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...Three London-based dealers in Old Master pictures — Charles Beddington, Johnny van Haeften and Fabrizio Moretti — all agree that the scheme works well....
...On the other side of town in Barlaston, Kate Turner, chief curator at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, has retrieved a leather-bound ceramic pattern book from the company’s archives....
...Both Sheikh and Pakistani artist Zahoor ul Akhlaq studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, and were astounded by the V&A’s originals after muted reproductions at home....
...Given how enduring the list is, my money is on the future William V finding the attrition rate among the UK top 10 still remaining low by the time he succeeds his father Charles III....
...“King Charles has regularly worn our cufflinks so it’s an obvious link,” says Deakin. He says the event is “good brand recognition” for British companies....
...A plaque above the organ nods to the city’s once-thriving ceramics industry, honouring local potter George Meakin, who in 1851 founded ceramics manufacturing company J & G Meakin with his brother James....
...“Duchesses would shop in her shop and also people who worked as secretaries,” says the V&A’s Lister. But careful marketing by the trio also played a role in the brand’s success....
...King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, grins in a carefree way not seen much in the five decades since....
...He loves it,” says Strong, the former head of the V&A and author of some waspish diaries in which few of the rich, famous and powerful are spared....
...Gone is McVicar’s twist on Verdi’s deus-ex-machina ending: rather than having the ghost of emperor Charles V spirit Don Carlo away from the Inquisitor’s vengeance, as written, McVicar had earlier resurrected...
...The house has won prizes at the V&A Illustration Awards, as well as being recognised in the book trade for its bindings, production and indexing....
...Li feared the worst, but the ticket collector merely waved him through, signalling his support for the protesters by making a V sign with his hand and smiling....
...By now Heseltine, wearing his trademark blue V-neck under a dark suit, is tucking into his soup....
...Once successful for his industrial and railway work, only a few small buildings survive, including his green shelters for cab drivers — there is one rather battered version outside the V&A....
...One was grateful for McVicar’s straightforward direction, and in an alternative to Verdi’s much criticised ending, wherein the ghost of emperor Charles V spirits away Don Carlos from the Grand Inquisitor...
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...Jakob Fugger of Augsburg, who financed the election of Charles V to emperor, was in his own day the richest man alive....
...More appealing were sleek column and tuxedo dresses with power shoulders, plunging V-necks and chunky gold buttons, which had a fierce glamour, as did oversized jackets worn with flares....
...The alliance this summer affirmed cyber incidents could trigger its mutual defence clause under Article V....
...His father was a foreman in the shipping department of a garment trade company....
...In Deià — prized for its artistic heritage as well as its dramatic scenery — homeowners and rental guests are staying for longer, says Charlie Hill of Charles Marlow, a sales and lettings agency....
...The US proposal received a more positive response from Vladimir Putin, who said Russia, which manufactures the Sputnik V vaccine, would support the move. “A pandemic is an emergency situation . . ....
...Charles Adu Boahen, Ghana’s deputy finance minister, said Accra was first because the WHO had approved its rollout plan, which was led by former WHO deputy director-general Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah....
...Westminster Abbey, London The site of coronations and royal weddings, the storied abbey has set up a vaccination hub in its Poets’ Corner where literary luminaries such as Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer...
...“The really great painters are the ones that change how other people paint, like Picasso,” said Charles Ellis, the former chair of Yale’s endowment....
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