Lifestyle
Inch by inch, row by row — whether or not you’re a green thumb type, summer leisure requires time well spent with Mother Nature. So if you’re going to watch that garden grow, it’s likely you’ll take a break whilst reclined on a chaise lounge in the backyard,...
Christie’s “Important Jewelry” auction on June 5th showed strong sales, achieving just under £9 million. Pearls were in high demand as seven out of the top ten lots featured the beautiful gem, including the highest bid of the evening, lot 356. The triple-...
A one-of-a-kind 1960 DB4GT “Jet” Coupé has set a new world auction record price for an Aston Martin, going under the hammer for a cool £3,249,500 at Bonhams’ May 18th sale. This year marked the centenary for the British luxury car manufacturer.Demand for the...
A 1965 Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Coupé that once belonged to legendary musician John Lennon will be going under the hammer at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed auction in Chichester on July 12th. The Azzuro blue vehicle was Lennon’s first car, which he bought...
Screen siren Gina Lollobrigida will be auctioning off her 22 pieces from personal collection of mid-century Bulgari jewels as part of Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Nobel Jewels Sale on May 14 in Geneva to raise funds for stem cell research. Many of these...
Vintage Jaguars were hot in demand at Bonhams collectors’ car auction yesterday as they took the top two bids, totaling over £200,000 in sales. The sale took place at the RAF Museum and included almost 400 lots of cars and automobilia such as books, garage...
When sneakers hang as museum pieces, we’re forced to assess how such a democratic form of footwear became a status symbol in today’s culture. What was once solely an iconic representation of athleticism and street cred is increasingly a luxury-good — ...
A new mini-film celebrating the new Jaguar F-Type starring Damian Lewis was unveiled yesterday at a private screening at Sundance London. The 13-minute film, called “Desire,” was produced in collaboration with Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) and features...
A rare deep blue diamond weighing 5.30 carats has set a new world record at auction, fetching an astonishing $1.8 million (£1.18m) per carat at Bonhams Fine Jewelry auction yesterday. The sale smashed the previous world record for a blue diamond, which was $1...
The V&A Museum is launching a new exhibition in September in collaboration with Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) that will showcase the history of pearls, from antiquity to present day. “Pearls,” curated by jewelry historian Beatriz Chadour-Sampson and...
