GEOFFREY PARKER $7.5 MILLION POKER SET

GEOFFREY PARKER, LONDON-BASED MAKER OF THE FINEST GAMES ON THE GLOBE, IS OFFERING THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE POKER SET FOR $7.5 MILLION. THE BESPOKE SET FOR THE ULTIMATE HIGH STAKES GAME COMES HOUSED IN A GENUINE ALLIGATOR SKIN CASE FINISHED IN THE COLOUR OF THE CLIENT'S CHOICE, FITTED WITH 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD COMBINATION LOCKS AND HARDWARE. THE CASE' SUEDE LINING FEATURES AN 18 CARAT AND DIAMOND FRAME TO HOLD 384 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD CHIPS, EACH INLAID ON BOTH SIDES IN SHAGREEN EMBOSSED WITH ITS VALUE, WHICH CAN BE IN ANY CURRENCY AND DENOMINATION THE CLIENT DESIRES. THE EDGE OF EACH CHIP IS SET WITH PRECIOUS STONES, WHITE DIAMONDS FOR THE WHITE CHIPS, SAPPHIRES FOR THE BLUE, RUBIES FOR THE RED, EMERALDS FOR THE GREEN AND CLACK DIAMONDS FOR THE BLACK. THE DEALER BUTTON WILL BE A LARGER 18 CARAT WHITE GOLD 'CHIP' SET WITH TWO ROWS OF DIAMONDS TO THE EDGE. THE SET WILL FEATURE AN ESTIMATED 22,364 STONES IN ALL, TOTALING 1,012 CARATS. FINALLY THERE ARE FOUR PLATINUM-PLATED DECKS OF POKER CARDS.

DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTN 25th ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX

DECEMBER MARKS 25 YEARS OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN MUSIC COMPOSER DANNY ELFMAN AND FILM DIRECTOR TIM BURTON. THE TWO FIRST WORKED TOGETHER ON BURTON'S MOVIE PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE IN 1985 AND WERE FAST FRIENDS FROM THEN ON, WITH ELFMAN COMPOSING THE MUSIC FOR ALL BUT TWO OF BURTON'S PROJECTS SINCE THEN. AMONG ELFMAN'S MOST FAMOUS WORKS ARE THE SCORES TO BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, BATMAN, BATMAN RETURNS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SLEEPY HOLLOW AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND. IN CELEBRATION OF THE ICONIC FRIENDSHIP WARNER BROS IS RELEASING A 25th ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN 19 HOURS OF MUSIC INCLUDING FAN-REQUESTED EXPANSIONS OF FAMOUS SOUNDTRACKS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC. THE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES CD ART BY BURTON, A USB FLASH DRIVE WITH MP3s OF ALL THE SONGS, AND A DVD FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN BURTON AND ELFMAN. THE MUSIC BOX WILL BE RELEASED THIS DECEMBER IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 100 WITH AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF $499.99

SOTHEBY'S TO SELL FORBES COLLECTION OF VINTAGE TOYS

THE FORBES COLLECTION OF MINIATURE VINTAGE TOYS SOLDIERS AND BOATS, FROM KINGS AND QUEENS TO LUXURY OCEAN LINERS AND WARSHIPS, IS GOING ON THE AUCTION BLOCK IN DECEMBER. THE CHARMING COLLECTIBLES HAVE BEEN ON VIEW FOR 25 YEARS IN A SERIES OF DIORAMAS AND VIGNETTES IN THE LOBBY OF THE FORBES MAGAZINE FIFTH AVENUE HEADQUARTERS IN GREENWICH VILLAGE. TOTALING 7,500 PIECES CRAFTED FROM THE 1870s THROUGH THE 1950s, THEY WILL BE SOLD IN 250 LOTS ON 17.DECEMBER AT SOTHEBY'S. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BRING AN ESTIMATED $3 MILLION TO $5 MILLION. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS IS A 37 INCH LONG REPLICA OF THE CUNARD LINE'S LUSITANIA OCEAN LINER COMPLETE WITH TWO LEAD SEAMEN, A SEATED PASSENGER AND FIVE PAIRS OF LIFEBOATS. THE MAGAZINE'S LATE PUBLISHER, MALCOLM FORBES, PAID $28,600 FOR IT AT A SOTHEBY'S AUCTION IN 1983. AT THE UPCOMING AUCTION, THE VINTAGE TOY IS ESTIMATED TO BRING $100,000 TO $200,000. A CAST-IRON FRENCH GAS-POWERED ARMORED GUNBOAT WITH ZINC AND BRONZE DETAILS IS THE LARGEST TOY IN THE COLLECTION. FORTY SEVEN INCHES LONG, IT IS A REPLICA OF A 19th CENTURY BATTLESHIP AND THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF ITS KIND, SOTHEBY'S TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IN ANNOUNCING THE SALE. IT COULD BRING $200,000 TO $300,000. COMPANY VICE-PRESIDENT ROBERT FORBES SAID HE AND HIS BROTHERS DECIDED TO PART WITH THE COLLECTION TO GIVE 'OTHERS A CHANCE TO OWN THEM, COLLECT THEM, AND MAYBE EVEN WIND THEM UP ON A POND OR TWO AND WATCH THEM GO.' THE FAMILY AUCTIONED A SELECTION OF THE TINY TOYS FOUR YEARS AFTER FORBES' DEATH IN 1990, BRINGING A TOTAL OF $393,415 AT SOTHEBY'S. WHAT'S LEFT, INCLUDING INCH-HIGH AZTECS AND CONQUISTADORS, INDIANS SURROUNDED BY A STAGECOACH AND FOX HUNTERS, IS BEING SOLD IN DECEMBER.

