Personal Reflections·
Rembrandt at Sotheby's
Rembrandt sold for a hammer price of £12.6 million
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Personal Reflections·
A country get away
Marvellous Mapperton, home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, is a glorious Jacobean sandstone manor house set in a romantic valley surrounded by hills and rolling countryside.
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Personal Reflections·
Et in Arcadia Ego...
Inspired by the great landscape painters of the 17th century, particularly Claude Lorrain (1600-82), Stourhead is a living painting.
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Personal Reflections·
Hair today...
Some of us might be sporting some decidedly outrageous hair styles during this period due to the lack of being able to visit the necessary barbers or hairdressers. Worry not though, looking back we should really not be too concerned as there seems to have been much individual spirit in this department through the ages….. […]
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Personal Reflections·
Is it…or isn’t it?
Further to my blog post last week it’s come to my attention that a fantastic Rembrandt self portrait, one of only three left in private hands, is coming up for sale at Sotheby’s in July. This was a picture which previously was dismissed as being by the master but has now been reappraised. This follows […]
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Personal Reflections·
Return to Normality
I’m not entirely convinced about all the talk that the antiques and auction world is going to change irrevocably due to the coronavirus. In some quarters the belief is that reluctant web participants have naturally had to alter their ways to stay connected with the world and, more particularly, stay connected with auctions and the […]
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Personal Reflections·
Dreaming of Escape
During this lockdown period we have heard a lot said about once bustling regions and places being bereft of the throngs once taken for granted. This has had a positive, and as time goes on, an increasingly negative affect. The poor Venetians spring to my mind. Many weeks back we marvelled at the sight of […]
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News·
Go Hang!
During this strange period we are currently living through my mind as been drawn to some of the walls of my house. During our normally very busy lives we sometimes don’t have the luxury of time to dwell upon those interior dilemmas closer to home. Fuelled with a sense of purpose and urgency I launched […]
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