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1974 Pontiac Trans Am Accents Upcoming Mecum Auction

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Fresh off of their successful auction last month in Kissimmee, Fla. where they sold a 1966 Riva Super Aquarama for $775,000, Mecum Auction Company has just released their catalog for their upcoming April auction in Kansas City, Mo.  
Along with a 1974 Pontiac Trans Am, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, 1967 Shelby Cobra, and a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS.
The auction [...]



Audi Latest to get 3G Capability

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 15th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

3G technology is coming to an Audi near you this year with an assist from Qualcomm.
A leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products, and services, and AUDI AG announced that the manufacturer’s Mobile Media Interface (MMI) Plus in-car navigation system, featuring integrated UMTS connectivity from Qualcomm, will be available on select Audi A8 vehicles this [...]



December 2009 Issue

By Affluent Page Editor • Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: Current Issue


September/October 2009 Issue

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March / April 2009 Issue

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Rare $50 Coin Recovered from Historic U.S. Shipwreck Hits the Market for $135,000

By Affluent Page Editor • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

A rare 1855 Wass-Molitor $50 coin recovered from the historic shipwreck, SS Central America, is now on the market.  Albanese Rare Coins Inc, purveyors and portfolio managers of rare coins, is offering the piece for $135,000. 
The SS Central America, carrying 578 passengers, 38,000 pieces of mail, and a king’s ransom of gold, sank into the [...]



Gianni Versace Auction Expected to Fetch Upwards of £2 Million

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

On March 18, Sotheby’s London is expected to fetch more than £2 million for the sale of an exquisite collection of paintings, sculptures and works from the late designer Gianni Versace’s Villa Fontalle, on Lake Cuomo, Italy, comprising of 550 lots. 
The house was built by and eccentric visiting Englishman, Lord Charles Currie in 1776 [...]



Platinum Patek Made for Graves at Antiquorum Auction

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

A Patek Philippe platinum minute repeater wristwatch made for Henry Graves, Jr., one of the world’s foremost Patek collectors, in 1927, will be auctioned off by Antiquorum in New York next week. This is first time this watch has been offered at auction, having been kept in a private collection for over 50 years. Born [...]



Halekulani Hawaii Unveils Custom Exotic Auto Fleet

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 23rd, 2009 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

Halekulani in Waikiki, one of the world’s finest and most acclaimed luxury resorts, has unveiled an unparalleled exotic automobile amenity program called “Art in Motion” for pampered guests. The exceptional fleet features a custom designed Maserati Gran Turismo and Bentley Continental GTC, the Lotus Elise and the Lotus Exige S. These automotive works of art [...]



Holland & Sherry Offers Suits Cut From World’s Costliest Cloth

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Fashion, News & Noteworthy

 

Scotland-based fabric weaver and cloth merchant Holland & Sherry supplies so many bespoke suit makers it maintains premises on Savile Row. Now the storied firm, founded in 1836, has woven the world’s first 100 per cent worsted spun Vicuna fabric, the most luxurious and expensive in the world at over $4,000 per yard. It took [...]