Looking for a stunning residence on the banks of lake Ontario, look no further. This home on the market at a cool CDN $45 million has beautiful aspect and stunning design to boot.
According to LuxuryRealEstate.com:
“Noted Toronto jeweler James Ryrie purchased this magnificent waterfront property in 1907 at a time when summer residents began to build their stately homes on majestic landscaped estate properties along the waterfront.”
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Posted by Peter Brady on Wed 4th October 2006 at 06:00 AM, Filed in
If you don’t want acres of grounds, acres of responsibility and acres of ongoing costs this penthouse located at The Pierre Hotel has got to be the place to be.
On the market at a staggering $70 million this property has awesome views of Manhatten’s finest. The Pierre Hotel offers every imaginable service 24 hours a day, which makes the penthouse a luxury dream.
The New York Times has commented, that this penthouse is maybe “the best in the world”.
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Posted by Peter Brady on Tue 3rd October 2006 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Rich And Famous
Forbes does a great job of compiling these lists of the great and the good and this one is no different listing the top ten most wealthy on the planet.
1. William Gates
2. Warren Buffett
3. Carlos Slim Helú
4. Ingvar Kamprad
5. Lakshmi Mittal
6. Paul Allen
7. Bernard Arnault
8. Prince Alwaleed
9. Kenneth Thomson
10. Li Ka-shing
This is quite an interesting, bling generation, MP3 product which is retailing for a staggering $19,999.99.
As you’ll often hear me say on here “less is sometimes more” and alas that is the case with this product. Nonetheless, it’s an unusual luxury item and appears to be one of the first of it’s ilk.
This product is currently retailing on Amazon and has the following spec:
• World’s most expensive MP3 player is cast in 750 gold (18 karat) with 63 diamonds (one-karat)
• Large, 1 GB memory holds loads of tunes (MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, and OGG formats)
• Two-color OLED screen displays ID3 tags, FM radio station info, and equalizer visualization
• Designed with two headphone jacks for sharing music with a friend
• Measures 2.95 x 1.26 x 0.63 inches (WxHxD)
(Via Luxist)
For some reason croquet has the air of kings and queens about it. So I suppose by default it’s going to have a luxury image. Aside from that, it’s a great game for any lawn.
Harrods in London retail this excellent set for £299 ($550).
It’s described as a:
“Full size Croquet set In pine wooden Box 4 Natural ash mallets Set of Hoops 4 balls hoop clips winning peg corner flags and rules.
Size: 113cm x 30cm x 20cm”
