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  • Take Me To The Titanic

    Take Me To The Titanic

    Apartment in mansion block in Sloane Square for sale for £6.2 million in spite of needing updating; it is within the building from which a Mayor of Chelsea lived and departed to his death on RMS Titanic

     

    A third floor flat in a portered mansion block on Sloane Square has gone on sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons in spite of being decorated like a relic from the 1980s. It is situated above Hugo Boss’ flagship store and within Grade II listed Wyndham House, the building from which a former Mayor of Chelsea went to his untimely death aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912.

     

    Previously priced at £6.5 million ($8.4 million, €7.7 million or درهم30.9 million) when marketed by Russell & Simpson in February 2016, the 2,684 square foot lateral apartment includes a 30-foot long reception room, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and features such details as ornate ceiling friezes and plasterwork and working fireplaces. A larger 5 bedroom flat within Wyndham House sold for the staggering sum of £12 million ($15.5 million, €14.2 million or درهم57 million) in July 2015 according to Land Registry records.

     

    Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912
    Wyndham House resident and Mayor of Chelsea from 1909 to 1911 Charles Head (1869 – 1912) perished aboard RMS Titanic, his body was never recovered but a sundial was erected in his memory in nearby Cadogan Place Gardens

     

    Aside from being one of Chelsea’s grandest residential blocks, Wyndham House was at home to one of the victims of the Titanic maritime disaster in the early 1900s and it was from here that Charles Head, Mayor of Chelsea between 1909 and 1911, went to his death in April 1912. Head, a Cambridge educated barrister turned director of Head & Co. insurance brokers and underwriters at Lloyds of London, was a well known supporter of the arts, a councilor from 1906 and had only married 18 months earlier. He travelled alone on a £42 first class ticket (the equivalent of £4,400, $5,700, €5,200 or درهم20,900 today) on the Titanic’s maiden voyage and bizarrely had taken out a £25,000 insurance policy “against ocean accidents”. His precaution left his widow very well provided for given such a sum was the equivalent of £2.6 million today ($3.4 million, €3.1 million or درهم12.4 million).

     

    Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912 Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912Take Me To The Titanic – Wyndham House, Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AR – For sale for £6.2 million ($8 million, €7.3 million or درهم29.5 million) through Cluttons – Home to Christopher Head (1869 – 1912), former Mayor of Chelsea, who died on the RMS Titanic on 15th April 1912

  • A Smoking Aston

    A Smoking Aston

    1996 Aston Martin shooting brake complete with humidor to be sold at auction

    One of just three 1996 Aston Martin V8 coupé shooting brake conversions is to be offered for sale at auction by Bonhams in May.

    A Smoking Aston – 1996 Aston Martin V8 Sportsman coupé shooting brake conversion – To be auctioned by Bonhams on 13th May 2017 at Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell Works Service – Estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($384,000 to $449,000, €358,000 to €418,000 or درهم1.4 million to درهم1.6 million)
    The car’s most unusual extra is this humidor

    The left hand drive, automatic 1996 Aston Martin V8 Sportsman estate offered is presented in British Racing Green with matching interior trim and “plentiful walnut embellishment”. Ordered as one of a pair by two Swiss brothers, the car was rebuilt by the factory in 1999 and then sold to a French art collector based in Monaco.

     

    Upgraded with a satellite navigation system, the vehicle has covered just 13,000 miles from new and is described as being “a very clean car”. Auctioneers Bonhams have set an estimate of £300,000 to £350,000 ($384,000 to $449,000, €358,000 to €418,000 or درهم1.4 million to درهم1.6 million) and will offer the vehicle at their 13th May sale at Aston Martin’s Newport Pagnell Works Service.

  • A Blank Canvas

    A Blank Canvas

    Chelsea “studio with living rooms” built for Augustus John and later owned by Dame Grace Fields DBE available to rent

     

    Though the Pembrokeshire born artist, bohemian and pacifist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) was best known for his portraits of Lawrence of Arabia and Dylan Thomas, he is also said to have fathered as many as 100 children over the course of his life. A Grade II listed “Dutch farmhouse-style” studio he built and occupied for twenty years in Chelsea, London is currently available to rent.

