"Pearl of the East" - a knife at a fabulous price

If we talk about cutlery, then, perhaps, it was the knife that was first discovered by mankind. It was used back in the Neolithic period, although at that time it was not intended for eating, but for hunting, butchering prey. Nevertheless, no one then thought about using it in the capacity in which it is used now.

Since then, the knife has gone through a complete transformation and now you can find not only the familiar to us dining room item set, but also truly chic works of art, the cost of which sometimes exceeds the price of a house on the beach Not you.

"Pearl of the East" - is it possible to cut bread?

The most expensive knife in the world was created by Buster Warenski, a master of exclusive weapons. What's so special about him. Yes, in principle, little things ...:

• the surface of this exclusive knife is made of 18K gold;
• the handle is made of dark green jade and filigree of gold;
• the weapon is inlaid with emeralds in the amount of 153 (!) pieces and ten diamonds (if anyone does not understand its value at first glance).

In general, the author of this masterpiece spent 20 years on its creation. Of course, this does not mean that Warenski did nothing but "conjure" over this order. This master has become famous all over the world, that under his hand real works of art were "born", so to speak about knives and daggers.

The "Pearl of the East" knife was made to order, which is quite logical - not for Ikea for sure! The owner's name is still kept secret, but it is known that he was (and may be) a certain millionaire from Japan (well, samurai are not indifferent to piercing and cutting objects). Surely the $ 2.1 million knife is still in his collection. As a last resort, it was inherited by the younger millionaire of the same dynasty.

By the way! Initially, the cost was estimated at $ 1.2 million, but already at the very beginning of the auction, the price almost doubled and reached such a fabulous level.

It should be noted that the "Pearl of the East" itself does not have any functional component. By the way, who would think of cutting Borodinsky with such a device (if it can be called such). The task of this particular weapon is to shine with tints of diamonds and emeralds somewhere in private collections.