Pair of French Louis XVI style carved and painted wooden and upholstered bedsteads, with arched guilloche moulded headboard flanked by fluted acanthus capped tapered supports with acorn finials, raised on fluted tapered feet, with guilloche moulded runners and conforming footboards, reupholstered in linen, 122cm x 208cm x 116cm high approx (2) 40 Winks, London In 2009 interior designer David Carter, opened his stately East London townhouse home to guests as 40 Winks, the world’s first “micro boutique hotel.” Designed not for scale but for soul, it offered just two rooms and an experience described by German Vogue as “the most beautiful small hotel in the world.” What began as a labour of love soon became a global sensation. The world’s leading fashion and design magazines, from Vogue and Elle Decor to Tatler and The Guardian, featured 40 Winks, each enchanted by its magical, immersive atmosphere. “It’s like slipping down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole,” wrote Tatler. “Witty and whim...