     

    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)
    This vast studio room is the most impressive feature of 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6U

     

    Built in 1913 to 1914 from designs by a Dutch architect named Robert van ’t Hoff and Grade II listed, 28 Mallord Street cost an estimated £2,200 to build (the equivalent of £233,000, $291,000, €272,000 or درهم1.1 million today). It includes features influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and was described by Augustus John as “my new studio with living rooms” on completion. He lived there until 1934 and though initially delighted by the building’s “solidity and tautness”, ultimately termed it “this damned Dutch shanty” and moved to a new, purpose-built ferro-concrete at Fryern Court in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.

     

    Owned by the thrice married actress and singer Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979) – who described it as “feeling like home” and “a love nest” – in the 1930s and sold for £5.4 million in 2009 (the equivalent of £6.6 million, $8.2 million, €7.7 million or درهم30.2 million today). 28 Mallord Street is now available to rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) or £494,000 per year ($616,000, €576,000 or درهم2.3 million per year) through Aylesford International.

     

    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)
    Augustus John OM, RA was celebrated for brilliant figure drawings, and for a new technique of oil sketching; his work was often favourably compared with Gauguin and Matisse
    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)
    A Blue Plaque commemorating the artist was installed on the building in 1981
    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)
    28 Mallord Street in 1981
    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)
    Actress and singer Dame Gracie Fields OBE took up occupancy of the building soon after Augustus John sold it

     

    Expanded to provide 5,109 square foot of accommodation over five levels, the house is dominated by a 38’3” by 25’2” studio reception room with a ceiling height of 18’4” and also includes upto 6 bedrooms, 2 kitchens and a temperature controlled wine cellar with Hermès wallpaper.

     

    Aylesford describe 28 Mallord Street as “a true family home, the ultimate blank canvas and ideal for any art collector”. They offer it on an unfurnished basis.

     

    A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)A Blank Canvas – 28 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, SW3 6DU – To rent for £9,500 per week ($11,800, €11,100 or درهم43,500 per week) through Aylesford – Built for artist Augustus John (1878 – 1961) and later home to Dame Gracie Fields OBE (1898 – 1979)

  • Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    My driving force is being able to bridge the gap between international investors and local markets. Being a member of the fifth generation of my family, my guiding force is maintaining the business standards set forth by my ancestors.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    ‘More is more, work smart not hard’ and ‘Well done is better than well said’.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    This is relative depending on the realm of the industry you are in. Two of the things that I find unacceptable are dishonesty and lack of communication.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    I miss my high school days when I had no responsibility and was surrounded by intellectual people. Maybe this has a lot to do with my young age and my active business life, even then. I feel I never got to be reckless after graduating from high school in Switzerland and became very responsible and focused instead.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    I would swap my wealth for helping end hunger and poverty throughout the world. Most people don’t have awareness of what the world’s real needs are.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the state of the financial system?

    Based on that comment, that statement is truthful. Based on that statement, today the banking system is changing for the better. I believe in the short-term we will see a lot of improvements.

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    I used to think: “The worst thing in life is to end up alone”. It’s not: “The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone”. The reason why I hate this phrase is because it is so true.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    Charity does start at home. Growing up, my parents emphasised the importance of charity and then it became a way of life, a routine. I have volunteered in Zambia to help build schools and teach kids. Whilst there, we also took 500 mattresses to the schools in different tribes. Today, my family’s foundation helps hundreds of children with scholarships to study and become successful members of their communities.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    There is always a risk using any kind of technology regardless if it is security based or not. However, I think there is a strong need for technology, especially with the fast pace of the business world these days.

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Mozart and Picasso.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    I hope that won’t be my reality ever. However, to answer your question, I would like to eat the judge who sentenced me to death.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Lunchtime usually is the time to start. However, at weekends, noon bellinis are acceptable.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini; a very, very dirty martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    I do enjoy my own parties because I pay so much attention to the details prior. It means that, during the event itself, I can put all my energy and efforts into entertaining my guests.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    My grandmother is one of the most positive people I know and my COO, Tanya, always calms me down when I get a little wound up.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Eating chocolate late at night.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    Even though I have a tattoo of the OHM sign, it does not really sum me up. I wish it did. My other one, Dum Spiro Spero (When I Breath I Hope), would be the one to describe me. I tend to hope and dream and work hard to make my dreams come true.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    A Bentley – Fast and furious, yet classy and comfortable.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    That I am humble and relatable to is a surprise to most people. Considering my background and my current motivation to succeed on another level, people don’t expect it.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    I have a small sculpture by Jeff Koons.

