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Most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg
A hand-crafted Faberge chocolate egg will try and become the world’s most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg as it goes under the hammer next month. Willam Curley, who is also five time winner of the title of best chocolatier by the Academy of Chocolate in Britain, has creating the giant egg using exotic and expensive materials including Tuscan Amedei dark chocolate and Japanese Wasabi chocolate. Going under the hammer on March 20th, it hopes to break the current Guinness World Record for the most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg tagged at $1,570. Incidentally this sale will also be a part of The Faberge Big Egg Hunt. Proceeds from the event will aid the Action for Children and Elephant Family charities.
Most expensive Toyota Camry
The one-of-a-kind, custom 2010 Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition, which was originally built for and debuted at the 2010 SEMA Show, is actually up for grabs. Camry is already touted to be the world’s most expensive Toyota Camry. The car built by Toyota and RK Motors features a custom 2010 Camry two-door coupe shell, along with a number of NASCAR inspired features like a complete body kit, grille, carbon fiber brake ducts with fog lights, side-exit exhaust system, carbon fiber rear-view mirrors, and a deck lid spoiler.
The car also boasts of some OE components like fuel filler door, factory Camry tail lights, and door handles. The best feature of this beauty is however the TRD NASCAR V8 engine with 680-hp, that powers this beauty. The V8 engine is combined with a Tremec T-56 Magnum six-speed transmission with a Ram dual-disc street clutch, to make this car one powerful speedster. 20-inch TSW Jarama wheels with Michelin Pilot rubber on all four corners, add the finishing touches to this beauty’s exteriors.
Pioneer and Boston Acoustics provide the entertainment factor in this beauty. The only one of its kind, this Toyota Camry awaits an owner who will do justice to its powerful features.
Most expensive palace in Europe
Rome has history embedded in its heart and soul, clearly apparent on the streets, roads, walls and air of the renowned city. The most expensive property in Rome as well as one of the most expensive in Europe is being offered for $40 million 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, Antonio Origo. She is well-known for the book ‘War in the Val’D'Orcia, an Italian War Diary’ which contains her diary entries of her experiences from 1943-1944. The Palazzo Orsini was bought during the war where the couple looked after refugee children and local families displaced by the fighting, as well as escaped POWs and Allied airmen who were trying to make their way through German lines. It is 11,000 square foot palace that includes frescoed staterooms, a ballroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a library, a dining room, a terrace, a separate penthouse and cellars.
It also features garden with fountains and orange trees and is built on top of the still-standing stone and marble shell of the 1st century BC Theatre of Marcellus, which resembles a mini Colosseum. The theatre, which could seat 20,000 people, was begun by Julius Caesar but it was completed in 11BC by the emperor Augustus. The Orsini family acquired it in the 18th century.
Maximum Rolls Royce sold in China
The tag of being the world’s second largest luxury market on China has been justified as it is the same country in which maximum amount of Rolls Royce is being sold. It is an attempt to satiate the country’s hunger to reign as the supreme power. China is being officially announced as the country that has bought the most Roll Royce in 2011. This move has toppled U.S. from its number one position for the first time. We all know the fact that Rolls-Royce is renowned for building luxury cars for the rich and famous. The leading auto brand has already announced the Year of Dragon Rolls Roycemodel. This latest shift as asserted that China is in top gear to outshine as the country that strives on everything that is the most expensive and luxurious. Though official numbers are not yet out, it is reported that as of June of 2011, Asia Pacific led the world in Rolls sales growth. While sales in North American grew 40%, sales in Asia/Pac grew 170%.
Remy Martin Louis XIII miniature
The materialistic world holds a lot of importance in our lives. Thus when we talk about wine, the first idea that pops in our mind is how old is it? As a wine that has been aged for time immemorial holds a lot of value in the material world. The latest Remy Martin Louis XIII miniature doubles up as an exotically bejeweled keepsake as well! While the original Remy Martin Louis XIII 5ml miniatures were made to the launch of Louis XIII Jeroboam, the new entrant designed by Money Mike the Jeweler from M&J Jewelry will knock your socks off. Albeit the cognac is currently sold out, the stunning new crystal mini-bottle has been done up in gold and diamonds. The one off piece currently on display sports 27 carats of diamonds in both yellow and black hues. The bottle is touted to be the world’s most expensive Louis XIII miniature and considering that the original was worth $550.
