'Robert Kime, uniquely among decorators, has risen to eminence in the profession
via antique dealing, textile collecting and an abiding passion for putting rooms
together. His three strands of expertise run side by side as he
createsdecorating schemes for an illustrious, discreet and world-wide
clientele.' Min Hogg While an undergraduate at Worcester College, Oxford, Robert
Kime dealt in antiques to supplement his income, selling to dons, the Master's
wife and remarkably to the Ashmolean Museum. He persuaded the Bursar to let him
keep his rooms on staircase 7 so that his clients would know where to find him.
A weekend party at Ashton Wold, the birthplace and