mars 2009

Gold Pills Yes, 24k gold pills.  If your indulgence can’t keep up with the availability of luxury products, then you might want to ingest your wealth with gold pills from Citzen Citizen.  Each pill contains 24k Gold leag in capsules that are also dipped in gold.  The design comes from Tobiias Wong, who is known for “transforming every day objects into objects of desire”. The quote on the product page helps describe the motivation for purchase: “Like an addict, all I want is more.”  Price: $275 (source... [Lire la suite]

Ingestible Silver Pills Now you can ingest silver pills. Does the world need twenty fours hours of sparkly poo in a pill? I don’t know, but this product sounds like it would be a blast if someone you knew was already three sheets to the wind and still looking for a little more “party”. Then when they’re totally corked and in need of your washroom, the screaming you will hear from the silver poo pill mind-freak you just gave your guest will have you rolling in the hallway. * The contents of the pill are pure silver and pass... [Lire la suite]

Superb pair of diamond pendent earrings Each anchoring a marquise-shaped diamond weighing 8.56 and 8.02 carats, surmounted by a straight-line bar pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum. Estimate 11,000,000—14,000,000 HKD NOTE: Accompanied by GIA reports numbered 2105515288 and 2105515289, dated 6 February and 27 January 2009, stating that the 8.56 and 8.02 carat diamonds are D colour, Flawless clarity, with Excellent Polish and Symmetry; also accompanied by GIA grading reports stating that both diamonds... [Lire la suite]

photos Hedi Slimane

A melon-shaped 'guan'-type vase. Seal mark and period of Qianlong the globular melon-shaped body carved with lobes around the sides and rising to a slightly inturned mouth of similar lobed form, flanked at the sides by a pair of handles moulded as butterflies, all beneath a soft grey glaze suffused with a fine and even network of black crackles, the base inscribed with the six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue. 17.5 cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimate 200,000—250,000 HKD PROVENANCE: A Private Japanese Collection. NOTE:... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare carved celadon-glazed octagonal vase. Seal mark and period of Qianlong of finely potted square section with chamfered corners, the sides tapering gradually towards the base supported on a short splayed foot, finely and crisply carved in low relief at the mid-section with an elegant central archaic frieze of four pairs of confronted strapwork dragons and phoenix alternating with similarly paired dragons at the beveled corners, all between lappet bands and narrows bands of strapwork dragons, the sharply... [Lire la suite]

1955 MG TF 1500 Châssis n° : 7761Carrosserie : Cabriolet 2 placesChâssis à longerons et traversesSuspensions à roues indépendantes à l'AV et par essieu rigide à l'ARFreins à tamboursMoteur à 4 cylindres en ligne de 1 466 cm3Alimentation par 2 carburateurs SUPuissance : 63 ch à 5 000 tr/mnBoite de vitesses mécanique à 4 rapports + MAEmbrayage monodisque à secCarte grise de collection - Estimation : 25 000 / 30 000 €Note: La MG série T est sans aucun doute une des voitures les plus représentatives de la production anglaise.Elles... [Lire la suite]

A fine 'ge'-type hexagonal vase, hu. Seal mark and period of Qianlong of sturdily potted hexagonal section, the shouldered body sitting on a splayed foot and rising to a waisted neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles, covered overall with a thick soft grey glaze suffused with an irregular network of black crackling and golden threads, the glaze stopping neatly at the footring, the base inscribed with the six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue. 29.1 cm., 11 1/2 in. Estimate 1,200,000—1,500,000 HKD PROVENANCE: A... [Lire la suite]

Pour Diego, la "che che" ou l'Austin précédente ? 1983 Porsche 911 3.2 Cabriolet Châssis : WPOZZZ91ZES1500514Moteur 6 cylindres à plat placé à l'arrière de 3164 cm3Refroidissement par airDistribution : 2 x 2 Arbres à cames en têteAlimentation par injection électronique Bosch LE-JetronicPuissance maxi 231 cv à 5900 tr /mnBoite de vitesses : 5 vitesses et MATransmission directe aux roues arrièreSuspension avant et arrière par roues indépendantesFreins à disques sur les 4 rouesDirection à crémaillèreEmpattement : 2,27... [Lire la suite]