A roundup of the art worth seeing at BADA
The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair on Chelsea’s Duke of York Square is an annual showcase of art and antiques that range in price from...
Antiques dealer Apter-Fredericks’ Spring window is one to watch
Antique dealers are often thought of as fussy and a little fuddy-duddy. In their latest display, Apter-Fredericks on Fulham Road in Chelsea show themselves to be...
15 more of the best plates spotted by readers of ‘The Steeple Times’
Continuing our series, below we feature 15 more unusual, laughable and entertaining number plates:
We expect readers will come across many more classics....
Mayfair flat comes to the market for an astounding £5,130 per square foot
If evidence were ever needed to show that “ultra prime” London property has become nothing other than a money park for “ultra...
One of Westchester County’s finest houses comes to the market
Westchester is a gilded county. It’s a place that has variously been home to John D. Rockefeller, Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, P. Diddy and Martha...
Sarah Tucker visits Antarctica
I was on the ship that didn't get stuck in the ice at Christmas. In the wake of Prince Harry who trekked there and was airlifted back, I went via Patagonia...
One of Britain’s finest Queen Anne residences comes to the market
On the market for the first time in 600 years, Grade I listed Malmesbury House in Salisbury, Wiltshire has rightly been described as a...
1964 Bentley S3 Continental coupé to be auctioned by Bonhams
The late Alan Whicker numbered amongst those to have owned a Bentley S3 Continental coupé and now a fine example is to be auctioned by...
A Land Rover formerly owned by the Queen comes to auction
The Queen is a well-known lover of Land Rovers and is often seen driving them on her various estates. Now, with the forthcoming auction...
Sarah Tucker takes a trip to Venice
I’ve just returned from the Londra Palace hotel in Venice (best hotel to stay there, forget what the guide books say). Central location and within walking distance of...
50,000 square foot Utah mansion that would suit an exiled dictator or lottery lout
Money and taste don’t necessarily go together and no more is this rule proven than in a $30 million (£18 million)...
Claire Rubinstein attends a party but doesn’t strike gold
The invite read: “Fashion Brands Viewing & Party At LFW - PRESS INVITE - must RSVP”. Surely, I thought, this must be something exclusive. Would the...
Rare Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer comes to the market
The Lynx Eventer, a conversion of a Jaguar XJS into a shooting brake, is said to be “highly regarded in pistonhead circles”. One of just 67...
Films to watch on a winter’s day
With flooding battering Britain and snow in New York, now’s the time to stay indoors. What could be better than a film fest? Here, in no particular order,...
The life and legacy of Dr David Livingstone
Dr David Livingstone is someone who most will remember from their school days. This Scottish explorer and missionary undoubtedly featured on your curriculum and with the publication...
Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian put their tacky Calabasas home on the market
It’s often suggested that Scott Disick is a bit of style icon and though I’ve never watched the television show in which...
Boldly decorated New York apartment by Geoffrey Bradfield for sale
If Kelly Hoppen saw this Upper West Side penthouse, she’d likely collapse in utter shock. Though the ‘Queen of Taupe’ most certainly wouldn’t fall in...
Rolls-Royce that belonged to the inventor Percy Shaw for sale
Yorkshireman Percy Shaw OBE (1890 – 1976) was a true eccentric and even the configuration of his Rolls-Royce cars were far from conventional.
One of the...
Aviation expert Anthony Brown reports on the replacement for Concorde
When it was announced that Concorde was to be scrapped, the ballet dancer Darcy Bussell lamented: “Why can it not be run at a loss?...
A Grade II* listed mansion for under £1.5 million
In London, if you’re lucky £1.475 million will buy you a basement flat in the outer parts of Chelsea. In Cumbria, the same figure will get...
Bonhams’ The Gentleman’s Library Sale on 28th and 29th January features 907 unusual lots. Amongst our favourites are a chair that was adapted for the ‘Elephant Man’, Joseph Merrick, and two cigars that were...
Volkswagen launch car capable of doing 313 mpg
Fuel efficient cars are generally ugly beasts. Our least favourite is undoubtedly the G-Wiz but in creating the XL1, Volkswagen have created something quite stunning.
Priced at £92,490...
Photographer John Stoddart exhibits at Audio Lounge
Renowned photographer John Stoddart is exhibiting a selection of his works at Audio Lounge in Wigmore Street between 16th January and 7th February.
The Whitstable based “photographer to the...
Former Harrods buyer offers tips on how to charity shop
Don’t sniff your noses up at charity shops. They can be a goldmine for bargains and a source for designer goods at knockdown prices. Victoria...
Rolls-Royce and Bentley are prospering
Yesterday’s financial press rightly hailed the success of two of Britain’s finest brands: Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Their results during 2013 were frankly astounding.
Between them these automotive manufacturers built some 250...
Bentley owned by Gregory Peck for 34 years goes to auction
Gregory Peck loved his 1961 Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur so much that he kept it for 34 years. The very same car is...
£3 million castle once owned by the Wedgewood family comes to the market
Robin MacDonald, the current owner of Caverswall Castle in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire is a man once described as “having it all”. He’s also...
A coastal estate complete with its own private cove comes to the market for £7.5 million
Described by the selling agents as a “private coastal estate with fun as its mantra”, Redlap House near Dartmouth...
A country seat with a prodigious history
Historic Brereton Hall in Brereton, Cheshire is a fine Elizabethan country house but one that has been sadly separated from much of its original estate.
A vast 27,000 square...
Katie Price tries to sell her pink Range Rover
Katie Price is a woman known for not being particularly refined. With the sale of her pink Range Rover, a buyer of equally poor taste could...
A former rectory that truly is a classic English home
Old rectories and vicarages are the things of novels: Jeffrey Archer lives in one near Cambridge that was previously the home of the poet Rupert...
Duncan Bannatyne slices £100,000 off asking price of his former marital home
Listed in June 2013 for £899,000 according to Zoopla and now reduced to £799,995, Duncan Bannatyne OBE’s troubles with selling his home near...
