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10 Most Expensive Things in the World
1.Crystal Piano
This crystal grand piano by Heintzman was sold and purchased by a private bidder for $3.22 million! The piano was first played by well-known pianist Lang Lang in the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
2. Susse Freres camera
This is the oldest commercial camera in the world a historic Susse Freres daguerreotype camera dates back to 1839 and was traded at auction in 2007 for $775,000.
3. Diamond Chess Set
This handmade chess set in 14 Carat white gold having features of 9900 black and white diamonds. This expensive Chess is part of the Charles Hollander Collection and designed by Bernard Maquin. The set weighs a total of 186.09 carats!
4. The Picasso
In 2004, "Garçon à la pipe" - a 1905 painting by Pablo Picasso – turn into the most expensive Picasso painting ever sold when it raised a whopping $104.2 million when it was auctioned at Sotheby's in New York.
5. The Villa La Leopolda
Worlds second most expensive home is the Villa La Leopolda with price of $506 million. The existing embodiment of this villa was premeditated and constructed between 1929 and 1931 on a land that was once possessed by King Leopold II of Belgium and was used as a set in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief".
6.The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
This Ferrari GTO became the
most expensive car in the world. Because of $35 million worth, the 1962 Ferrari GTO became the most expensive Ferrari. it was purchased by collector Craig McCaw, whose prosperity comes from selling telecommunications company AT&T in 1993 for $11.5 billion.
7. The Card Players
"The Card Players" is a portrait by Paul Cézanne sold-out for $259 million at auction in April 2011. The buyer was the Royal Family of Qatar and the painting was assimilated through a private sale.
8. The magnetic floating bed
The most expensive piece of furniture is an antique, the magnetic floating bed that debuted in 2006 is detestably the casual bed in the world.
The bed floats 1.3 feet off the floor although holding 2,000 pounds of weight and costs $1.6 million.
9. The 201-carat Chopard watch
The world's most expensive timepiece is a glitzy watch by Chopard adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds and another 163 carats of yellow and white diamonds - carrying the weight to a gigantic 201 carats. The spring-loaded contrivance allows the hearts to open up for the wearer to see a diamond studded watch face. The watch was sold for $25 million in 2000.
10 The Badminton Cabinet
An antique 18th century chest was sold at auction for $36.7 million in 2004. The ebony cabinet stands over 12 feet tall and structures a complicated design of elegant stones. The chest was bespoke by Henry Somerset, the third Duke of Beaufort, when he was 19 years-old. 30 Experts took six years to create this antique.
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