VERSACE MOBILE PHONE

FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF ARMANI AND PRADA, VERSACE HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED A STUNNING NEW LUXURY TOUCHSCREEN MOBILE-PHONE. VERSACE HAVE WORKED WITH MODELABS TO CREATE A LAVISH MOBILE DEVICE FEATURING A SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL SCREEN THAT IS SAID TO BE THE LARGEST SINGLE PIECE OFFERED IN A CONSUMER PRODUCT. 18 CARAT GOLD PLATING AND HIGH-TECH CERAMIC OR HANDMADE LACQUER CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS ADD TO THE DESIGNER LOOK. THE ICONIC VERSACE MEDUSA LOGO IS DISPLAYED BOTH ON THE LEATHER BACK AND THE FRONT OF THE PHONE. THE PHONE IS AN LG DEVICE WITH A THREE-INCH DISPLAY AND FIVE MEGAPIXEL CAMERA. IT OFFERS DOLBY MOBILE SURROUND SOUND TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH QUALITY IN RINGTONES, MP3 MUSIC FILES AND VIDEO WITH 30 HOURS OF PLAYTIME. IT IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT VERSACE BOUTIQUES WORLDWIDE.

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN BARBIE ANEMONE

BARBIE AND LUXURY SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN CONTINUE THEIR AMAZING COLLABORATION BY RELEASING THEIR NEWEST CREATION, THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF COLLECTIBLE LIMITED EDITION DOLLS, ANEMONE BARBIE, FRESH FROM WALKING THE RED CARPET A FILM PREMIERE AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. DRESSED IN A STUNNING GREEN AND PURPLE SATIN GOWN WITH LILAC ANEMONE LOUBOUTIN'S. SHE ALSO COMES WITH THREE OTHER PAIRS OF SHOES: MADELEINE MULES, LADY CLAUDE PUMPS AND SPARTENVOL SANDALS, ALL IN THEIR OWN MINIATURE DUST BAGS AND BOXES. BARBIE REVEALED HER FIRST OUTFIT IN THE CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN COLLECTION LAST NOVEMBER, THE CAT BURGLAR. HER SECOND LOOK, FOREVER DOLLY, WAS REVEALED IN FEBRUARY, A SAFARI CHIC ENSEMBLE WITH FUCHSIA OVER THE KNEE FRINGED BOOTS. HER LATEST, GLAMOROUS LOOK REPRESENTS THE TIMELESS BEAUTY OF BARBIE, THE CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN WOMAN, AND THE DESIGNER'S STYLE AESTHETIC. ANEMONE BARBIE IN NOW AVAILABLE FOR $150 ON NET-A-PORTER AND BARBIECOLLECTOR.

CHANEL BOCCE BALL SET

WITH SUMMER QUICKLY APPROACHING, LUXURY FASHION HOUSE CHANEL IS OFFERING A UNIQUE VINTAGE-INSPIRED BOCCE BALL SET, HOUSED IN A SUMMER THEMED BRAIDED WICKER AND LEATHER TRAVEL CASE WHICH CAN DOUBLE AS A PICNIC BASKET. THE SET, PRICED AT AROUND $2,800, INCLUDES 8 STAINLESS STEEL BOCCE BALLS ENGRAVED WITH THE ICONIC CHANEL LOGO AND A WOODEN 'JACK' OR TARGET BALL. THE CASE IS FINISHED IN TWO-TONE BROWN AND NATURAL WOVEN WICKER WITH CHANEL'S TRADEMARK INTERLOCKING C's DONE IN THE BRAIDED ROPE ON THE COVER, AND BROWN SADDLE LEATHER STRAPS AND HANDLE.

