Most of us enjoy the festive atmosphere of holidays because it is a perfect opportunity to bring out carefully packed decorations...
However some decorations are made with the idea to never be stashed away in boxes and collect dust. Some of them cost more than the some land properties or houses, while others physically cannot fit in the average home. But what they all have in common is that their gorgeous luxury captivates the attention and leave us breathless, adding to the perfect holiday atmosphere. This is a list of the top 5 most expensive and the most interesting luxurious holiday decorations:
5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, fairy tale of pure gold - $ 250,000
Children love the fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. How would you like to have this wonderful story from your childhood cast in pure gold? That is exactly what the Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka did with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1.6 kg of pure gold. Completing this task required no less than 15 craftsmen who worked for six months in order to complete these extraordinary miniature sculptures. If you want to decorate your home this set, you're out of luck, unlike their cheaper cousins, the yard gnomes, this set of 250 thousand dollars is not for sale.
4. Christmas tree - $ 1 million
Here is an example of the Christmas tree that will take your breath away with its glamor and luxurious look. Whole of 21.798 diamonds considers this "tree" their home. However, this is only the beginning of the list: 3.762 crystals and 456 lights make up the finish on this amazing piece of festive decorations that weighs over 3.5 tonnes, made by the jeweler Soo Kee. The price of this unusual tree is a million dollars. However, although perhaps it is little too big to decorate your average home, this tree is still an excellent example of how even the economic crisis cannot stop us from spending money on the sumptuous luxury during the time of holidays.
3. Xmass tree - $ 1.5 million
Some prefer smaller and some like larger trinkets and decorative ornaments. And yet, some others like ornaments such as Steve Quick Jeweler's golden "Xmass Tree". Weighting 21 kg of pure gold, this tree is decorated with pearl and diamond ornaments. This beautiful artistic masterpiece is currently in Ginza Shinsaibashi jewelery in Osaka, Japan, and is available to customers for about $ 1.5 million. If you want to impress your friends, the little things will do that quite effectively.
2. Desktop Christmas Tree - $ 1.8 million
Do you wish to bring the spirit of Christmas to your workplace in order to break the everyday monotony? You can, of course, and this is a perfect piece of decoration for that: desktop Christmas tree. However this particular decoration comes with a price that will definitely burn a whole in your wallet: it costs 1.8 million dollars. You must be wondering what makes it so valuable? Basically 408 diamonds that are embedded in it. Ultimately it really comes down to this question: would you like to own 4 Ferrari's or Desktop Christmas Tree?
1. Santa Claus $ 2.5 million
Usually, Santa Claus rewards with gifts those among us who have behaved well during the year. However, what if Santa Claus is a gift on his own? "Awesome" is pretty weak description for this sculpture made out of 20 kg of pure gold. Yes, that’s 20 kg of pure gold! Made by juweler Ginza Tanaka, this 41 cm tall piece will not come cheap: estimated price is around 2.5 million dollars!
