#10 Crystal piano
This crystal grand piano by Heintzman was auctioned and purchased by a private bidder for $3.22 million! The piano was played by renowned pianist Lang Lang during the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
#9 The Card Players
"The Card Players" is a painting by Paul Cezanne sold at auction in April 2011 for $259 million and $300 million, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold. The buyer of this painting was the Royal Family of Qatar and the painting was acquired through a private sale.
#8 The magnetic floating bed
Though the most expensive piece of furniture is an antique, the magnetic floating bed that debuted in 2006 is arguably the coolest bed in the world. The bed floats 1.3 feet off the floor while holding 2,000 pounds of weight and costs $1.6 million. This is one of the coolest and expensive bed in the world. If you are a millionaire and simply must have this eye-catching bed, the people at Universe Architecture would be happy to make it happen for you.
#7 The 201-carat Chopard watch
Chopard is a Swiss-based luxury watch, jewellery, and accessories company founded in 1860 by Louis-Ulysse Chopard at the age of 24. The world's most expensive timepiece is a flashy watch by Chopard adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds and another 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds -- bringing the weight to a whopping 201 carats. The spring-loaded mechanism allows the hearts to open up for the wearer to see a diamond studded watch face. In 2000, the watch was sold for $25 million.
#6 The Badminton Cabinet
The Badminton cabinet is a monumental piece of 18th-century furniture that twice set the record for most expensive piece of furniture ever sold. The ebony cabinet stands over 12 feet tall and features an intricate design of polished stones. The chest was commissioned by Henry Somerset, the third Duke of Beaufort, when he was 19 years-old. The piece took six years to create and is the result of the toil of thirty experts. In 2004, an antique 18th century chest was sold at auction for $36.7 million.
#5 The Birkin
The Birkin bag is a handbag by Hermes, handmade in leather and named after actress and singer Jane Birkin. The bag is a symbol of wealth due to its high price. In 2011, a red crocodile 30 cm size Hermes Birkin bag with 18 carat white gold and diamond hardware was sold at a public auction in Dallas for $203,150. The average new Birkin costs around $8,000 -- that is, if you have the patience and funds to stand the long waiting list.
#4 The Wallis Simpson bracelet
In 2010, the onyx and diamond panther bracelet that was once owned by Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor and most famous American for whom King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry, was auctioned at Sotheby's in London for $12.4 million. This is one of the most expensive bracelet on the world.
#3 The Perfect Pink
In 2010, a rectangular-cut pink diamond ring weighing 14.23 carats -- a rarity for pink diamonds -- was purchased by an anonymous buyer at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong for $23.2 million. The lot was called "The Perfect Pink".
#2 The Villa La Leopolda
Villa La Leopolda in its current incarnation was designed and built from 1929 to 1931 by an American architect, Ogden Codman, Jr., on an estate once owned by King Leopold II of Belgium and was used as a set in Alfred Hitchcock's film "To Catch a Thief". The second most expensive home in the world is the Villa Leopolda on the French Riviera at a price of $506 million.
#1 The Antilla
Antilia is a 27-floor personal home in South Mumbai, India belonging to businessman Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries. A full-time staff of 600 maintains the residence, reportedly the most expensive home in the world. The $1 billion home features 400,000 square feet of interior living space and features three helipads and parking space for 168 cars.
