FABERGÉ‘S EGGSTRAVAGANZA GOES UNDER THE HAMMER
Over 200 egg-quisite eggs were tucked away in secret locations around London leading up to Easter. The event, hosted by Fabergé, spotlighted egg-shaped wonders imagined by numerous world-renowned designers including Mulberry, Candy & Candy, Nicky Haslam, Theo Fennel, Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Quinn, Zaha Hadid and Selfridges. The 40 days and nights to scurry around London for The Big Egg Hunt came to an end but the auction and exhibit of the 200+ egg-sculptures continues. The goal is to raise over GBP 2 million GBP (USD 3.18 million) for Action for Children and Elephant Family. Bidding closes at 5pm GMT on Monday, April 9 — check out the eggs here.
MONEY TO BURN, LITERALLY
Giusto Manetti Battiloro, a renowned gold-leaf producer, has created 24K Gold Torpedo cigars with California-based humidor maker Daniel Marshall, priced at $200. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro with full-bodied Jalapa filler blend, a milder Estelí binder, a rich Cuban-seed wrapper aged five years and topped with a 24K gold leaf wrapper. The blog the Rich Times points out that each Torpedo is “hand rolled in Nicaragua under the supervision of Manuel Quesada, using tobaccos grown by Nestor Plasencia.” Tasting notes: rich flavors exude coffee-cinnamon combination with a touch of citrus in the finish. While it might sound like a tasty Mexican coffee especially to a non-connoisseur, the Robb Report’s […]