The San Francisco Fall Show

From Kentshire: A pair of antique English Georgian chandelier earrings of citrine paste and seed pearl chain, with pendants in the girandole style, in 15K gold. England, 1820.

A hideaway in the heart of Provence was the last, somewhat unlikely home of Jean-Claude Brialy – actor, director, filmmaker, restaurateur, theatre manager, writer and raconteur. The cosy, cluttered drawing room was Jean Claude’s version of a turn-of-the-century interior in a French country house. The 19th-century chauffeuses and the draped table in the foreground were his tribute to the shabby chic look of the late grande dame of interior design, Madeleine Castaing. Photography by René Stoeltie, as seen in The World of Interiors.

From Chris Howard Antiques & Modern: Brazilian bar cabinet designed by Guiseppi Scapinelli, 1960 Brazil.

The owner of this tiny apartment in the centre of Paris, a connoisseur of art and antiques, freely admits that he possesses far more things than he could ever hope to display within its off-white walls. Here, an 18th-century terracotta bust looks askance towards a patinated console by Eric Schmitt for Christian Liaigre and a Louis XVI folding tripod table. Photography by Pascal Chevallier, as seen in The World of Interiors

From Leighton Fine Art: La Grande Parc a Oudenaarde by Modest Huys ( 1874 - 1932 )

For the decorative artist George Oakes and his wife, Judith, a meticulously bedecked grotto was the obvious addition to their countryside cottage, complete with sea-urchin finials and a modern take on Venus modelled on Judith herself. Photograph: James McDonald, as seen in The World of Interiors

From Emerson Bailey and D. Larsson Interior: Exceptional and rare 18th century Northern Star Rococo Swedish gilt-wood mirror with mirror frame. In It's original finish and mirror glass with good patination. Ca 1760 Stockholm, Sweden.

The owner of this tiny apartment in the centre of Paris, a connoisseur of art and antiques, freely admits that he possesses far more things than he could ever hope to display within its off-white walls. Here, a circa 1900 portrait by Albert Lynch lives alongside a second Empire giltwood chair, and an Art Nouveau pendant lamp attributed to Maurice Dufrêne. Photography by Pascal Chevallier, as seen in The World of Interiors

From Barry Lawrence Ruderman: Finely drawn manuscript map of San Francisco Bay and part of Rio de Sn Francisco (Sacramento River), constructed as part of the first official expedition to explore San Francisco Bay, which was undertaken by Pedro Fages, Juan Crespi and a small contingent of Spanish soldiers from March 20, 1772 to April 4, 1772.

Designer Sara Story's Gramery Park home office features an antique French desk and a Ludwig Mies van der Rohe bent-metal chair from Knoll, both against the beautiful backdrop of the iconic "Fishes" wallpaper by San Francisco Fall Show sponsor de Gournay. Photography by Joshua McHugh, as seen in Architectural Digest

From epoca: a closer look at the beautiful detailing on an elegant pair of Italian Empire pale-green painted and parcel-gilt armchairs, circa 1810.

A look inside fashion designer Giambattista Valli's Paris apartment: on a Luigi Scialanga console, Dehua porcelains from China surround a Mario Schifano painting. Photography by Simon Upton, as seen in The World of Interiors