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.

Home & Antiques

Editor’s Letter

PIECES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE

April • Bath Decorative Antiques Fair returns, exhibitions at the V&A and The National Gallery, Kelmscott Manor reopens its doors, a 19th- and 20th-century Design sale, plus antique pushalong horses

WORLD’S SMALLEST BOOK SELLS FOR £3,500 AT BRUSSELS AUCTION HOUSE

Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM • Elinor Camille-Wood, Collections Manager and Curator of Shibden Hall in West Yorkshire, talks to Poppy Benner about her favourite part of the museum and one of its most famous inhabitants

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

SPRING GREENS • Fresh and zingy, these fabrics and wallpapers will make your home feel connected to the natural world, one wall, cushion, or curtain at a time…

Woven Wonders • Beautiful baskets from £30 to £1,320

Cabinet of Curiosities • This Month: Dolls’ Houses

Arcadian dreams • From delightful shepherds and shepherdesses to loyal dogs and gamboling lambs, Willa Latham celebrates the bucolic charm of 18th-century porcelain figures

PAULINE BURBIDGE • Inspired by the natural world and a passion for fabric and stitch, textile artist Pauline Burbidge’s pioneering designs have redefined the concept of quilt-making

WHERE TO SEE & BUY

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four special homes, from a dreamy Jacobean manor house on the Norfolk coast, to a Victorian townhouse in London, filled with colourful, curated finds

Let there be LIGHT • Sarah and Adam Hall have transformed a former church in Australia and filled it with art, antiques and vintage treasures

Evolution of style • Inspired by the heyday of Hollywood Regency, the east London home of Rose Hanson and Josh Widdicombe is eclectic to its core

Grand design • Author and stylist Helma Bongenaar fell in love with this 18th-century former dockers’ bar in Amsterdam, transforming it with repurposed materials, found objects and treasured collections

A family AFFAIR • Dreamily situated amongst fields of flowers in North Norfolk, Wiveton Hall is a Jacobean gem, whose timeless interiors reveal a quiet appreciation for the simple pleasures of country living

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • Collecting DECOY BIRDS, a fine example of FABERGÉ, the art of conserving ANTIQUE TEXTILES, plus the rise of ONLINE AUCTIONS

Textile Conservation • The challenge of conserving antique textiles is not one to be taken lightly – it’s a delicate balance of skills that range from cleaning and supporting to protecting for the future, finds Celia Rufey

ART OF DECEPTION • Once used to imitate and lure real birds into shooting range, carved wooden decoys are now viewed as highly collectable pieces of folk art

HOMES & ANTIQUES

Star Sales • A jewel-encrusted Fabergé cigarette case, a secret pocket, and a teapot designed by Christopher Dresser are amongst Caroline Wheater’s finds

GUESS THE HAMMER PRICE! • How well do you know the market? Try your hand at gauging the sale prices of these lots. (Answers on p129)

AT YOUR BIDDING The rise of online auctions • A surprising silver lining of lockdown has been the uplift that salerooms have enjoyed as they pivoted swiftly to open up online. Making auctions more accessible to all has ensured a steady new wave of buyers, finds...