Page 104 - Classics Issue

The word picnic frst appeared in English texts in the mid-1700s, and may have entered the English language from this French word or from the German Picknick.”The Picnic has become a global pass time but I like to believe it all started somewhere in England but there is evidence that the French, Germans and Swedes may have taken their food outside back in 1692. The Americans have tried to ‘picnic’ but always revert to barbecuing everything which just isn’t cricket.I have selected a few interesting accessories to help your Picnicking event go with a swing this summer wherever it may be.Unit 2. The Picnic Hamper. This Unit contains the very best in the world of fne cutlery and crockery from the sublime Haviland collection and hold four sets of the award winning Alta Robbe and Berking silver cutlery collection. So that’s four cups and saucers, four plates, four sets of silver cutlery, knives, forks, spoons and teaspoons. The whole unit is supplied with rubber inserts to protect the contents and aid noise free stowage. 3. The Storage Hamper. The third unit contains a beautiful cashmere picnic rug and an open storage food and additional drinks compartment. This unit is also fully trimmed in Bentley hide.All three units are trimmed in beluga exterior and can be selected with any of the following interior trim colours: Beluga, Camel, Hotspur, Linen, Magnolia or New Market tan (my favourite) or one that matches your Bentley trim. You can also have this monogrammed. Oh they can be used as occasional seating as well. Bentley as usual think of everything.All three units ft in an ingenious docking system allowing easy access at your event and they easily push back in to allow a generous boot space.The RRP is £21,000 secures the ultimate picnic accessory and a mere £ 162,700 for the car to put it in.Available from Jack Barclay www.bentleymotors.comFor the ultimate picnic experience Mulliner has created a new and exclusive hamper. The Linley Hamper contains the fnest examples of cutlery, crockery and glassware in the world.Composed of three hand trimmed hamper units, each integrated into the boot space of the Bentley Bentayga using a sophisticated tray mechanism for this the ultimate SUV. Unit 1. Champagne Cooler. This unit is an illuminated cooling compartment for two bottles of your fne champagne and four Bentley crystal champagne futes.Utilising a 12v cooling unit which will maintain the perfect temperature for at least 10 hours. The unit simply plugs into the boot socket of your Bentayga. There is also a fying B Bentley bottle stopper, not that you will ever need it, in unit 2.Christopher Dunhill rolls out his picnic mat and gets ready for the seasonBASKET CASEBENTLEY104