Three is the magic number where collecting is concerned. Once you have your third sampler, Staffordshire flatback or Constance Spry vase, you unofficially become ‘A Collector’.
We speak to dealers, collectors, fairs aficionados and auctioneers for their advice on how to take your collection to the next level.
Elsewhere discover the joy of toleware and Carlton Ware money boxes, TV presenter Paul Martin tells us about his career in antiques, and we go on the trail of stolen treasures with the Art Loss Register.
Ex-Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers welcomes us into her colourful home which is filled with art, ceramics and eclectic pieces she loves.
And we spend a wonderful 48 hours in Petworth and round up six of the best places for breakfast around the UK.