If don’t know if you have ever come across Dune by Frank Herbert but personally speaking I found it an amazing work of science fiction that transcends the genre. I read it in my teens and was enthralled wondering how complex and sophisticated great science fiction can be. If currently, you feel even a bit of imperialistic urge then this Harkonnen chair designed by Hans Rudi Giger is the thing that can help you scratch that prickle. Priced at $15,000 from Barany Artists, the spooky chair is available in standard black shade and is designed via hand crafted fiberglass item that has uncovered vertebrae for a backrest.

Its wild design and chiseled profile makes it stand next to variety of alien furniture we introduced you earlier. But folks, it takes two-months of delivery time from the date of order. If you have more spare dough to burn then invest in three skulled versions of this chair retailed at $30000 and $45000 for aluminum version.

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A wristwatch belonging to an Italian mogul who takes pride in having won Grand Prix races and was president of Ferrari generated a sales of £1.1million against its pre-auction estimate of $1.9 million after selling off his gold Patek Philippe timepiece at Sothey’s Geneva auction house.

Count Carlo Felice Trossi’s priciest possession called the “Trossi Leggenda”, described as “really revolutionary” by experts, was the highlight amidst the other 200 timepieces. Trossi by profession was a racing driver, pilot and speedboat racer whose motor-racing triumphs count the 1947 Italian Grand Prix. Besides this another gold Rolex known as “Oyster Daytona Paul Newman” dating back to 1980 got sold for £76,000 almost two-fold of its pre-auction estimate of £25,000 to £40,000. The watch was christened after the Florida car race and for the American actor who helped promote this style.

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If by any chance you were looking for some antique accessory that is exceptionally personalized and can be gifted to your dear friend on that special day then your hunt may end here. The product am talking about is an ultra-innovative retro jukebox. Featured above is the vintage AMI200 Jukebox that was tagged as the best sound machine after its being unveiled in 1957. It’s sedan form; chrome bumper, wrap-round windscreen and usage of neon lighting can be counted as its USPs.

Available in four editions, this device can be your obvious choice as it offers involuntary collection for 200 tracks on either side of 100 forty-five rpm records. Now start imagining the reaction of the proud recipient after holding this rare jukebox in his blessed hands. But this luxurious piece doesn’t come cheap and thus demands $19,685.

We at EliteChoice are fond of antique and designer stuff. And to update our list, we have the Superleggera armchair. Now the chair is more than 40 years old and there’s something distinctly revolutionary about this antique chair. Designed by Joe Colombo in 1964, the Superleggera is structured in an oil-varnished walnut configuration with stuffed cushions roofed on leather upholstery.

The chair is retailed at £1,974 and can be picked in the shade of your choice viz. black, yellow, orange, ivory or red.

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Pictured above is a gem-set Bowenite Magot by Faberge that is exhibited at Christie’s auction house in Geneva on 9 May. Known as “Onassis Buddha,” it is a finely carved figure, with expressed hands, head and ruby tongue and was first bought by Aristotle Onassis in the early 1960’s and since then was kept on the “Christina” yacht. News is it may fetch $ 500,000-$700,000 during an auction sale in London on 11 June.

Exhibiting around 200 lots, the highlight of the auction scheduled in Geneva for 11 May is the “Trossi Leggenda” Patek Philippe chronograph developed and designed by Patek Philippe in 1932. Earlier owned by Count Carlo Felice Trossi, the piece is anticipated to produce roughly $ 1.9 million. Measuring 46 millimetres in diameter, this unique over-sized single button chronograph wristwatch is touted as on eof the largest wristwatches ever made by the firm. It was picked by Count Trossi as a realistic timekeeper for use in motor racing and aviation to support with the precise duration of the proceedings in a highly noticeable arrangement.

The production of wristwatches by Patek Philippe was generally huge in size and les sin number. Other highlight of the auction remains a rock crystal crucifix watch (pictured above).

Signed by Fonnereau a la Rochelle in 1650, it is escorted by its innovative en suite silver case and is anticipated to fetch $ 81,000-$ 108,000 during Sotheby’s auction on 11 May.

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Every form of antique furniture interests me and the one pictured above is a table developed using antique cherry wood, inlaid with ebony with integral English locks and brasses. This custom-built Sheraton Fruitwood writing table is available for $13090 after placing a special order. I am sure your young ones who are afraid of doing their tasks assigned by school would choose to work overtime on installation of this table.

Dimensions: 49″ (W) x 30 (H)

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The first of Sotheby’s bi-annual sales of Scottish Pictures is scheduled for 1 May at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Paying tribute to 20th century, the sale would feature the masterpieces and artwork from all periods and movements of Scottish Art during last century. The highlights of the exhibition would be from the Scottish Colourists, the Glasgow Boys, the Edinburgh Group and the New Glasgow Boys together with a worthy collection by Alexander Goudie. Year 2008 would witness the second year of the sales hosted at the Assembly Rooms. The eternal Colourist section of the sale will be organized by Samuel John Peploe’s (1871-1935) Cassis Harbour and John Duncan Fergusson’s (1874-1961) Bathers with Mirror.

Peploe’s French harbor scene is anticipated to fetch £80,000-120,000 while Bathers with Mirror (pictured above) is expected to generate sales of £150,000-200,000.

It portrays numerous signature elements and it is a splendid case of the latter period of his work, a phase subjugated by his high-spirited images of bathers and n****.

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Who don’t want to offer the best of the breed to their growing young ones? Apparently, there would be few who can’t afford to offer but have heart to do so. But those blessed parents who are hunting for unique offerings to invest their money into could ink better deals here. News is an antique gold-plated pram dating back to 1877, lately got sold for £6,000.
This “Converted Silver Cross Silver Shadow baby pram” bathed in gold worth £4,000 with elegant wheels was picked by an unnamed South African businessman while its display at Harrods.

This Silver Cross brand was restored by Graham Richardson and Alison Murfet and have generations grown up being kindly wheeled around in its baby carriages. Offering a perfect bling to rich kids, it features a leather hood spruced with ultra lavish ermine fur and blue satin lining on the inside along with a clockwork music box that sings nursery rhymes.

No one is sure whether the pram is picked for a baby or just as collector’s fad to update its wardrobe. For sure, one can expect next Beckham baby riding on one of these blingy accessory.

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An antique ‘Satlada’ necklace embedded with 1,888 pearls, once a possession of Arab world’s most famous singer, Umm Kulthoum got sold for $1,385,000 at a Christie’s auction in this rich Gulf emirate. This nine-strand necklace was purchased by an unnamed buyer from the Middle East and has fetched almost 10-times the pre-estimated sales price of $1, 20,000. The necklace is a part of the valuables collected by the Egyptian-born singer.

The descendants of Arab’s diva had put this necklace for sale. This necklace was flaunted by Umm Kulthoum at number of her stage performances. The pearl necklace with its multihued enamel and white stone minutiae was designed in 19th century India. It was a gift to the Umm by diva by Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late president of the United Arab Emirates in 1975 when she was 70.

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