A wooden Ferrari is the only car allowed in Venice
Weighing 2,000 pounds, a wooden model of a Ferrari F50 is the only “car” allowed in Venice. (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 shoe in at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House issues appeal to pay for ballet footwear despite paying CEO over £250,000 per year (more…)
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Disputing a mansion
Haremere Hall is an East Sussex mansion requiring renovation that has been the subject of a rather bitter familial dispute (more…)
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A boat-like Bentley
Bentley unveil their new Grand Convertible
British carmakers Bentley have taken their flagship Mulsanne model to another level in their adaptation of it into what they have named the ‘Bentley Grand Convertible’. (more…)
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A château to go
An opportunity to buy a castle with a catch
Most of think nothing of ordering a pizza or burger “to go” but on the 12th December, those with a slightly larger budget and imagination will have the opportunity to “take out” something quite different: An entire French château. (more…)
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Vanity Fair
Manor house where William Makepeace Thackery wrote ‘Vanity Fair’ for sale for £2.95 million (more…)
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Picture of the Week: Mastering the mobile
Contrasting new and old mobile technology
Most of our readers and contributors are the sort to delight in new mobile phones, yet a few of us still prefer the simplicity of the classics. (more…)
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Supersize me
Two new luxury cars hit the roads: ‘The Steeple Times’ takes a look at the Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class and the Land Rover Range Rover Holland & Holland (more…)
