Why this could be the year to invest in contemporary art
Young professionals are embracing a diversifying art world, which could mean a continued boom for contemporary and ultra-contemporary works ‘A…
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The high-profile high-net-worth divorces of 2022
Divorce applications reached their highest levels in a decade in 2022, with a number of high-profile HNW cases making headlines…
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World’s Most Beautiful Opera Houses
Going to the theatre has been, for centuries, the elite activity among all. From Germany’s Margravial Opera House to Milan’s…
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Titian masterpiece could fetch £12 million at auction
The Renaissance great’s Venus and Adonis – regarded in its time as too racy – is going to auction at…
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‘It’s so bizarre that you don’t believe that it’s happening’: how an armed robbery shook up TEFAF Maastricht
Spear’s speaks to eye witnesses of the theft that received global attention, where four ‘well dressed’ men entered the MECC…
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The five most expensive watches ever sold
Watches are increasingly going for astronomical figures at auction, but will anything touch the five most expensive watches ever sold?…
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Book releases: top titles from across the Spear’s Universe
Each edition we publish a list of upcoming book releases that have caught the attention of bibliophiles across the Spear’s…
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What you need to know before investing in NFTs
Kingsley Napley’s Ellie Fayle examines the intricacies of investing in NFTs and breaks down what you need to know. Non-fungible…
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Nick Foulkes rejoices as one of the world’s greatest Patek Philippe collections comes to Kensington
I recently read about a new type of burnout. It appears that new classifications for finding life too much are…
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Confidant’s Trick: the evolving role of close-protection
‘People within our industry tend to forget that we’re a service industry first and foremost,’ says Richard Barclay, who trained…
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Book Review: ‘Butler to the World’ argues that Britain readily greases the wheels of kleptocracy
In Butler to the World, Oliver Bullough argues that Britain greases the wheels of kleptocracy and money laundering all too…
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Buildings are more than square footage — they’re also history
Buildings are not just square footage, but a historical artifact. Nick Foulkes discovers the history — and beauty — behind…
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The art of recycling: Even new cultural movements are interwoven with our past
The past and the future are often interwoven more than one thinks, writes Sam Leith. So is it possible to…
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Historical sites are being restored by private-sector funding – and that isn’t a bad thing
As more and more historical monuments and buildings are receiving funding for repairs and rejuvenation efforts from the private-sector, critics…
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Chef Judy Joo on her journey from Wall Street to one of London’s top chefs
Judy Joo’s career has taken her from Wall Street to some of London’s top kitchens. As she launches a new…
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Inside the blue bond boom: Why it’s time to invest in the world’s oceans
Ahead of COP26, as the potential for marine habitats – and ‘blue bonds’ – to play a major role in…
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Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Cox on working together and the lives of the Uber rich
Spear’s caught up with actors Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Cox over Zoom to talk working together, Succession and the…
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‘It becomes something more than a book’ – Inside the £16,500 Sistine Chapel publication
The majesty and detail of the Sistine Chapel is captured in a painstakingly produced triptych of books It may be…
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Rickie Lee Jones – The Spear’s Midas interview
Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has amassed a wealth of stories – not to mention fossils and bones – during a…
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The best restaurants in Seoul for elevated Korean cuisine
From our partners: Seoul’s fine dining scene reinvents tradition with extraordinary results. By Irenie Forshaw From the explosion of K-pop,…
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