Book review — The Great Leveller: Violence and the History of Inequality
An insight into how The Four Horsemen: revolution, war, pandemics and state collapse, engineered the fall of wealth across history,…
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Review: David Kim Whittaker’s ‘The Flesh to the Frame’
The highly talented young British artist steals the show at Opera Gallery, with vivid illustrations of conflicting emotions which are…
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The 75th Anniversary Dambusters Dinner – a tribute to Operation Chastise
A glamorous evening at the Plaisterers’ Hall gathered military personnel, philanthropists and A-listers for a truly worthy cause, writes Sophie…
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The Diary: Philip Kerr on football, Bernie Gunther and Berlin
Bestselling crime author Philip Kerr reviews trends in sport and TV and explains his long love affair with Berlin About…
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Report: Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2017
Spear’s 2017 Wealth Insight Forum, the £1 billion meeting of minds, started with Trump and ended with a toast to…
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Champagne flows for the opening of Birley exhibition
Le Beau Monde turn out to mark the first major retrospective of Sir Oswald Birley in decades this week –…
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Heatherwick’s Olympian dream
Designer Thomas Heatherwick is to transform London’s Olympia into world-leading cultural hub, writes Emelia Hamilton-Russell Thomas Heatherwick is not one…
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Review: Ink
James Graham’s shrewd take on the creation of The Sun takes the audience into the very heart of a British…
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Meet Damian Elwes, the art world’s inside man
After years of experimentation, Damian Elwes finally found his niche: re-creating the studios of great artists, writes Anthony Haden-Guest It…
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Review: Victoria and Abdul
From what begins as a mismatched encounter between Queen Victoria and a young muslim Indian blossoms a heartfelt friendship, but…
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The best private schools
Private schools have produced some of the country’s most influential and recognised names. But it becomes difficult to pick out…
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Good vibrations at Goodwood Revival
Spear’s heads to Goodwood Revival in West Sussex to soak up the good cheer and great cars of pre-1960’s Britain…
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Discovering the portraits of Oswald Birley
Robin Birley is about to revive his grandfather’s greatest masterpieces at Philip Mould & Co, writes William Cash In the…
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Why ‘an heir and two spares’ is just what Britain needs
News this week that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child is cause for celebration for…
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Why the war on independent schools is unwarranted
Our independent schools face constant political pressure but remain a shining example of global British success, writes Christopher Silvester With…
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The best libraries in the world
From stunning interiors and innovative architecture to rare book collections, our round-up of some of the world’s most beautiful libraries…
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The artist who earned his stripes
Sean Scully doesn’t shy away from pouring his eventful life into his abstract works. Just don’t expect to see them…
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Meet the mentors of the super rich
Extreme wealth doesn’t guarantee happiness – in fact, it can make it even more elusive. Spear’s meets a variety of…
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How the anti-money laundering reform might affect art dealers
If you are a high value dealer your business might be caught by the latest anti-money laundering reforms, write Petra…
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The economics (and madness) of polo
Beyond the obvious ‘moreishness’ of polo lies a certain madness among its HNW patrons, writes Sam Leith Polo. You’ve sniffed…
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