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An ornate carved pool table. With travelling, I’ve not had a game on it in two years.
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A mink coat in 1975 (it was the done thing then). It cost me £5,500.
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An Elizabeth Peyton painting.
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Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
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