Mansions

To writer Rudyard Kipling, Kolkata was “The City of Dreadful Night”. To novelist Dominique Lapierre, it is “The City of Joy”, and to architectural conservationist Manish Chakraborti, it is “The City that Needs Saving”.Chakraborti, a fast-talking 42-year-old Bengali, is on a mission to rescue Kolkata’s colonial-era buildings from the ravages of time. It’s his life … Continue reading »

Contact Me Mission A blog on my love of Victorian and Edwardian paintings. Please note over 70,000 painters of this period, many very obscure, have been identified and this blog concentrates on those that have come up for auction in the last ten years or so. It is mainly compiled using old auction catalogues with … Continue reading »

Looking to buy property in Toronto? Yes we know it is not exactly the most exotic location out there, but the 9 High Point Road property will certainly grab headlines. If not for its location then for its mind-boggling price. The beautiful estate is on the market for $26,800,000 and we wonder if the sellers … Continue reading »

Trump Buys, Destroys Broke Divorcee’s Front Yard 2:35 pm, July 1st | by Hillary Reinsberg Bank of America is trying to sell the foreclosed mansion that belonged to Patricia Kluge, the one-time wealthiest divorcee ever. The only problem: they don’t own the front yard. Donald Trump does. Of course he does. We told you recently … Continue reading »

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7:17 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2011 Katharine Hepburn probably wouldn’t recognize the oceanfront mansion in the Fenwick section of Old Saybrook, which had been in the Hepburn family since 1913 before being sold for $6 million in 2004, a year after the screen icon died. Frank Sciame, a New York construction company owner, and his … Continue reading »

If you were a socialite in the Newport of 1913, you would be familiar with the Blue Garden created at Beacon Hill House for Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James — a sensation whose debut was described in the Newport Daily as “one of the most novel entertainments ever seen in Newport.” The garden’s fame was spread … Continue reading »

At home with Courteney Cox: Friends star opens the doors of her magnificent Malibu mansion By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:55 AM on 1st July 2011 Courteney Cox has opened the doors of her new Malibu home to celebrate the completion of renovations on the 1950s property. The Cougar Town star was forced … Continue reading »

A Findlay school teacher who was recently bequeathed an old Findlay mansion has begun the process of restoration with the discovery of a sculpture in a Maple Grove Cemetery crypt. Eric Van Renterghem, a Findlay High School social studies teacher who was a close friend with the house’s most recent owner, Caroline Roberts, became fascinated … Continue reading »

Do you laptop-hop between Aurora, San Francisco Coffee, the library, and other neighborhood spots where you can get free Internet service and maybe a shot of caffeine? Do you wish there were another location option for that little meeting you’ve got to put together? There’s a fine new place, with an ample dose of serenity, … Continue reading »