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Iconic sculpture by Edgar Degas sold off for $19.1 million

At a recent auction at Sotheby’s in London, an iconic sculpture that is considered to be one of the most ambitious and iconic works by Edgar Degas fetched a staggering $19.1 million.

This sculpture of a young ballet dancer aged 14, assuming a delicate and subtle pose was bought by Sir John, chairman of Reading Football Club for $6.48 million in February 2004.

FYI: The sculpture of dance student Marie van Goethem was the only one exhibited by the French artist during his lifetime.

Roman Abramovich's New Year bash on Caribbean resort Island of Saint Barthelemy

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Owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich is reportedly going to hold a New Year bash for 250 people on the Caribbean resort Island of Saint Barthelemy. A fleet of private jets will be ready for guests to take them to this secluded island.

Only recently, Abramovich had purchased a 70 acre cove surrounded by hills that lead down to a beach for $86.4million.

Amenities include a swimming pool with swim-up bar, as well as an outdoor stage and cinema. Not to mention, there will also be drinks, food and performers (total budget for all this is est. at $4.8 million) to make this gala night memorable.

Gulf investors seek $3 billion buyout of Harrods

Harrods, a luxury department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, UK has been offered $3 billion by Qatari investors.

Owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed since 1985, the store has over one million square feet of selling space in over 330 departments. A major gulf based investor who is also the owner of Fulham Football Club, is now going to take over the luxury store at an offer price of $3billion.

Harrods luxury department store features luxury gifts for every occasion; exclusive beauty products, cosmetics, skincare & fragrance from the must-have beauty brands as well as an excellent selection of designer handbags and accessories, a premier range of food hampers, fine wines and chocolates from Harrods Food Halls.

BlackBerry Royal Blue Edition signifies the birth of Everton F.C.

Designer Katherine Hughes of Republica Fashion has crafted an inspiration from the Everton Football Club in the new Blackberry Royal Blue Edition’.

Clad in luxurious blue python skin, this handset has dazzling diamonds highlighting the year 1878, signifying the birth of Everton F.C., in blue sapphires.

The Blackberry Royal Blue Edition is up on Republica Fashion at an estimated cost of $10,000.

El Hadji Diouf rides a £420,000 chrome SLR McLaren

El Hadji Diouf rides a ‚£420,000 chrome SLR McLaren

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren was spotted on the roads of Dubai last year and recently, one super-shiny SLR McLaren has been seen in Manchester, England. The guy driving the car was El Hadji Diouf, who plays for Blackburn Rovers Football Club, an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. He spent US $636,750 on this blinged-up Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The playmaker is known to be an avid car collector and has also possessed Range Rovers, Lincoln Navigators and Cadillac Escalades.

Liverpool club launches gold and diamond mobile phone

Liverpool club designs gold and diamond mobile phone for rich fans

Liverpool football club has launched this 18-carat gold handset to celebrate the club’s glorious history. Designed by Galentia and the club with the aim of honoring their proud history and heroes past and present, the phone features a sapphire crystal screen on the bottom and engraved is the Liverpool logo, which further is studded with 18 diamonds marking the number of the club’s league title victories. It is available in a limited edition of 250 and each phone comes encased in a North African black walnut box, lined with red velvet. The bespoke box inclusive of the phone and medallion comes for $21,075.

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