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WORTH OF
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Rich textures, vintage treasures
& enduring antiques
EXCLUSIVE: FASHION
From rustic to regal
HOW THE BEST ICON IRIS
BEAUTIFUL NEW INTERIORS APFEL ON HER
homes to TRENDS ARE FAVOURITE
INSPIRED BY ANTIQUE
EXPLORE
HISTORY FINDS

H&A WELCOME
CONKER
AUTUMN
I
have a confession. One that doesn’t make me very cool…
The back-to-school season is my favourite time of year. BEHIND THE SCENES
Marisa Daly styled our shoot on
An invigorated mood, and a chance to covet the new
collectable fruit and vegetable
season’s trends as we prepare for cosy days at home,
ceramics, which was photographed
are all to relish. It’s time to try something fresh and to by Katya de Grunwald (p50). We
explore, and we hope to help you do just that by bringing love the fact that these vessels
you the best that autumn has to o￿er. In this issue of H&A we range from 18th-century Chelsea
Pottery pieces to a new collection
guide you through the latest homeware trends and their roots in
by designer Tory Burch.
history on p115, while our timeless house features – from rustic
retreats to grand halls – are filled with rich textures, cosy touches
and beautiful ideas for autumn interiors. This is also the season
to enjoy the great outdoors and we hope to inspire you to pull on
your wellies and crunch through the fallen leaves of a beautiful
arboretum with our guide to the best the country has to o￿er on
p104. Though that alone is enough to get me in the back-to-school
mood, if you’re looking to swot up on antiques, we have plenty
of informative and entertaining reads to o￿er you, from the story
behind the sale of a Degas bronze to the history of the clock.
Having returned to our desks with renewed energy and a fresh
eye, we’ve decided it’s time to invite you to give feedback on H&A
on p14. We hope you’ll join in, so we can continue to make this
a one-stop destination for antiques and interiors every season.
SAMANTHA SCOTT-JEFFRIES
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CONTENTS
October
THE JOURNAL
17The finest autumn
homewares and auction
Cover story lots. Plus the best exhibitions
to see this month
50Nature’s table
Ceramics 35Chateau chic
decorated with fruit and H&A’s columnist,
vegetables, and even made antiques dealer Gordon
in their forms, have been Watson, muses on the
cultivated for over 200 exquisite interiors nouse of
years. H&A uncovers a friend with a much-loved
a fruitful history – and French home
provides inspiration for
displaying your collection 37Shopping Cool
Scandinavian design
classics, plus cosy autumn
looks and beautiful pens that
make writing a pleasure
42A world of pattern
Emerging designer
Stephanie Lawton is making
her mark on all kinds of
surfaces with her intricate
pattern designs
H&A LIFESTYLE
COVER STORY
60Attention to detail
A lifelong love of
Palladian architecture led
Will Fisher, founder of
chimneypiece company
Jamb, to create an elegant
and understated home
COVER STORY
70A work of art Saskia
Spender has converted
an anonymous terraced house
into an exotic treasure trove
of creative endeavours
COVER STORY
78The old curiosity shop
Nothing about Shelly
Elson’s home is ordinary. But
you wouldn’t expect anything
less from the owner of a cool
vintage homewares store
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October
COVER STORY 154The inside track
88The simple things A Liberty managing
converted 18th-century director Ed Burstell shares
mill in Burgundy has been the places that inspire him
lovingly restored over 36 years

156Let’s visit… Brussels
COVER STORY A city brimming
115 96A royal restoration with art nouveau is ideal for
To celebrate the eighth an inspiring weekend away
anniversary of saving Dumfries
House, we explore this 158 October’s fair dates
magnificent Georgian gem Our guide to
the month’s best fairs,
104Blaze of glory plus exclusive ticket o￿ers
It’s the perfect
REGULARS
96 time of year to visit the
UK’s dramatic arboretums. 10Mailbox Reader stories
Discover the best to visit and the latest from
Homes & Antiques online
THE GUIDE
COVER STORY 14Reader survey Tell us
115 The H&A guide to what you think of
the new season’s H&A for a chance to win a
collections Take your pick £250 John Lewis gift card
from autumn’s most desirable
trends and discover their COVER STORY
historical predecessors 29Competition 10 readers
will each win £300-
123 8 ways to add comfort worth of Sanderson cushions
and style with wool
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To coincide with British Wool 45Competition Win
