MANSION GLOBAL

Originally published on mansionglobal.com

VILLA LAS VEGAS

Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn is looking to cash out on his lavish Las Vegas mansion after listing it recently for $US25 million ($35.76 million). The palatial European-style villa, located on the city’s so-called Billionaires’ Row, has been in Wynn’s hands since 2018, when an entity linked to the tycoon bought the home for $US13 million. Spanning more than 13,500 square feet (1254 sq m), the property has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, and recently had a $US16 million-plus renovation, according to a news release from listing agency Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties. “The current owner completely reimagined the space, creating a timeless experience with incomparable finishes and museum-quality art protection and display,” listing agent Ivan Sher, principal of The Ivan Sher Group, says. Wynn, 78, is a well-known art lover whose personal collection reportedly includes works by Picasso and Monet. The house is fitted with a state-of-the-art media room, a family room with a wine closet, a games room and a caretaker’s wing. The master suite has his-and-her closets and bathrooms, including a custom shower designed to resemble a luxury yacht. “No detail has been overlooked,” Sher says, “including gilded doors, plush silk carpeting and mohair fabric walls.” LIZ LUCKING

SCULPTURE PARK

This carefully restored former terracotta factory is perfect for a city dweller looking for a change of pace. The two-storey villa, on the market for €4.9 million ($7.99 million), is in the heart of Italy’s Chianti Classico region and offers plenty of open space and greenery. Its vast windows and covered terraces have stunning views of the Chianti mountains.

Inside are large rooms for entertaining, a basement office, and a separate apartment for guests or staff. There are 65,000 square feet (6039sq m) of landscaped gardens, with an infinity pool and gazebo. The villa’s wine cellar can be stocked with world-class selections from the surrounding vineyards.

“La Fornace is one of the most striking properties I have seen in Tuscany,” says Jelena Cvjetkovic, a director at Savills Global Residential. “Its vernacular style and architecture blends with the landscape, and then once inside you are struck by the floor-to-ceiling windows, rarely found in a property in this area.” Brolio Castle, where the recipe for chianti is said to have been created, can be seen in the distance.

“The owners have sympathetically restored this former terracotta factory and have created a comfortable modern home while retaining a nod to its industrial heritage,” Cvjetkovic says. “The old kiln, for example, would make a wonderful media room.” PORTIA CROWE

LONDON MANOR

A Grade II-listed manor house in south London that was once part of the Beaufoy & Co vinegar distillery has hit the market for £12 million ($21.548 million). The seven-bedroom detached Georgian home, in Vauxhall, has a lavish interior, a two-bedroom detached annexe and landscaped gardens.

The fully renovated home was part of a factory built by vinegar distiller and philanthropist John Henry Beaufoy in 1812. Caron Place, as it is known, is not what you expect to find in inner London, said selling agent Keir Waddell of Knight Frank, which is handling the sale. “It is a private Grade II-listed house with a country house look that is grand in both volume and size,” he says. CLAIRE CARPONEN