Sotheby's has seen recent success in the salesroom, selling a Gustav Klimt painting for a record $236.4 million in November 2025 / Image: Shutterstock Sotheby’s is now giving sellers an option to ...

The quality of antique diamonds can vary, but the best of the best speak for themselves// Image: Hancocks Much has been written about the homogenisation of celebrity faces in recent years. The same ...

From the Moon landings to Meta, from IBM to the iPhone, technology over the past 60 years has been all about American pre-eminence. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk – a roll-call of titans. In ...

The Aso caldera is the result of four massive volcanic eruptions, the last of which took place 90,000 years ago // Image: Alamy In the minds of many international visitors, there are perhaps four ...

Hedge funds and other financial firms have flocked to Abu Dhabi in recent years // Image: Shutterstock Abu Dhabi has also attracted major hedge funds such as Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace, which ...

For distinguished families, consulting top-drawer college admissions advisers is a strategic investment in their children’s long-term success Each approach to university admissions reflects a ...

What does it take to be a first-class butler – a gentleman’s gentleman in the style of Bertie Wooster’s indispensable valet, Jeeves? I have always wondered how masters of this craft learn to develop ...

'If you’re a billion-plus, you probably have some weight. But even if you’re in the hundreds of millions, [the banks] are just not very good.' // Illustration: Ignacio Ledesma Anthony Thomson has ...

Daniel Shamoon has worked with the Nobu brand for over 10 years // Image: Daniel Shamoon The helicopter journey from Antigua to its sister island of Barbuda takes around 15 minutes, just long enough ...

From marriage proposals to impromptu table tennis tournaments – the modern practitioners of the historic craft of butlering have their work cut out ...

Jessica de Rothschild caught up with Spear’s to discuss her philanthropic journey and her efforts to empower refugee women through education. ‘I have been a trustee of my family’s Eranda Rothschild ...

The Swiss watchmaker has teamed up with Brough Superior to create the RMB01, a track-only bike limited to 150 examples worldwide - and his first collaboration with another brand that isn't a watch 'A ...