July 10, 2009 11:37 pm

Belgravia’s ‘super-prime’ sale

By Sean Smith

IN Visual Journalism

Hugh House, in Eaton Square, Belgravia, which was sold recently at a significant discount to the guide price of £45 million, has been held by agents as a further sign of a market recovery, having seen prices rise last quarter in the so-called ‘super-prime’ market for the first time in almost a year.

The marble entrance hall has an indoor swimming pool at the foot of a sweeping stone serpentine staircase with a huge opal-roof lantern above
The master suite (on the left of the picture) occupies the entire second floor and sits above the grand drawing room which occupies the entire first floor
Access to all floors is from the main staircase, however there is a lift that reaches all floors, and a staircase solely for servants' use
As well as a master suite on the first floor there are six other bedrooms dispersed liberally on the other five floors of this Victorian mansion
As well as seven bedrooms the £45 million central London mansion has seven bedrooms and two shower rooms, separate staff accommodation and a kitchen in the basement. The property has sat empty since it was sold by Lily Safra in 2005 for £20.4m

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