Art & Collecting
All the Fun of the Fair
Forget sipping tepid Chablis under harsh lighting: the new fine and decorative arts fair makes antiques shopping chic, says Sophie Walker
Spear's Watch Club
The readers of Spear’s have a particular place in their hearts for watches, and so we are responding with a chance to get up close and chronometrical with them
Art Spins On
How the art world – or art circus to be more exact - has changed since we first commissioned artist Adam Dant's 'The Art Bank'.
PINTA Q&A
PINTA, New York's annual Latin American art fair, is making its first appearance in London this June. As a warm-up, Spear's talked to Alejandro Zaia, chairman of PINTA about what the continent has to offer art-lovers.
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Painting)
When he puts down the plectrum, he picks up the paintbrush. Bob Dylan, not known as a visual artist for the greater part of his five-decade-long career, has in the past couple of years revealed his skills as a draughtsman and a painter.
Giac's Back
UPDATED WITH $106.5M PICASSO SALE // Is the $100 million sale of a Giacometti last night a renaissance or an outrider? And where is the money coming from?
Best of British
The desire is in the detail, finds Zain Alatas, as a fleet of Bentleys ferry him around London
Family Jewels
Ivan Lindsay on the jewellery-making genius of Carl Fabergé and his great-grandchildren’s bid to bring the brand back to life
Packing a Punch
Leading luggage designer Bill Amberg has distilled the essence and quality of Johnnie Walker Blue Label into his latest collection of men’s accessories
Unbillable Hours
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Spear's Wire
The Hedgehog
Spear's Spiky Undercover Agent Dishes the Gossip
