"Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics...
Relocation of the"Winged Victory of Samothrace" for safety during World War II. 1939.
Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Boeckhorst, "King David Playing the Harp" . 1616.
"Existence is a party. You join after its started and you leave before its finished."- Elsa Maxwell
"Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows."- Dante Alighieri
Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, Duke of Alba
Pink coral tiara.
Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore. Bernard Boutet de Monvel. 1929.
"Its a barrier and also a form of self respect. We are the only species on earth that clothe ourselves, so why dont clothe ourselves well."- Daphne Guinness
“The children will not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does, and the King will not leave the country in any circumstances whatever.”- Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother, ...
"Dont forget to love yourself."- Kierkegaard
“You can find good fake diamonds in Chinatown if you look. If it’s not too symmetrical and the metal is slightly blackened, it looks real.”- Daphne Guinness on her jewellery
"In Egypt, when someone asked Dovima what she thought of Africa the model replied: "Africa? Who said anything about Africa? This is Egypt!" When they explained that Eg...
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