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Alessandro Tomé wonders whether the Huhne scandal represents a new development in the history of male-female relations or merely another…
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ByRonnie Wood at Castle Fine Art
Castle Fine Art is proud to present the single most important collection of artworks by Ronnie Wood, a modern music…
ByMeet the odd couple camping out to be first at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
It’s a romantic, tragic story: a man and a woman united by marriage and death. Not their own. Or even…
ByThe New Vogue for Country House Opera
Country-house opera is enjoying a new vogue thanks to the efforts of a breed of promoter-philanthropists who are once again…
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The most romantic hotels and resorts in the Seychelles
You may think you know all about the Seychelles, but they have a lot more to offer than just sun…
ByAs a globe-trotter, I've seen climate change with my own eyes
I readily confess I’m not a scientist and I used to sit carefully behind the most vocal disbelievers but, having…
ByBuying art online has never been easier or more popular
Buying art digitally has never been more popular, three recent developments and studies show. Whether buying online through websites or…
BySommelier Gerard Basset on Fine Wines and Hotel TerraVina
IT’S EASY TO think you are navigating to some impossible-to-find foodie restaurant in the Loire Valley when you approach Hotel…
ByReview: Prairie Fever: How British Aristocrats Staked a Claim to the American West
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ByReview: Former People: The Last Days of the Russian Aristocracy
Former People: The Last Days of the Russian Aristocracy Douglas Smith Macmillan 464pp Reviewed by Mark Le Fanu What is…
ByPortrait Painter Richard Stone on Painting Mandela and the Queen Mother
Art of Stone He’s painted everyone from the Queen Mother to Mandela, and now Richard Stone is working on inspiring…
By60 Masterpieces to Return from the Hermitage Museum to Houghton Hall, Norfolk
From Russia with Luck Hot lust, cold hard cash and the fine art of a dirty deal… The story of…
ByBBC class test confuses money with manners
I have met plenty of very wealthy people who try as they might, simply don’t posses class. Indeed I have…
ByBADA results show six-figure sales
New clients, including buyers from the United States, Israel and China, boosted business at the BADA Antiques & Fine Art…
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Bringing the Bobber Back to Life with The Gladstone No 1
Bobber Job Man Motorbike-mad Henry Cole describes his mission to bring the Bobber back to life as a symbol of…
ByArtist Bob and Roberta Smith Blasts Old Flo Sale, Lack of Arts Education in England
Artist Bob and Roberta Smith spoke out about two controversies roiling the art world last night at the Swarovski Whitechapel…
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