The large Lalique cock­er­el (cir­cled behind the sofa) has enjoyed pride of place at Chartwell since de Gaulle pre­sent­ed it to Clemen­tine Churchill dur­ing the Sec­ond World War. (Pho­to by Cia­ran McK­rickard, Nation­al Trust Col­lec­tions with thanks to Kather­ine Carter)