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A ‘Gatsby’ gift list: Desirable objects from the era

What exactly defines ‘Gatsby style’? We are so used to film portrayals of the 1920s fictional character, that a certain look is forever etched into our consciousness...

Looking in the Classic Driver Marketplace we found a tonneau-shaped gold watch, a wooden motor boat for days out exploring Long Island Sound, and many extravagant cars, all long of bonnet and rich in leather, inch-thick paintwork and chrome.

And if you can pop some bearer bonds next to that crisp white handkerchief in your breast pocket, so much the better.