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The thousand and one cars of the Maharajas at the 2014 Retromobile Paris
Maharajas’ cars to star at Retromobile 2014. Amongst these fascinating line-up will be the incredible Swan Car of the Maharaja of Nabha,several polished aluminium Rolls-Royces, car for hunting tigers and ceremonial cars. In India, during the 1920s and 1930s the automobiles of the Maharajas were of the most extravagant kinds: amazing shapes, extraordinary accessories, flamboyant…
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Sotheby’s to offer never before seen pieces. Record sales expected.
Record sales expected at Sotheby’s auction. Three months after Sotheby’s record-breaking sale of Contemporary Art in New York, the auction house is bringing to the market a number of major art works, many of which have rarely, if ever, been seen at auction before. Sotheby’s flagship Contemporary Art sale in London on Tuesday 12th February…
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DB Convertible petrol engined junior classic car
The ‘DB Convertible Junior’ from Nicholas Mee & Co. DB Convertible petrol engined junior classic car by Aston Martin appointed heritage specialist Nicholas Mee & Co is designed for the next generation of wannabe secret agents, but it’s not a toy. Based on the iconic Aston Martin Convertibles of the 1960s, these fully functioning Aston…
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Real books should be preserved like papyrus scrolls
In a future electronic world, there will be a ghastly contingency about the written word. Books have a new place as sacred objects, and libraries as museums
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Charms by Harry Winston
“The love of showing off diamonds is human nature,” Harry Winston. Glamorous as the sparkling brilliance of the rarest in the world, Charms by Harry Winston continues to bring the beauty and breadth of Winston design to life, with the introduction of three new diamond designs. The amulets were believed to have healing or…
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Fashion heralds the Chinese new year with lucky red
China’s rise as a global power is reflected on the catwalk and the shopfloor. Red is the new black and, with the dawn of the year of the horse, luxury brands are embracing the equine factor