sdsdsdsdsdMonth: January 2021

Field Days: Patrick Lichfield

Patrick Lichfield, or the 5th Earl of Lichfield, or just Lichfield, was, like Churchill’s view of pre-war Russia, a riddle wrapped in

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Perfect Imperfection: Rubinacci

More so than perhaps any other nation in Europe, the good people of Italy have embraced the idea of the ‘piccolo maestro’,

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THE ART OF MAKING IT

“Christie’s has been selected as the global auction house for the collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller. This vast collection will be offered

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Sanders: A Lasting Footwear Legacy

It is often in the most unassuming surroundings that important and dazzling craftsmanship is at its most resplendent. There’s Luigi Bevilacqua, the

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THE CLIMBER: Lord Mountbatten

Louis Mountbatten has long been regarded as a quintessential English gentleman and hero, so it should come as no surprise to discover

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ART OF EXCESS: The Shah of Iran

In 1976, the presiding deity of the art world boarded a plane in New York and headed east, having accepted a commission

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