specialising in Iraq, but the First Gulf War put paid to my hopes of further study. In 1997 I joined Sotheby’s as a porter, where I quickly found my way into the Islamic, antiquities and carpets department. After a
Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Time of William Burrell
Sir William Burrell and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell, were among the earliest Scottish collectors to buy art by Edgar Degas. They bought 23 pieces, far more than any other UK collector, spanning the artist’s entire career. This sumptuous exhibiti
