The Festival of Speed held at Goodwood was attended by more celebrity drivers than ever. In the holding paddock I photographed F1 drivers, Le Mans winners, an actor and a tv chef. Photographs by Marcia White Racing Motorcycles Keanu Reeves…
Joseph Fiennes as Ross – Lawrence of Arabia
Joseph Fiennes stars in Terence Rattigan’s 1960 play Ross. An epic, probing drama revealing the deeply conflicted Englishman behind the heroic legend, Lawrence of Arabia. By Marcia White Arrogant, flippant, withdrawn and with a talent for self-concealment, Aircraftman Ross…
A Blaze of Light: A New Play at the New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
A BLAZE OF LIGHT by Sue Shattock Memory, guilt, nostalgia, humour and passion combine to create an uplifting backstage ensemble drama. In 2015, an old man starts a part-time job at a theatre, where he toured as a stage-manager in…
Goodwood Breakfast Club Dates for 2016
Breakfast Club Dates for 2016 – Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit, near Chichester, West Sussex. Each Breakfast Club Meeting has a unique theme, from supercars and soft-tops to pre-1966 cars. Bring your special car to show or come along and admire…
1954 Aston Martin DB3S: Car of the Silver Screen
THE 1954 ASTON MARTIN DB3S: CAR OF THE SILVER SCREEN RACED BY THE GREAT STIRLING MOSS, NOW OFFERED AT BONHAMS A rare Aston Martin Works team car – chassis number DB3S/5 – which was campaigned in period by such legendary…
Etsy An Affordable Place for Outstanding Jewellery
Etsy, like eBay and Amazon, allows individuals to list their own items, including jewellery and handbags. However, unlike the aforementioned, Etsy is used by creatives to sell handmade and handcrafted goods, as well as vintage items. The metaphor of buying from…
BLACK BADGE ROLLS ROYCE LIFESTYLE STATEMENT
“Black Badge is an attitude to life, an aspect of the Rolls-Royce brand that appeals to those people who are elusive and defiant, the risk takers and disruptors who break the rules and laugh in the face of convention. They…
SAPPHIRES SOAR AS THEY BECOME THE MUST-HAVE GEM
SAPPHIRES SOAR AS THEY BECOME THE MUST-HAVE GEM FOR 2016 ACCORDING TO BONHAMS Top: a ring set with a cabochon-cut Kashmir sapphire, 7.13 carats, estimated at £50,000 to £70,000. Below: A fine pink sapphire set in a Cartier…
MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS, COLOURED GEMS, SIGNED JEWELLERY
MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS, COLOURED GEMS AND SIGNED JEWELLERY HEADLINE BONHAMS LONDON FINE JEWELLERY SALE Magnificent diamonds from Harry Winston and coloured stones are set to go under the hammer at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London next month (20 April 2016),…
Goodwood Festival of Speed Action Photographs
Goodwood Festival of Speed As we approach that time of the year, I thought it would be a good idea to show you some of the action from recent years. This is definitely one of the world’s greatest events. Spectacular…
Gratitude A Powerful Attitude – The Meaning of Life?
Gratitude, so simple and yet so hard. By Marcia White. Research on the science of Gratitude could improve the lives of millions, if not billions of people around the world. The University of California is helping the general public to…
ROYAL JEWELS AND RARE GEMS ACHIEVE TOP PRICES AT FINE JEWELLERY SALE
FINE JEWELLERY SALE AT BONHAMS LONDON ROYAL JEWELS AND RARE GEMS ACHIEVE TOP PRICES Bonhams jewellery sale sets three new world records Christmas has come early for a number of lucky bidders following Bonhams London’s last Fine Jewellery sale of…
JAGGER SETS WORLD RECORD AT BONHAMS MODERN ART SALE
THE OTHER JAGGER SETS WORLD RECORD AT BONHAMS MODERN ART SALE The Conscientious Objector, by David Jagger, sold for £115,300 The Conscientious Objector, a painting by David Jagger, sold for more than 23 times its pre-sale estimate of £5,000-8,000 at…
NEW WAY TO SHOP BONHAMS’ HOME & INTERIORS SALE
THE NEW WAY TO SHOP BONHAMS’ FIRST HOME AND INTERIORS SALE L-R: An impressive Syrian mother-of-pearl, bone and ebonised parquetry inlaid hardwood kneehole desk, estimate £3,000-5,000; An Italian pink chandelier in the manner of Venini, estimate £1,500-2,000; A French…
A Kiss by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky
SVEDOMSKY’S ‘A KISS’ LEADS BONHAMS’ RUSSIAN SALE Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky, A Kiss; estimate £80,000 – 120,0000 A Kiss, one of the finest works by Russian master Pavel Aleksandrovich Svedomsky (1848 – 1904), will lead The Russian Sale…
GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON
EXCEPTIONAL BUDDHIST GILT-BRONZE FIGURES LEAD BONHAMS’ FINE CHINESE ART SALE IN LONDON including a rare and large gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, estimate £90,000 – 120,000. Bonhams will offer a range of carefully selected Chinese ceramics and works of art including jades,…
ENIGMATIC MASTER’S FINEST WORK: Francesco Zanin
ENIGMATIC MASTER’S FINEST WORK ON OFFER AT BONHAMS’ 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN PAINTINGS SALE: Francesco Zanin Francesco Zanin, The Piazza San Marco, Venice, in the early hours of the last evening of carnival; estimate US$100,000 – 150,000 Francesco Zanin’s dramatic…
Chekhov: Platonov, Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is currently showing the Young Chekhov Season, this is an extraordinary event. Performed by an ensemble of 23 actors sharing 50 roles, each play can be seen as a single performance or they can be enjoyed as…
Settrington Cup: Pedal Cars at Goodwood
Pedal Cars assembled in the in the holding paddock, the eager young drivers sitting in their Austin J40s, awaiting the start of The Settrington Cup at Goodwood Revival Meeting, September 2015. More than 32,000 J40 pedal cars were built in…
What can I eat?
What can I eat? By Marcia White. Harvard Medical School recommend beans, lentils, pulses and legumes. They provide a good supply of vitamins and minerals plus other healthy nutrients, they lower blood sugars, they lower the “bad” or harmful cholesterol…