     

    Emir Bahadir is a 25-year old entrepreneur based in New York. He was educated at the American School in Switzerland and New York University. Bahadir is the founder and CEO of the BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm, invests in tech startup firms and is also an art collector.

     

    Follow him on Instagram at @emirbahadir and use his own hashtag, #bahadiring

     

    Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of InstagramEmir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of Instagram Emir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of InstagramEmir Bahadir – What’s on your mantelpiece? The Steeple Times conducts a 20 question interview with 25-year old New York based BHDR real estate brokerage and development firm founder Emir Bahadir – He is also a star of the website Rich Kids of Instagram

  • Nolan Browne – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    Nolan Browne – What’s on your mantelpiece?

    A 20-question interview with Nolan Browne, manager of London’s Taschen store and Gallery Nolan Browne

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Ambition.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    Rubbish in, rubbish out.

     

    Kerry Katona was considered unacceptable in 2007. Who or what is unacceptable in 2016?

    Homelessness and Donald Trump.

     

    Tony Blair misses being Prime Minister. What do you miss most in your life?

    A couple of people.

     

    What might you swap all your wealth for?

    I wouldn’t.

     

    Donald Trump was once a case of: “If you owe the bank a thousand, they close you down; but if you owe the bank a billion, you own the bank”. What’s your view on the banking crisis?

    Is there still a crisis?

     

    What phrase or word do you most loathe?

    ‘Take care’.

     

    In the UK, some people consider charity to “begin at home”. What’s your view and what causes do you personally support?

    I detest chuggers and I’m running the Royal Park Half Marathon in October for Shelter, who help the homeless.

     

    The judge in Law Abiding Citizen states: “I can pretty much do whatever I want” before being blown up whilst answering her mobile phone. What’s your view on the appropriate use of such devices?

    Don’t text while driving or cycling. Remarkable that people do it.

     

    If you could fill a carriage on The Orient Express, who would be your fellow passengers?

    Woody Allen and Magritte and a billionaire, just to find out exactly how you get that rich.

     

    If you were unfortunate enough to end up on death row, what would be your last meal and where would you eat it?

    I doubt you could wander too far, so maybe a nice Harrods hamper in the prison yard.

     

    What time is it acceptable to consume the first drink of the day?

    Anytime depending on the occasion.

     

    A Negroni, a martini or a cup of tea?

    A martini.

     

    Whose parties do you enjoy the most and why?

    Arty ones – always full of characters and great chat.

     

    Who is the most positive person you know?

    Both of my sisters are very positive.

     

    What’s your most guilty pleasure?

    Thomas Pink shirts.

     

    If a tattoo were to sum you up, what would it be of?

    No answer.

     

    If you were a car, what marque would you be?

    Any kind of Ferrari.

     

    Cilla Black presented Surprise, Surprise. Tell us the most surprising thing about you.

    I was born in Bangkok.

     

    What’s currently sitting on your mantelpiece?

    A wedding invitation and some art related postcards.

     

    Nolan Browne is the manager of London’s TASCHEN Store and Gallery Nolan Browne. Travel and art are in his blood and he is the son of a diplomat and an art collector. Browne was born in Bangkok, grew up in New York, Somalia, Ukraine and Rwanda and went to school in the UK. While at university, he founded Unscene Art, a pop-up platform for emerging artists. It was dubbed “The student Turner Prize” by i-D magazine. Pitstops at White Cube and Phillips Auction House led him to TASCHEN – where he is fast turning the London store into one of the capital’s art destinations.

     

    Follow him on Instagram at @nolanbrowne.

     

     

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    Lawrence Van Hagen

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    Daniela Zahradnikova

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    Reader Offer: What makes art sell? – A panel debate

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    A luxury estate

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    Return of the Ed

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