Hints and tips:
...Cut flowers were a luxury that adorned the city homes of the aristocracy and landed gentry. At a time of gas lamps and coal smog they must have been especially welcome....
...The venerable P & D Colnaghi & Co, dealers in paintings, drawings, still occupies 15 Old Bond Street; SJ Phillips, dealers in fine antique jewels and silver, was founded in 1869 and continues to operate...
...One response would be that markets, like landed English gentry, are simply impossible to understand completely....
...It is available through the FT Bookshop at £20, plus p&p, tel: +44 0870 429 5884; www.ft.com/bookshop The Hampton Court Palace Garden Flower Show runs from July 3-8, tel: +44 (0)20-7649 1885 www.rhs.org.uk...
...As well as telling Flemings’ own story through the exhibition, the gallery reveals how the massive collections of Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Unilever, Hiscox and others were developed....
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