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KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 10:51 AM Aug 2013

World's Most Expensive Pocketbooks (Can't Believe It Came Up On Search)

Just as a lark I googled "most expensive pocketbook" and found there's several web pages devoted to them. Thought I'd share just for the heck of it.

http://www.bornrich.com/most-expensive-purses.html

http://singularinvestor.hubpages.com/hub/Top-Ten-Most-Expensive-Womens-Handbags





5. The Cleopatra Bag by Lana Marks- $250,000
Lana Marks produces only one bag per year and numbers them after signing. Priced at $250,000 USD the bag is made from alligator skin, which is coloured in silver finish. The clasp is fashioned from 18 carat white gold, on which 1500 diamonds of black and white colours are embedded.

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1. 1001 Nights Diamond Purse - $3.58 Million
Officially the most expensive purse, the purse is known as Mouawad’s 1001 Night Diamond Purse. The Mouawad’s purse is hand-crafted with 18 carat gold. The purse is also studded with 4,517 diamonds, and priced at an eye-popping $3.58 million USD. The purse is heart shaped and out of the 4,571 diamonds there are 4,356 colourless, 105 yellow and 56 pink diamonds arranged in an extremely artistic pattern. The diamonds weigh 381.92 carats, and needs 8,800 man hours to create this expensive work of art.

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World's Most Expensive Pocketbooks (Can't Believe It Came Up On Search) (Original Post) KittyWampus Aug 2013 OP
Imagine leaving one of those behind in the coat check or the crapper! nt MADem Aug 2013 #1
I couldn't decide which one COLGATE4 Aug 2013 #2
Looks like Oprah found a bargain! MoonRiver Aug 2013 #3
I wouldn't wear either one even if I could afford them. Cleita Aug 2013 #4
Our assessment of styles matches. I thought exactly the same. Wouldn't want them if they were free> KittyWampus Aug 2013 #6
Yikes! HappyMe Aug 2013 #5
So I'm looking at the size pipi_k Aug 2013 #7

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
4. I wouldn't wear either one even if I could afford them.
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 11:13 AM
Aug 2013

Really the the first one is dated and the second one childish.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
6. Our assessment of styles matches. I thought exactly the same. Wouldn't want them if they were free>
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 11:23 AM
Aug 2013

except to sell.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
7. So I'm looking at the size
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 11:39 AM
Aug 2013

of those things and wondering what can you actually put in them...

A comb, a lipstick, house key, and a snot rag.

Woo hoo!





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