$50,000 DUNHILL SHARGREEN GAMES COMPENDIUM

LONDON LUXURY GOODS FIRM DUNHILL HAS RECENTLY COME OUT WITH A EXQUISITE GENTLEMAN'S GAMES SET FINISHED IN EXOTIC SHAGREEN FOR $50,000. THE SHARGREEN GAMES COMPENDIUM IS HANDMADE BY EXPERT LEATHER ARTISANS EXCLUSIVELY FOR ALFRED DUNHILL AND IS INSPIRED BY SOME OF THE FINEST PIECES IN THE DUNHILL ARCHIVES COLLECTION. THE GAMES CHEST IS FORMED USING CEDAR WOOD AND THEN COVERED IN THE FINEST GRAY SHAGREEN LEATHER (DERIVED FROM THE SKIN OF MALE STING-RAYS) AND ELEGANTLY TRIMMED WITH EBONY WITH STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE. THE SHAGREEN PROVIDES A PROTECTIVE ELEMENT AS IT IS REMARKABLY DURABLE. THE COMPENDIUM CONTAINS SHAGREEN-EMBELLISHED CHESS, BACKGAMMON AND NOUGHTS & CROSSES BOARDS WITH AL THE COUNTERS AND PIECES FINISHED IN STERLING SILVER. A BOTTOM TRAY HOUSES TWO PACKS OF DUNHILL PLAYING CARDS, POKER DICE, BRIDGE SCORE CARDS AND DUNHILL PENCILS. DUNHILL IS ALSO OFFERING A MATCHING WATCH OR CUFF LINK BOX IN THE SAME CEDAR, SHAGREEN AND EBONY STYLE AND A LIMITED EDITION FOUNTAIN PEN WITH AN 18 CARAT GOLD NIB AND SHAGREEN COVERED BARREL.

GUND'S $10,000 SNUFFLES BEAR

A UNIQUE ONE OF A KIND PLUSH BEAR RECENTLY CREATED A SENSATION AT THE GUND BOOTH AT THE 2010 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR IN NEW YORK. THE 'SNUFFLES' BEAR IS MADE WITH WHITE ALPACA FUR AND FEATURES BLACK TAHITIAN PEARLS FOR EYES AND WEARS A DAZZLING 10 CARAT DIAMOND NECKLACE WITH A WHITE GOLD CHAIN. THE TOY'S VALUE IS A WHOPPING $10,000, EVIDENCED BY THE BURLY SECURITY GUARD THAT WAS STANDING WATCH OVER THE GLASS DISPLAY CASE. THE GUND SNUFFLES BEAR WILL TOUR THE COUNTRY, SECURITY GUARD IN TOW, BEFORE IT IS PUT UP FOR A CHARITY AUCTION LATER THIS YEAR.

