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Most Expensive Pianos

Have you ever tried to imagine what the world’s most expensive piano might be? Imagine no further. The most expensive piano in the world belonged to the Beatle’s John Lennon and was auctioned off to British [...]

Most Expensive Bed

This past summer’s Millionaire Fair in Kortrijk, Belgium saw the debut of a magnetic floating bed that pretty much takes the cake for the coolest bed in the world, and the most expensive. Regular, conventional beds [...]

Most Expensive Vase

The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. That era in Chinese history saw the creation of a startling amount of carved lacquerwares, glazed porcelain wares, embroidered silks and works of art in a variety [...]

Most Expensive Concert Tickets

Anyone who purchased tickets to a Madonna show last year probably knows that they paid $300 USD for the most expensive concert tickets in 2007. Madonna doesn’t hold the record for the most expensive concert tickets [...]

World’s most expensive Christmas Tree

The world’s most expensive Christmas tree has just gone on display in Japan – and it worth a cool $1,5 million. Despite the recession, the makers have created the dazzling 24k gold tree to create a [...]

10 Most Expensive Auction Items Of All Time

Auctions are designed to drive up the price of something via competitive, real-time bidding. That being the case, it comes as no surprise that some items reach truly astronomical prices by the time the winning bid [...]

Most Expensive Bible

Prior to the widespread use of the printing press, monastic orders preserved important texts by spending painstaking hours reproducing them calligraphically. These texts were often illuminated with illustrations in color or even in gold or silver. [...]