With every new generation of antiques buyers comes a generation of interior decorators and designers who redefine the way that many people choose to furnish their homes. In the past, figures like John Fowler, of Colefax and Fowler, were hugely influential, creating interiors that are still talked about today. Fowlers Yellow Room, created for Nancy Lancaster in Brook Street, London, is perhaps the most famous of all of his interiors created for one of the most important clients of the... read more

The fascination with Chinoiserie (an umbrella term which covers Chinese and Japanese-influenced pieces) and oriental art in the west can be traced back to the late 15th and 16th centuries when the first examples of pieces made in China began to arrive via the silk road in the courts of Europe. These pieces caused a sensation at the time and were incredibly highly prized, affordable only to Kings, Queens and merchants with the largest fortunes of the period. A Ming dynasty... read more