Most expensive piece of racing memorabilia
Steve McQueen, the man who has been able to get laurels in more than one field of earning. He is rightly known by all of us by a racer, a sportsman and even an acting legend. He is one of those utterly talented human who was able to carve a niche both in cinema and racing simultaneously by the 1970′s period. To celebrate him and his spirit a suit worn by the legend in the Le Mans movie was part of an auction in California. The suit has rightly lived up to all of his fans expectations by fetching a whopping $800,000 plus a further $184,000 in premium fees and taxes as an auction amount. In 1971 the overalls, bearing the name of the charming actor’s character Michael Delaney in Le Mans, were given away in a UK newspaper competition by Solar Productions in order to promote the movie.
Steve was also an avid racer in the cores of studying acting he used to support his expenses by participating in weekend motorcycle races. He also went on to do most of his stunts for most of his movies.
Most Expensive First Date package
If you are stuck amongst so many options of making someone feel special this 2012 all you have to do is take them away in all luxury to the romantic Spitbank Fort- a former Napoleonic fort in the middle of the Solent. People at Amazing Retreats’ have put together the world’s most expensive first date package costing a jaw dropping $52,800. Along with the amazing retreat the package also consist of 60ft luxury Sunseeker motor yacht which is all yours for 24 hours. The escapade begins from your doorstep with a chauffeur driven Bentley for pick and drop facility from the Royal Clarence Marina in Gosport, Portsmouth.
Then you will be greeted by your personal General Manager and break the ice with some champagne and canaps before boarding your luxury yacht to transport you to your paradise of a getaway date. With an eight bedroom Fort, three private dining rooms, three bars – include a rooftop champagne bar; a wine cellar, library, rooftop hot pool, sauna and sun decks. The best part of living at the fort besides the historic elements is the three hundred and sixty degree views across the Solent.
To retire in absolute comfort there are super king-size bed mattress and luxurious Egyptian cotton sheets. Depending on how your date has been going so far you can have freshly prepared breakfast served to you either in bed or in the lighthouse with its 180 degree views of Portsmouth Harbour, which is the last stop.
At the time of your returning back you get a complimentary voucher to pamper yourself some more at GunWharf Quays.
Most expensive apartment in Manhattan goes for $88 million
What price would you guess for the most expensive house in Manhattan? In case of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, it is $88 million, as this is the price at which he bought the house. The 6,744 sq ft apartment with 10-room gives pretty views of Central Park, Manhattan. The pad also sports a “2,077 sq ft wrap-around terrace, seven walk-in closets and a den with its own bar”.
In the year 2008, he got hold of Donald Trump’s 33,000 sq ft Maison L’Amitie for $95 million. This purchase knocks off the record $53million that J. Christopher Flowers paid for the Harkness Mansion in 2006.The property has been sold by Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill and his wife Joan, who paid $42.4million for the property. The sale proceeds will go for charity.
Most expensive rental apartment in New York
If we think that Manhattan has anything in store for people who are looking for a few lesser amounts. For all sorts of luxury lovers who look at the “most expensive” tag, here is the Astor Suite at The Plaza Hotel, the most expensive rental apartment in NYC on the market for $165,000 per month. This The famous hotel was built in 1907 and an interesting historic appeal attached to its name. The first ever guest who walked in was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, and after World War II, guests such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and John F. Kennedy stayed there. The suite here is being sold by residential brokerage firm Prudential Douglas Elliman and is spread over 5,087 square feet.
The suite has essence of bespoke luxury in each of its elements like the leather walls with one-of-a-kind patter, silk rugs and herringbone-patterned wooden floors. It also shows off state-of-the-art technology here with a heating/cooling system for protecting artwork, a Savant system that controls everything in the apartment from an iPad, and televisions hidden behind paintings on a hydraulic lift.
Most expensive Christmas tree this season
We all have seen a lot of things crafted in gold like golden Mount Fuji, gold Stitch and Angel and the golden rabbit. This time of the year Ginza Tanaka is here to celebrate the holiday season in full mood with the world’s most expensive Christmas tree. It is valued at $11 million and is tagged as London’s most expensive Christmas tree comes decked with 24 kt gold Baccarat bottles filled with Cognac. On the other hand the most expensive Christmas tree is travelling expansively.
Ginza Tanaka has unveiled a shimmering 2.4 meters tall Golden Christmas Tree cast out of 12 kilograms of pure gold that works out to $1.95 million. At that value, it just crossed the $1.8 million Christmas tree that stands at 40 centimeters only but features about 100 carats of diamonds.
The latest in the kitty of Golden Christmas Trees needed the able hands of 15 craftsmen, and took four and a half months to complete, will be on display throughout the holiday season.
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