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.

Editor’s Letter

PIECES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS (plus what they enjoy collecting)

Home & Antiques

Letters • Send an email, message us on Facebook or tag us on Instagram – we’d love to hear from you

STAR LETTER

THE MONTH FEBRUARY • Antique jewellery to collect, Whistler at the RA, Lalique scent bottles come to auction, plus exhibitions of Beatrix Potter and contemporary quilts

In the Spotlight • VICTORIAN CARRIAGE DONATED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST

Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM • Sophie Yaniw, curator at Petersfield Museum, which has just reopened after a £4m expansion and refurbishment, speaks to Rachel Nott about bronze age artefacts and prisoners of war

STYLE.NOW. • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home

DOULTON LAMBETH POTTERY • Alexander Clement, Halls

COUNTRY CUPBOARD ANTIQUES • Paul Dodgson and John Chambers tell us about their recently opened business in Middleham, North Yorkshire…

ANTI-SLAVERY POTTERY • Clare Durham, Woolley & Wallis

Drink Up • Sip in style with a loving cup

Cabinet of Curiosities

A romantic interlude... • As Valentine’s Day approaches, Willa Latham explores the origins of cherubic decoration in porcelain design

Dream Weavers • With their intricate patterns, painstaking production and compelling history, antique rugs are capable of provoking high passion, and they make a striking focal point in the home

SCANDI RUGS

GUIDE TO RUG TYPES

PROFILE John Bly • A leading authority on antique English furniture and famous for his longstanding appearances on the Antiques Roadshow, John Bly has recently celebrated 130 years of his family’s antiques business and is eternally fascinated by social history…

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four fabulous homes to explore, including a colourful bolthole in the Cotswolds, and a grand country house dubbed ‘the Welsh Downton Abbey’

REGENCY Romance • Laura and Dan Taylor’s home is a theatre of beauty, embracing the faded grandeur of old French châteaux with a hint of rock and roll chic

Colour BALANCE • Longing to reconnect with the countryside, Amelia Harvey has brought a lacklustre Cotswolds gem to life with love, care and a riot of vibrant colour

French Fairytale • The romantic Dordogne in south-west France proved the perfect backdrop for Jean Marc Durand’s renovation of an old stone house that is now just as charming as its dreamy locale

Upstairs DOWNSTAIRS • A unique house in Wrexham provides visitors with a vivid taste of life in a grand country house, in no small part thanks to a tradition of photographing the servants…

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • The art of PASSEMENTERIE, the history of DOOR KNOCKERS, collecting PARIAN, plus meet the RISING STARS of the antiques world

RISING STARS • Innovation, drive and passion for their chosen paths are key characteristics of our leading young auctioneers, fair organisers and dealers – we meet eight of the freshest faces on the antiques scene, all aged 35 and under

Fabric of life • The art of making decorative trimmings is being kept alive by a small number of artisans, their ‘passementerie’ adding glamour to historic projects and bespoke interiors alike.

Star Sales • Shell-painted porcelain, tea canister table lamps, a...