Antique and vintage rugs and carpets are an easy way to enhance your interior instantly. And as Ticky Hedley-Dent discovers from talking to the experts, choose carefully and you could enjoy a beautiful design that will also hold its value
As auction house Cheffins prepares for their upcoming Fine Sale (December 6-7), which features an impressive array of antique dinner services, ceramicist Polly Fern chooses her favourites, and Cheffins Director Brett Tryner explains why they're coming back into fashion