The next collection of first-class art and antiques to arrive at Dreweatts auction house will be the one amassed by a dearly departed rail-buff baronet at Fawley Hill, his Buckinghamshire estate

Belgian TV’s much-loved antique dealer’s new home reflects his refined taste for period perfection, from exquisite wooden panelling to sensuous Art Nouveau curves

While busy making church pews and pulpits, Robert Thompson had a sudden epiphany and decided to put his faith in mice – cute little carved ones that could soon be found scurrying everywhere, from chair legs to breadboards…

Curated by Ronnie Cooke Newhouse, a new exhibition at Dover Street Market brings together the Lisbon dealer’s extraordinary collection of jewellery, silver and objets d’art

Illustrator Craig Chapman and his partner, artist Mandy Moon, run a tight ship over in their Penzance antiques shop, perennially trawling for new nautical rarities. And the couple’s home just behind it is just as appealing

Works of art and design chosen by the laser-sharp eye of the late collector Barbara Jakobson are heading for auction

From ancient looters and imperial connoisseurs to bibliomaniacs, hoarders and decadent fictional obsessives, James Delbourgo’s book traces collecting as a compulsive, sometimes dangerous urge rather than a civilised pastime

Jan du Toit is a collector whose home in Cape Town reflects the city’s melting-pot past, where David Hicks stylings mingle with Charleston painterliness and the work of important South African artists