Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen, as well as iconic sofa, among design classics at de Vere’s sale

Trio of hotel properties for sale offer five-star living at the heart of the capital’s embassy belt

The ‘branded Parisian’ needs to be reconstructed as ‘it’s been a long time since she’s looked like Brigitte Bardot’

Dubliner Carmel Snow gave Truman Capote his first major platform, and launched Dior and Balenciaga in the US market

Calendula, tagetes, sweet pea and poppies are just a few of the season’s flavours

Team are currently sixth in European show jumping championships in Rotterdam

Beauty: Olivier Polge’s fragrance project would terrify most perfumers

The singer and the luxury goods group look set to make a deal – and, possibly, history

The actor and Goop founder on eating what she likes, running a business, and being a perfectionist

In Conversation: Entrepreneur David McCourt lives in The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, where Peter McCann is the general manager

Extraordinary Emigrants: Fermanagh woman gathered intelligence on the Nazis for Britain

Interior designer Sara Cosgrove keeps things pale in her commercial work, but her Dún Laoghaire home features antique pieces and atmospheric shades

Paris Letter: After months of political wrangling, Michel Déon is finally to be buried at Montparnasse

Two raiders still at large as questions raised about security in luxury hotels