WE HAVE LIFT OFF: BONHAMS SPACE HISTORY SALE ACHIEVES STRATOSPHERIC RESULT A lab model for the first Sputnik, a legendary space suit and a signed relic from first mission to moon all rocket past their estimates A full-scale vintage lab model of the…
The stunning Bentley and Peter Blake collaboration made a big impact at Bonhams 2016 Festival of Speed Auction. The world’s first and only British Pop Art Bentley. Hand-built by Bentley’s Mulliner division to a unique design by British Pop Art…
McLaren Racing through the ages at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2016. Photographs by Marcia White The F1GTR in the holding paddock prior to the Goodwood hillclimb. One of the most successful racing cars ever, having won at Le Mans and…
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…
WHO CARES: A NEW PLAY BY GREG MOSSE Playwright, author, editor and teacher Greg Mosse’s new work “Who Cares” featuring four young actors and two puppeteers who tell a story full of drama, sympathy, wit and imagination about growing up…
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 By Marcia White Arrogant, flippant, withdrawn and with a talent for self-concealment, Aircraftman Ross…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 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…
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…
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, 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 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 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 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 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, 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…
BONHAMS COMMENCE EUROPEAN MOTORING AUCTIONS WITH IMPRESSIVE GRAND PALAIS SALE Bonhams commence European motoring auctions for 2016 with an impressive variety of incredible collectors’ motor cars at Grand Palais Leading the charge, the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB, sold to a…
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…
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…
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…
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…