World’s biggest canvas painting, the 17,000 sq ft ‘Journey of Humanity’, sells for $62million

The world’s largest canvas painting has sold for £45 million at auction in Dubai.   The ‘Journey of Humanity’ by British artist Sacha Jafri is split into 70 framed sections spanning 17,176 sq ft – equivalent to six tennis courts.  Andre Abdoune, a French national residing in the UAE, bought all 70 segments on Tuesday at an … Read more

Grade II listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor is for sale for £6.2million

A breathtaking Grade II-listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor has hit the market for £6.25million.   Longlands House was built for John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, understood to have been one of the first to persuade the Tudor King to annul his marriage to first wife Catherine of Aragon. The six-bedroom property in Henley-on-Thames has a … Read more

French villa close to Errol Flynn’s home on the Cote d’Azur on sale for £6.2million

A French villa in a picturesque town where numerous movies have been filmed has gone on sale for £6.2million. The classical home is in the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Cote d’Azur. For years its old town has attracted film directors as a natural movie set and welcomed stars such as Errol Flynn to take … Read more