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Filed under: Estates

Estate commenter Spectacular Bid first mentioned this estate on this site a year ago when we were looking at another Aiken, South Carolina property, which is also still up for sale. The Sandhurst Estate is a Stanford White designed Winter Colony estate on five equestrian acres. It has an impressive Corinthian columned facade and inside it is a Gilded Age treat with marble baths, hardwood wainscoting and floors and high ceilings. The home was built in 1887 and is part of Aiken’s Historic District The 10,500 square foot residence has 11 bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms and 10 fireplaces and has been used as a bed and breakfast. It is listed at .39 million.

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Sandhurst, Estate of the Day originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Estates

Estate commenter Spectacular Bid first mentioned this estate on this site a year ago when we were looking at another Aiken, South Carolina property, which is also still up for sale. The Sandhurst Estate is a Stanford White designed Winter Colony estate on five equestrian acres. It has an impressive Corinthian columned facade and inside it is a Gilded Age treat with marble baths, hardwood wainscoting and floors and high ceilings. The home was built in 1887 and is part of Aiken’s Historic District The 10,500 square foot residence has 11 bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms and 10 fireplaces and has been used as a bed and breakfast. It is listed at .39 million.

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Sandhurst, Estate of the Day originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces

Use of natural shapes and themes often fares well for jewelry and watch designers. Though sometimes you get tired of seeing the same flower, star, leaf, or other cliche symbols from nature transformed into luxury goods. Swiss fine watch maker Bertolucci received inspiration from ocean shore tide pools in the design of the new woman’s Stria line of watches.

No luxury woman’s watch is seemingly complete without a healthy portion of diamonds. Stria watches will be available with 162 or 274 count diamond studded cases and dials. Diamond free versions are also available on the rose gold or steel cases sized at a large-for-ladies 37.5mm wide case. In going with the barnacle shell theme, the dial itself is off-centered, and the sapphire crystal is domed to enhance the pyramid effect of the case shape. Guilloche engraving on the case body is meant to suggest the complex patterns seen on shell surfaces. Perhaps not a perfect emulation of natural patterns, but a nice effect.

Dials come in either black with (seriously) a “snail decor” index pattern, or in mother of pearl with a sunburst pattern engraved into the surface. The snail decor is presumably meant to mimic (with diamonds), the glistening trail of mucus left by a snail. Strap is either black or white satin. Bertolucci is really taking the mollusk theme to elegant extremes.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Bertolucci Stria Woman’s Barnacle Shaped Watch originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces

Use of natural shapes and themes often fares well for jewelry and watch designers. Though sometimes you get tired of seeing the same flower, star, leaf, or other cliche symbols from nature transformed into luxury goods. Swiss fine watch maker Bertolucci received inspiration from ocean shore tide pools in the design of the new woman’s Stria line of watches.

No luxury woman’s watch is seemingly complete without a healthy portion of diamonds. Stria watches will be available with 162 or 274 count diamond studded cases and dials. Diamond free versions are also available on the rose gold or steel cases sized at a large-for-ladies 37.5mm wide case. In going with the barnacle shell theme, the dial itself is off-centered, and the sapphire crystal is domed to enhance the pyramid effect of the case shape. Guilloche engraving on the case body is meant to suggest the complex patterns seen on shell surfaces. Perhaps not a perfect emulation of natural patterns, but a nice effect.

Dials come in either black with (seriously) a “snail decor” index pattern, or in mother of pearl with a sunburst pattern engraved into the surface. The snail decor is presumably meant to mimic (with diamonds), the glistening trail of mucus left by a snail. Strap is either black or white satin. Bertolucci is really taking the mollusk theme to elegant extremes.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Bertolucci Stria Woman’s Barnacle Shaped Watch originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Apparel

I knew I should have waited until the end of the year to make my list of sublimely ridiculous uses of diamonds because here comes another squeaking in before the end of 2008. Eton has created a diamond decorated shirt that is being auctioned off on eBay.The shirt is made from Egyptian cotton and has seven diamonds on the studs and cufflinks The shirt will be made to measure. .Bidding opened at £5,000 and all proceeds go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Last time I looked there was one bid and the auction ends on December 18.