Week, our guide will show you a luxury break
great ways to bring this eco- to the Great Northern
friendly fibre into your home Contemporary Craft Fair
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on a popular collecting area 143 Coming next month
What to expect in
13810 key stories in the H&A’s November issue
104 history of the clock
Rosanna Morris takes a 161Reader offer Win
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intriguing history Decorative Living Fair
144The Little Dancer 177 Shopping directory
The story of Edgar Full details of
Degas’ beloved bronze Petite this issue’s stockists
Danseuse de Quatorze Ans
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and its recent auction success COVER STORY
178The �nal lot Interior
152Travel diary designer and icon
First-rate days out Iris Apfel tells us about her
and autumnal escapes beloved European antiques
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Sir Jacob Epstein, 1932 Auto Union DKW Type F7 Cabriolet Sapphire and Diamond Ring Gerard Dillon
Estimate: £ 5,000–8,000 Estimate: � 50,000 Estimate: £ 200–300 Estimate: � 20,000–30,000
Bellmans Auctionata Fellows deVeres
Iván Navarro Portrait of Alfred Hitchcock Rolex, circa 1989
Estimate: � 20,000–30,000 Estimate: £ 2,500–3,500 Estimate: £ 16,500–18,500
Tajan Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Watches of Knightsbridge
ALL AUCTIONS IN ONE PLACE
Balvenie Vintage Cask 1966 Andreas Gursky Doucai ‘Lotus & Bats’ Vase Bernard Leach Dish, circa 1950
Estimate: £ 900–£1,100 Estimate: $ 600,000–800,000 Estimate: £ 150,000–200,000 Estimate: £ 1,200–£1,800
McTear’s Phillips Peter Wilson Maak
Troika Pottery Mask A Tahitian Necklace Robert Indiana ‘Golden Love’ Hans Wegner Swivel Chair
Estimate: £ 600–800 Estimate: $ 2,000–3,000 Estimate: $ 3,000–5,000 Estimate: $ 8,000–12,000
Chorley’s Aspire Auctions Wright LA Modern
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Reach for the sky
Just wanted to say many
thanks for the free packet of
Sunflower seeds that came
with July’s H&A. They have
grown… And grown!
NINA ARCHER, SUFFOLK
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That’s incredible, Nina! If the size of those
�owers is anything to go by you must have
enjoyed a lot of summer sun over in Suffolk.
STAR
Either that or you’re blessed with some of
LETTER
the greenest �ngers to have ever �icked
through a copy of H&A. Eat your heart out
Capability Brown.
Inspiring artwork
Your ‘Children’s Book Illustrations’ feature in
Mugging up EXPERT ADVICE the August issue was inspirational. I’ve always
enjoyed the creativity of these illustrations and
I have a complete collection of George Archdale, so it was a surprise to learn that so many are
Liberty of London Year Mugs. Che￿ns available to collect. I’m now trying to find some
My first mug is dated 1875–1975 of the illustrations from one of my most loved
I haven’t seen one of these mugs
and thereafter the mugs are dated childhood reads, The Little White Horse,
in real life but my research suggests
for each year from 1976 up to, and by Elizabeth Goudge, illustrated by C Walter
that the auction pricing would be
including 2007 (a total of 33 mugs). Hodges. The pictures in it are most attractive.
that of collector’s plates and other
Each mug is perfect and has never Thank you for the idea!
limited-edition wares produced
been used. I now want to sell my by the likes of Halcyon Days JO HARDY, NOTTINGHAM
collection and would be grateful for
and Crown Derby.
your advice as to the best way to go
The pricing seems to start at
about this. Should I sell them as a +
about £10 per mug going up to £40 WRITE OUR
collection or singly? could you also
each. They don’t appear to come up
give me a rough figure as to the value STAR LETTER
at auction very often or, if they do,
of the mugs?
they don’t have a strong �nancial Our star letter* winner will receive a
JULIA MARTIN, LOUGHBOROUGH following, and so these prices are
bottle of Tattinger Brut Réserve
from the web sales only.
If you are looking to sell your with six glasses worth
collection then the internet must
£50, tattinger.com
be the way to do it because of the
complete lack of any regular auction
results to set a form by. Taking the Write to us at Homes & Antiques,
£10 price per piece seen on the Tower House, Fairfax Street,
internet, your collection must be Bristol BS1 3BN or email
pushing towards £400 with the homesandantiques@immediate.
best selling option. I wouldn’t co.uk or use any of our social
advise trying to sell them at media channels.
a regular antiques auction.
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