ROYAL RESIDENCE IN MINIATURE

THE ROYAL RESIDENCE IN MINIATURE IS A 16th CENTURY STYLE DOLL'S HOUSE MADE WITH GOLD, CRYSTAL, SILVER AND WOOD FITTINGS. WHEN ONE LOOKS CLOSELY THIS AMAZING PALACE TRULY LOOKS FIT FOR A KING, BUT THE INCREDIBLE STRUCTURE IS ONLY 42 INCHES HIGH AND HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY PUT TOGETHER BY PROFESSIONAL DOLL HOUSE MAKERS. THE AWE-INSPIRING MINIATURE SCALE OF THE STUNNING RESIDENCE IS MADE OF CLEAR BY LIFE-SIZE SPECTACLES, BOOKS, FOUNTAIN PENS AND EVEN A BOTTLE OF COFFEE LIQUEUR. MATCHES IN ONE OF THE HOME'S FIRE PLACES AND A POT OF MUSTARD ALSO GIVES ONLOOKERS A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE. 'CHATEAU ANTOINETTE' ASTONISHINGLY REFLECTS THE LAVISH LIFE OF HISTORIC FRENCH ROYALTY. IT FEATURES FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS MADE OF REAL CRYSTAL, GOLD, LUXURY WOODS, SOLID STERLING SILVER AND GENUINE TINY OIL PAINTINGS CRAFTED BY REAL ARTISTS. BRITISH COUPLE KEVIN MULVANY AND SUSIE ROGERS, OF MULVANY AND ROGERS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE EXPENSIVE DOLL HOUSES EVER MADE. THEY ARE FAMED FOR THEIR ONE-TWELFTH SCALE RECREATIONS OF EXISTING STATELY HOMES AND CASTLES, WHICH THEY BUILD IN THEIR HOUSE IN HOLT, WILTSHIRE. BUT FOR THEIR LATEST SPECTACULAR PROJECT, FOR A CALIFORNIAN COLLECTOR PASSIONATE ABOUT MARIE ANTOINETTE, THEY FUSED PLACES LINKED WITH THE INFAMOUS FEMALE MONARCH WHO WAS EXECUTED DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IN 1793. INCLUDED IN THE MIX ARE VERSAILLES PALACE, THE CHATEAU DE BAGATELLE AND THE PALACE OF FONTAINBLEAU. BETWEEN SUSIE, KEVIN AND TEN OTHER MODELERS WORKING ON THE HOME'S DETAILED FEATURES, CHATEAU ANTOINETTE HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY PUT TOGETHER OVER 10,000 MAN HOURS. THE CHANDELIERS COST OVER £1,000 EACH WHILE £200 WAS SPENT ON GOLD GILT AROUND THE DADO RAILS AND WALL BORDERS.


THROUGH THEIR 25 YEARS OF MAKING MINIATURES. MASTER MODELERS SUSIE AND KEVIN HAVE
TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES VISITING THE PLACES THE REBUILD IN REDUCED SIZE. FULLY DEDICATED TO GETTING EVERYTHING PERFECT, THEY EVEN PUT REAL DUST IN THE CORNERS, REAL SOOT IN THE FIREPLACE AND LEAVE WAXY CANDLES BURNING TO MAKE THEIR MODELS SMELL THE SAME AS THE REAL THING. USING ESSENTIAL OILS THEY CAN CREATE ODORS EXACTLY LIKE THE ONES THEY EXPERIENCE WHILE VISITING THE REAL VENUES THEMSELVES. AND THEIR QUEST FOR ACCURACY FOR THE MODEL-MAKERS SPARED NO EXPENSE IN PRODUCING THE SIX ROOM MASTERPIECE. THE HOME'S TEENY OIL PAINTINGS WERE CREATED NY REAL ARTISTS AND COST AS MUCH AS LIFE-SIZED ARTWORK, RUNNING INTO THE THOUSANDS. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE AMAZING HOME INCLUDE A DINING TABLE MADE FROM MAHOGANY LAID WITH STERLING SLIVER CUTLERY CASED ON A REAL 16th CENTURY SET. THE DINNER FORKS MEASURE 16mm LONG WHILE THE SHORTER DESERT FORKS ARE JUST 12mm. ALSO ON THE TABLES ARE HAND-PAINTED PORCELAIN SEVRES PLATES AND REAL GLASS GOBLETS. A YEAR IN THE MAKING, THE HOME IS LIT BY MINUSCULE 'GRAIN OF WHEAT BULBS' TO GIVE THE EFFECT OF CANDLE LIGHTING TRUE TO THE ERA THE HOUSE REPRESENTS.

CARTIER'S POKER SET

ICONIC LUXURY JEWELER CARTIER HAS RECENTLY CREATED A STUNNING NEW POKER SET FOR AVID POKER PLAYER. THE BOLD AND SUMPTUOUS CREATION IS DECORATED IN A CLEAN ART DECO RED AND BLACK THEME, WITH A LINING OF BLACK ALCANTARA WHICH HOLDS TWO EMBEDDED CARD SETS, 360 CHIPS IN FIVE COLOURS AND 5 DICES, ALL EMBLAZONED WITH THE CLASSIC CARTIER LOGO. THE CARTIER POKER SET IS PRICES AT $10,100 AND IS SURE TO BECOME A COLLECTORS ITEM.

