The gavel is poised to fall on the sale of 29 ordinary objects: including a handmade key, a book, a pair of sunglasses and an ID. Yet their sale raises an extraordinary question: when does a revered leader’s legacy become so central to a nation’s identity that it can no longer be treated as private property?
BOOK REVIEWS
Michael Stevenson’s Samuel Daniell: A Life of an Artist in Southern Africa and Ceylon, 1799–1811 stands as a work of rare distinction: sumptuous in production, meticulous in scholarship, and deeply rewarding in intellectual substance.
BLUE PLAQUES
The building is named after Sir George Manners, a director of African City Properties Trust, the company that built it in 1937. It complements Ansteys, designed by the same architects, Emley and Williamson. The smooth curves and fluid form minimise wind resistance - so important to the design of cars, ships and aircraft in those days. The fluted surface adds to sense of vertical progression.