRENDS and discover of-the-moment ANTIQUES that will add flair and CHARM to your home...

Champlevé

Bookshelf • Display ideas, iconic architecture and Parisian homes... we’ve got seasonal inspiration sorted!

October • Discover the events, exhibitions and shows worth making an extra-special trip to see this month

STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS • These sweet Victorian dogs are ever popular among collectors...

A five-day wine break for two in Moldova • One winner plus their guest will win an amazing wine tour in Moldova

Enter Now

@catesbys

What to Sell Now 60s & 70s JEWELLERY • Frances Noble at Dix Noonan Webb on why you should cash in...

10x

Meet the Expert • Tom Blest , specialist at Catherine Southon Auctioneers in Surrey

MATERIAL VALUES • Our columnist believes that having an emotional connection to an object from your past is so much more than sentimental…

Forest Green • Take notes from nature with these rich and verdant finds

Face the Music • Tune into a melodious collecting area with these sweet-sounding antiques

Astronomical Curios • Stargazing antiques have recently sparked a homewares trend that’s out of this world

JASON MOSSERI • Drawing on their rich history, Jason Mosseri crafts Windsor chairs by hand, using a raft of traditional tools and techniques

MIGHTY MINIATURES • Aesthetically delightful and charmingly enigmatic, miniature furniture has it all in a small but perfectly formed package, explains Kate MacDougall

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Step inside authentic HOMES and read about pieces with HISTORY – from ICONIC luggage (p133) to the antiques that EXPERTS loathe (p71)

The fabric OF LIFE • A welcoming sense of family, community and creativity run through Lord and Lady Inchyra’s beautiful home

SHIELD BACK CHAIRS • Inspired by Inchyra House examples, Janet Gleeson charts the evolution of this elegant chair design

The eye of the BEHOLDER • What shapes our love of certain works of art, and why do others make us cringe? Janet Gleeson talks to seven leading experts from the world of art and antiques to discover what they’d most love – and loathe – to own

PAUL ATTERBURY • Art historian, author and Antiques Roadshow Miscellaneous expert

JEANETTE HAYHURST • Glass dealer

GARRY BATT • Partner and Senior Valuer at Duke’s Auctioneers

H&A staff picks...

FRANCES CHRISTIE • Senior Director of Sotheby’s Modern and Post-War British Art and Antiques Roadshow Picture expert

LISA LLOYD • Hand of Glory owner and Antiques Roadshow Miscellaneous expert

LENNOX CATO • Furniture dealer and Antiques Roadshow Furniture expert

ANTHONY KILROY • Director of Lawrences Auctioneers and a specialist in objects of vertu

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