ARTISANS CREATE A STUNNING HOMAGE TO THE HISTORIC PALACE OF VERSAILLES IN MINIATURE

WITH EXACTING AND PRECISE ATTENTION TO DETAILS, THE EXQUISITELY CRAFTED MINIATURE DOLLHOUSE OF A FRENCH 18th CENTURY HOTEL PARTICULAR IS A HOMAGE TO THE HISTORIC PALACE OF VERSAILLES AND WOULD PLEASE EVEN MARIE ANTOINETTE. THE STUNNING CREATION WAS CREATED BY HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM KEVIN MULVANY AND SUSIE RODGERS, WHO SPECIALIZE IN ARCHITECTURAL MINIATURES, IT WAS COMMISSIONED FOR ABOUT £70,000 BY AN AMERICAN WOMAN WITH A PASSION FOR FRENCH CULTURE AND STYLE. MULVANY AND RODGERS, OF HOLT, WILTSHIRE, SPENT SIX MONTHS CRAFTING THE FIVE-ROOM MANSION.


THEY RECREATED THE REALISTIC LOOKING MARBLE, STONE AND BRICK-WORK BY USING CLASSIC TROMPE-L'OEIL PAINT TECHNIQUES, GILDING AND FRENCH POLISHING. ONE UNIQUE CONCEPT ABOUT THE HOUSE IS THAT THE ROOMS CAN BE TAKEN OUT AND REARRANGED. COLUMNS AND CHIMNEY-PIECES ARE ADDED SEPARATELY AND ARE CARVED IN LIMESTONE, PLASTER AND RESINS. THE VERSAILLES-STYLE PARQUET FLOORING CONTAINS OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF WOOD. RODGERS SAYS: 'OUR PIECES AREN'T LIFELESS MODELS. WE AIM TO RECREATE A REAL SENSE OF ATMOSPHERE; TO GIVE THE FEELING THAT SOMEONE HAS ONLY JUST LEFT THE ROOM. WE RESEARCH THE BUILDING FROM BOOKS AND OLD PLANS, MAKE SITE VISITS TO PHOTOGRAPH AND SKETCH, THEN BUILD THE STRUCTURAL MODEL. THE TOP FLOOR IS LARGELY INCOMPLETE. 'IT'S AS IF A FAMILY HAS JUST MOVED IN AND THE FURNITURE IS STILL IN THE WRONG PLACE', SAYS RODGERS. ON THE LEFT IS A STUDY WITH A CHAIR AND MIRROR. THE MIDDLE ROOM IS THE BOUDOIR AND INCLUDES A MID-18th CENTURY COMMODE MADE FROM SATIN WOOD AND IS BASED ON A ROCOCO ORIGINAL COST £700 ALONE. A METAL CAT IS DRAPED OVER THE HAND-INLAID LIME-WOOD PARQUET FLOORING, THE DIMINUTIVE CHAIRS ARE COVERED WITH SILK AND THE PORCELAIN TEACUPS WERE MADE AND HAND-PAINTED BU RODGERS. THE THIRD ROOM IS THE MAIN BEDROOM, WITH A FOUR-POSTER BED MADE OF INTRICATELY CARVED LIME-WOOD PAINTED CREAM AND COVERED WITH SHIMMERING BLUE SILK HANGINGS.THE BALUSTRADE IS MADE OF GILDED METAL, WITH A WOODEN STAIRCASE PAINTED TO RESEMBLE STONE AND A PLASTER FLOOR PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE MARBLE. THE MIDDLE ROOM IS A GRAND 18th CENTURY SALON, COMPLETE WITH A HARP MADE OF WOOD, CARVED WITH ROSES ON TOP AND STRINGS MADE OF SILK THREADS. AN ELABORATE METAL TABLE WITH A TROMPE-L'OEIL MARBLE TOP IS AGAINST THE SIDE WALL AND TWO PORCELAIN VASES, COPIES OF SERVES ORIGINALS ARE ON TOP. AND A STUNNING PORTRAIT OF A LADY OVERSEES THE ROOM. THE FIREPLACE IS A COPY OF ONE IN VERSAILLES, WITH CHERUBS CARVED ON ITS SIDE PANELS. THE CLOCK IS A WORKING WATCH AND SEVERAL SEVRES-STYLE FIGURINES SIT ABOVE THE FIREPLACE. THE CHAIRS AND LOVE SEAT ARE GILDED WOOD COVERED WITH FROM 18th CENTURY ANTIQUE TAPESTRY AND THE NEOCLASSICAL TABLE IS MADE OF WOOD WITH A CENTRAL PEDESTAL THAT LOOKS LIKE A QUIVER OF ARROWS. THE DINING ROOM ON THE IS BASED ON VERSAILLES'S HALL OF MIRRORS. ALL THE POLISHED MIRRORS ARE OF POLISHED STEEL.

