Christie’s, London, Taste of the Royal Court: Important French Furniture and Works of Art from a Private Collection, 9 July

A selection of objects with exceptional histories

Simon Swynfen Jervis selects his highlights from the V&A, spanning five centuries

Cites personal reasons

An indispensable book on Morris’s revolutionary cloth designs and techniques—and the political views that inspired them

From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods

This book, linked to a current exhibition, explores the V&A’s unrivalled holdings

The modern and contemporary design fair's profile is rising

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art

Provenance of late trustee’s gifts investigated as Turkey takes tougher line on restitution

Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair

Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos' three-volume catalogue is painstakingly researched and beautifully presented

“Handmade in Britain”

Striking while the market is hot

The objects that made collectors dig deep

Elegant, humorous, erotic—and liberated

Invitation to a hanging

Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room

Completion is expected in 2014 or 2015

Oxford’s greatest treasure trove

A deep look into the remarkable objects now on display in the museum's recently opened galleries

Medieval and Renaissance galleries crown phase one of museum’s “Future Plan”

Over 3000 objects from 2500CB to the present day on display

Next month the V&A in London presents 'Maharaja: the Splendour of India’s Royal Courts'

Collaboration and contradiction in the Pre-Raphaelite world