Arts & Culture
The Lasting Portrait
An opinion piece by Lara & Bizzy Arnott of Arnott & Arnott Photography This month an oil-on-canvas portrait was unveiled in Washington…
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1206 Restaurant Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab Dubai Opens
There is something quietly compelling about a restaurant that takes its name from a secret. Tucked within the architecture of one of…
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Sotheby’s Offers Nanotyrannus “Jodi” at Auction
For decades, one of palaeontology’s most captivating arguments centred on a deceptively simple question: was the creature known as Nanotyrannus lancensis its…
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Bulgari Pink: 24-Carat Diamond Heads To Christie’s Geneva
There are rare objects that transcend the category of jewellery entirely. The Bulgari Pink is one of them. A 24.00-carat Fancy Intense…
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Blaquier-Arrieta Collection: $450M Sotheby’s Sale 2026
For more than half a century, one of the most significant private collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in existence has remained…
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Turner’s Rome From Mount Aventine: £50M Sotheby’s Auction
Nearly two centuries after J.M.W. Turner stood on the Aventine Hill and gazed out across Rome’s golden, haze-softened skyline, his definitive vision…
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Brian De Carvalho – Couture With a Cutting Edge
Brian De Carvalho – the self-taught London designer on razor-blade gowns, Lady Gaga and why exposure doesn’t pay the rent. There is…
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Princess Diana’s Revenge Dress at Sotheby’s Auction 2026
Princess Diana’s revenge dress to return to auction with a pre-sale estimate of £220,000. There are very few moments in fashion history…
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The Architecture the Gaming Rooms Paid For
In 1878, the Société des Bains de Mer demolished its casino at Monte Carlo and rebuilt the whole complex in under six…
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Grand Condé Pink Diamond Exhibition: Château de Chantilly 2026
There are gemstones, and then there are legends. The Pink Diamond, known historically as the Grand Condé, belongs firmly to the latter.…