A set of cottages in Chelsea that isn’t quite as modest as it initially seems comes to the market for £20 million (more…)
Category: OPULENCE & SPLENDOUR
Luxury and the arts From houses to cars and from Hockney to van Dyck, a profile of the best and the worst
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A bargain at Beetham
Restored Grade II* listed Georgian mansion in Cumbria for sale for just £190 per square foot (a one bedroom flat for the same asking price in Mayfair is offered at £2,100 per square foot) (more…)
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Five of the Best: The Restoration Show Sale
The Steeple Times selects five of the best cars on offer at the 6th March Silverstone Auctions’ Restoration Show Sale at the NEC in Birmingham (more…)
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Three Umbrellas
‘Million Dollar Listing’s’ Justin Fichelson lists £12.6 million Three Umbrellas, Carmel estate used by Ferrari and Pagani during the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Used by both Ferrari and Pagani during the famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, ‘Tres Paraguas’ – Spanish for ‘three umbrellas’ – in Jacks Peak, Carmel, California has been brought to the market by the star of Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Listing San Francisco, Justin Fichelson.
Three Umbrellas – Tres Paraguas, 566 Aguajito Road, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA Priced at £12.6 million ($17.5 million, €16 million), the 12,482 square foot house was designed by architect Ron Mann for Bob and Aime Carroll in 2004 and described by him as an “experiment, … a one of kind living environment [and] something really new and innovative”.
Formed as a complex of five structures around a large enclosed courtyard with a pool, catina and spa, Tres Paraguas is dominated by three giant roofs of corten steel and features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 2 half-bathrooms.
Enjoying “sweeping views” of the Monterrey Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean beyond, the property stands on a lot that extends to a total of 4.75 acres. It is within 10 minutes of downtown Carmel and is described by Fichelson as “a spectacular modern estate”.
Three Umbrellas – The internal style is strikingly modern. 
Three Umbrellas – There are both outdoor and indoor entertaining spaces 
Three Umbrellas – An aerial view of the compound with the Pacific Ocean beyond illustrates the umbrellas Ron Mann envisaged in his design For more information, email Justin Fichelson at [email protected]
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Studios on the up?
Tiny Knightsbridge studio on the market for the bonkers sum of £1.375 million or £3,000 per square foot will set a new record if it sells for its asking price (more…)
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Sting’s Steinway Sells
Musician Sting’s Steinway piano sells for a staggering £116,500 against estimate of just £30,000 to £50,000 (more…)
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Five of the Best: The delights of Debo
The late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire’s personal effects to be auctioned (more…)
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Minder mobiles
Daimler used in ‘Minder’ to be auctioned alongside a Ford Capri from the same series; rather appropriately it was once clocked (more…)
