The best art dealers to help you furnish your home, as chosen by Britain's leading designers, architects and creative minds

Jenna Burlingham’s Hampshire gallery provided four works of art for the Salvesen Graham The Collection bedroom at last month’s WOW!house in London SW10 — Experts' Experts July 2026 — Jenna Burlingham’s Hampshire gallery provided four pieces for the Salvesen Graham The Collection bedroom at WOW!house 2026 in London.

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This is the fifth part of our experts' experts series, featuring the best country house experts and sources of inspiration, as recommended by a panel made up from members of our Country Life Top 100.

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Lonika Chande: Nikki Finch of The Finch Project and Anna Kirrage both have a brilliant eye and are fantastic at sourcing art that feels personal and collected.

Ross Sharpe, Yiangou: Philip Mould, if I could ever afford any of his exquisitely curated collection. More in my own price range, I’ve bought a few things over the years from Andy and Holly Shield at Brave Fine Art and they have a great eye, particularly for Northern European and Scandinavian portraits and landscapes of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Robbie Kerr, ADAM Architecture: Abbott and Holder has wonderful pieces. Its monthly online list of 100 works is one of my favourite emails to receive and scroll through.

Rupert Cunningham, Ben Pentreath Studio: Cramer & Bell is an excellent art consultancy, if you need help sourcing pieces for a project. I also love Elliot Davies, who specialises in superb antiquities and European sculpture, and has recently opened a gallery on Micklegate in York.

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Tim Crump, Oakwrights: Stephen Pritchard sells prints and originals by Snaffles (Charles Johnson Payne, 1884–1967), which hark back to a long-lost age when country sports were the throbbing heart of our land. Pass Friend by Snaffles is above my desk.

Meg Boscawen: Stuart Shave, founder of Modern Art, represents an exceptional roster of artists and has played a significant role in championing some of the most exciting contemporary art practices.

Edward Smith, Artorius Faber: Philip Mould was particularly impressed by our recently made Cornish agglomerate obelisks, so for that he gets my vote!

Chloe Willis, Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler: At Gallery BR, good antiques and 20th-century design sit together with contemporary artists from Spain and elsewhere; I especially love Alejo Palacios’s work. I also like Elliot Davies and Afridi Gallery for beautiful objects and antiquities.

Geoffrey Preston: I have bought lots of lovely paintings from Lay’s Auctioneers in Penzance. As you might expect from the location, they are strong on Cornish artists, particularly from the early to mid 20th century.

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Greg Tirri, RW Armstrong Group: Near my home in Hampshire, the Jenna Burlingham Gallery is a welcoming space with a strong mix of modern British and contemporary works, knowledgeable staff and a range that caters to varied budgets.

Bee Osborn, Osborn Interiors: Art Untamed can usually find what you need, as well as having some unique artists on its books.

Angelica Squire, Studio Squire: We have enjoyed working with the brilliant Olivia Paterson at post-war and contemporary gallery Lyndsey Ingram, W1. Her expertise and charm know no limits. Also, Wondering People has some fantastic artists on its books at fair prices.

Hugo Bugg, Harris Bugg: Oliver Hawkins at Marshall Murray is passionate about gardens and, with a large and varied stable of artists behind him, he takes real care in matching the right one to a particular setting and brief. Knowledgeable, conscientious and collaborative throughout.

Sarah Vanrenen, Vanrenen Hanbury: My friend Julia Collins of Collins & Green Art, SW3, has an eye for decorative, vintage art that is simply brilliant.

Giles Kime is Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor, an expert in interior design with decades of experience since starting his career at The World of Interiors magazine. Giles joined Country Life in 2016, introducing new weekly interiors features, bridging the gap between our coverage of architecture and gardening. He previously launched a design section in The Telegraph and spent over a decade at Homes & Gardens magazine (launched by Country Life's founder Edward Hudson in 1919). A regular host of events at London Craft Week, Focus, Decorex and the V&A, he has interviewed leading design figures, including Kit Kemp, Tricia Guild, Mary Fox Linton, Chester Jones, Barbara Barry and Lord Snowdon. He has written a number of books on interior design, property and wine, the most recent of which is on the legendary interior designer Nina Campbell who last year celebrated her fiftieth year in business. This Autumn sees the publication of his book on the work of the interior designer, Emma Sims-Hilditch. He has also written widely on wine and at 26, was the youngest ever editor of Decanter Magazine. Having spent ten years restoring an Arts & Crafts house on the banks of the Itchen, he and his wife, Kate, are breathing life into a 16th-century cottage near Alresford that has remained untouched for almost half a century.