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Diamond Shirt Up For Auction originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Apparel

I knew I should have waited until the end of the year to make my list of sublimely ridiculous uses of diamonds because here comes another squeaking in before the end of 2008. Eton has created a diamond decorated shirt that is being auctioned off on eBay.The shirt is made from Egyptian cotton and has seven diamonds on the studs and cufflinks The shirt will be made to measure. .Bidding opened at £5,000 and all proceeds go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Last time I looked there was one bid and the auction ends on December 18.

[via Wealth Bulletin]

Diamond Shirt Up For Auction originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Gadgets

Vertu’s latest collaboration with Boucheron looks like it was run over before you got it but that’s deliberate. The artistically rumpled Boucheron 150 cellphone is crafted from a single piece of solid gold. It’s part of Boucheron’s 150th anniversary which also included a line of bejeweled Vertu phones. The new gold phone will have 3G connectivity and come in a wooden presentation box. The phone reportedly takes 1,000 hours of shaping, 700 polishing hours, and 500 hours of building time to create. It’s expected to cost around ,000.

Boucheron 150 Gold Vertu Phone originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Gadgets

Vertu’s latest collaboration with Boucheron looks like it was run over before you got it but that’s deliberate. The artistically rumpled Boucheron 150 cellphone is crafted from a single piece of solid gold. It’s part of Boucheron’s 150th anniversary which also included a line of bejeweled Vertu phones. The new gold phone will have 3G connectivity and come in a wooden presentation box. The phone reportedly takes 1,000 hours of shaping, 700 polishing hours, and 500 hours of building time to create. It’s expected to cost around ,000.

Boucheron 150 Gold Vertu Phone originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Decor, Holiday Guides

We’ve already highlighted Swarovski’s Annual Edition Ornament for 2008 but the luxury-minded shopper may have more sparkling needs in the ornament department. This iconic crystal company is offering sixteen other options for glamorous gifts or tree bling at your own home. Snowflakes are the most common design but angels, trees, stars and stockings with a touch of tasteful color will also ring in the holiday season beautifully. Even babies aren’t forgotten with the pacifier- or duckie-shaped ornaments to commemorate a first holiday. Faberge’s ornaments, available at Neiman Marcus, showcase a familiar egg-shape of mouth-blown glass with delicately handpainted designs. Jay Strongwater’s Musical Ornaments at Saks add a sense of frivolity to your tree with a touch of Swarovski bling too. And Bergdorf Goodman is selling L’Objet’s Pagoda Ornament which is14K gold-plated and adorned in freshwater pearls and, again, Swarovski Crystals.

A bejeweled tree is bound to make quite a statement during your holiday gathering and an even bigger impression as a gift.

Glittering Ornaments Bring Little Luxuries originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Filed under: Decor, Holiday Guides

We’ve already highlighted Swarovski’s Annual Edition Ornament for 2008 but the luxury-minded shopper may have more sparkling needs in the ornament department. This iconic crystal company is offering sixteen other options for glamorous gifts or tree bling at your own home. Snowflakes are the most common design but angels, trees, stars and stockings with a touch of tasteful color will also ring in the holiday season beautifully. Even babies aren’t forgotten with the pacifier- or duckie-shaped ornaments to commemorate a first holiday. Faberge’s ornaments, available at Neiman Marcus, showcase a familiar egg-shape of mouth-blown glass with delicately handpainted designs. Jay Strongwater’s Musical Ornaments at Saks add a sense of frivolity to your tree with a touch of Swarovski bling too. And Bergdorf Goodman is selling L’Objet’s Pagoda Ornament which is14K gold-plated and adorned in freshwater pearls and, again, Swarovski Crystals.

A bejeweled tree is bound to make quite a statement during your holiday gathering and an even bigger impression as a gift.

Glittering Ornaments Bring Little Luxuries originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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