RALPH LAUREN BRABHAM VICE BOX

RALPH LAUREN'S TIMELESSLY LUXURIOUS OFFERINGS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON ARE ROOTED IN THE SPIRIT OF 1930s SUN VALLEY, THE FAMOUS SKI RESORT FREQUENTED BY SOCIALITES AND CELEBRITIES. THE RALPH LAUREN HOLIDAY COLLECTION EMBODIES WINTRY SOPHISTICATION WITH LUXE CASHMERES, RICH TARTANS PLAIDS, AND REGAL VELVETS, CREATING STUNNING GIFTS WITH A NOD TO CLASSIC AMERICAN HERITAGE AND MODERN SENSIBILITY. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW COLLECTION IS THE BRABHAM VICE BOX. CRAFTED IN ONYX COLOURED LEATHER, STEEL AND LACQUERED WOOD, THE BRABHAM IS A STREAMLINED BOX REVEALING ENTERTAINMENT ESSENTIALS: HANDSOME CRYSTAL BAR-WARE, SLEEK COASTERS AND A DEBONAIR POKER SET. AS A LIMITED EDITION OF 50 AND PRICED AT $4,995, EACH BOX BEARS A NUMBERED PLATE. OTHER HOME ITEMS EVOKE THE INVITING WORLD OF THE ADIRONDACKS OR A SLEEK URBAN ENVIRONMENT, WITH A SOPHISTICATED JEWEL-TONED PALETTE EXECUTED IN SUMPTUOUS MATERIALS.

PINEL & PINEL GAME TRUNK

PINEL & PINEL HAS BEEN DESIGNING AND CREATING EXCLUSIVE LUXURY THEME TRUNKS, AND ITS LATEST STUNNING CREATION IS THE UNIQUE 'GAME TRUNK' FOR ALL THE ELITE GAMERS. CLAD IN SUBTLE LEATHER, IT HOUSES MORE THAN FORTY GAMES RANGING FROM CHESS TO TRIVIAL PURSUIT TO SCRABBLE AND MONOPOLY. FIVE DRAWERS IN VARIOUS SIZES TAKE CARE OF THE GAMES WHILE THE HAND CARVED CHESS PIECES ARE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED IN A LIGHTED RECESS, AND ON TOP THE LIDS OPENS UP TO REVEAL A SET OF SPECIALLY MADE CERAMIC POKER CHIPS. SURELY, IT IS A PIECE OF TOTAL LUXURY FOR SOMEONE WHO CANNOT KEEP AWAY FROM PLAYING GAMES WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON STYLE. THE PINEL & PINEL GAME TRUNK CAN BE ORDERED IN 51 DIFFERENT COLOUR COMBINATION OF LEATHER EXCLUSIVELY FROM PINEL & PINEL'S PARIS BOUTIQUE.

$8,000 ASPREY CROCODILE SKIN POKER SET

200 YEAR OLD LUXURY GOODS FIRM ASPREY HAS BEEN MAKING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXQUISITE GAMES OF REFINEMENT FOR DECADES. FOUNDED IN 1781, ASPREY CREATES A WORLDLY SYNTHESIS OF LUXURIES, INFORMED BY AN INCREDIBLY RICH VARIETY OF INFLUENCES AND RESOURCES. ONE OF THEIR LATEST OFFERINGS IS A STUNNING HANDMADE GENTLEMAN'S POKER SET IN POLISHED BLACK CROCODILE SKIN, WITH CERAMIC POKER CHIPS AND ROYAL PURPLE ASPREY PLAYING CARDS. PRICED AT ABOUT $8,000 IT CERTAINLY BRINGS A NEW MEANING OF A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS. THE POKER SET CONTINUES ASPREY'S TRADITION OF TAKING BRITISH CLASSICISM AND MESHING IT WITH THE SPIRIT OF MODERNISM WHICH HAS EARNED THE FIRM SEVERAL ROYAL WARRANTS, INCLUDING ONE FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES. HAVING FOR A TIME PRODUCED A LINE OF CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR, ASPREY RECENTLY DECIDED TO RETURN TO ITS ROOTS AND FOCUS ON ITS CORE BUSINESS OF LUXURY GOODS REPRESENTING A HIGH-WATER MARK OF TASTE, REFINEMENT AND QUALITY.
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