Sculptor Henry Moore has broken all records and burst through the roof as it fetched a staggering $30.24m for the Reclining Figure Festival that estimated to attract around $5.5m. This record has made it the most expensive piece of British sculpture ever. The bidding took place at Christie's in London for bidding Moore's Reclining Figure Festival, commissioned by the Arts Council for the Festival of Britain in 1951....
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and waste a second we must not. So, gear up and stat bidding via email from $800 and you can win the chance to have a romantic dinner on board a stationary Concorde. The idea was whipped up by British Airways where a lucky pair will get a royal treatment, red carpet and gourmet dinner and the likes, aboard the GBOAC aircraft. If your heart is as big as this excitement, you will be...
Apparently, the French believe in marking a generation every 20 years. Christian Louboutin is celebrating this landmark by unveiling its 20th anniversary capsule show collection featuring 20 different, very unique designs, very shortly after releasing a book in tribute. While we have loved Louboutin collections time and again for its bold and proud presence, this collection goes a mile farther with some designs that make you wonder twice before choosing for a get-up. It features a variety of styles...
Oozing elegance, luxury Swiss watch manufacturer since 1735 Blancpain, has unveiled this stunning timepiece for the Pre Basel 2012. The Blancpain Villeret Retrograde Seconds comes in an 18kt white gold case and has an AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and is water resistant to 30 meters. It boasts Swiss automatic Blancpain in-house caliber 7663Q movement, 34 jewels and a 3-day power reserve....
Last year Maurice Lacroix took a global leap with its never-stop-moving campaign. The brand that has scintillated watch connoisseurs with masterpieces at various shows and auctions, has unveiled its entry for the Pre-Basel 2012 with the Pontos S Diving Chronograph. Its case is stainless steel and has an AR-coated sapphire crystal. The watch is water resistant to 200 meters....
The Queen of England celebrates 60 years of her accession to the throne this year. John Walker & Sons, the Scotch Whisky Distillers by appointment to Her Majesty, will join in the celebrations by bottling the Diamond Jubilee by John Walker & Sons. This blend of rare scotch whiskies was distilled on February 6, 1952, the day she ascended the throne. The filling was overseen by David Gates, Grantee of John Walker & Sons’ Royal Warrant at the Royal...
The UK is going to have one very drunk queen. While celebrations are on track to celebrate her 60 years of accession to the throne, distillers are dusting their treasure troves to unveil their unique concoctions. Bottlers Master of Malt has unveiled a 60-year old whiskey bottled in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – the Glen Grant 60 Queen Elizabeth II. It was distilled on February 2, 1952 and bottled on February 2, this year by Scottish Bottlers...
The Constellation Quest Ferrari by Vertu is a treat for the eyes and the senses. The latest handset is packed with features and services that go a mile ahead to impress the owner and onlookers likewise. The phone comes with a unique coating which is as thin as 1/50 of a human hair but as strong as steel. This is also used by the car company on its engine parts. The Italian tradition runs in its appearance with handmade...
The world is becoming a much richer place. While road travel was once a luxury, the sea took over and the affluent spent several long hours contemplating a sale to bring home a jazzy yacht or boat. Now, luxury has vapourised and is air bound. London has grabbed interest by opening the world’s first corporate aviation showroom for business jet aircraft. The Jet Business will cater and meet, only by appointment, to ultra-high net worth individuals, government officials, royalty...
The men who sulk at women and their bag fascination can bite their tongue and iron their brows because this passion was not discovered off late. Italian luxury brand Gherardini has released a limited edition handbag which was inspired by a design created by Leonardo da Vinci. The design resembles that of painter’s drawing made around 1497. The fashion house utilized this design as a tribute to Florence. The bag, termed Pretiosa which means precious was designed by Carla...
Sometime back we enthralled your brains with the world’s largest privately-owned jelly fish tank. Now here is a chance for you to have one of your own, for $2,900. Although unlike the aforementioned aquarium which could accommodate up to 150 moon jelly fish, this one is a more modest version with just 10 allowed at one time. You could perhaps cram in more, but that would not then be such a pretty picture. This aquarium, called The Monaco, comes...
Rome has history embedded in its heart and soul, clearly apparent on the streets, roads, walls and air of the renowned city. What appears to be the most expensive property on sale in Rome as well as one of the most expensive in Europe is being offered for £26million ( about $40 million) now by the family of Iris Origo. She was the daughter of an American diplomat and an Anglo-Irish peer and was married to an Italian aristocrat,...
Ladies in the bygone era liked having them around their neck and over their entire body. But having it on your ears all day long to listen to your favourite tracks is just plain spooky and also quite disgusting. Beats is a pair of limited edition headphones by Dr Dre. It is made from fox-fur and costs $695. Clearly, something the PETA is not going to shut up about. So someone named Michelle Cho wrote Dre a letter requesting...
Don’t we all love a glass of good red wine? And the doctors aren’t all whine-y about its benefits, a prime one being for the heart. Also, it is nice to enjoy a glass poured from a traditional wine bottle and savored over good company and food. Someone had to think out of the box and Bordeaux-based sculptor Etienne Meneau went a mile extra. In order to show how wine becomes modern, the sculptor crated a series of decanters....
A group of seven girls from the Interiors Department of Manipal University in Dubai has proven how sheer talent could take them on an international platform of excellence. Winners of the INDEX Student Challenge 2011 redesigned the luxurious Italian Natuzzi sound chair. They presented four designs of which one that used Swarovski crystals won the bet. The chair which comes with features such as speakers and mp3 players is available for sale at the Natuzzi store on Shaikh Zayed...