{"id":40782,"date":"2022-10-28T12:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unhogaratumedida.es\/the-most-expensive-piece-of-furniture-in-the-world-and-you-dont-even-know-it\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T12:31:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:31:38","slug":"the-most-expensive-piece-of-furniture-in-the-world-and-you-dont-even-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unhogaratumedida.es\/en\/the-most-expensive-piece-of-furniture-in-the-world-and-you-dont-even-know-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The most expensive piece of furniture in the world, and you don’t even know it."},"content":{"rendered":"
It cost the effort of 30 craftsmen for 6 years and almost 30 million euros.<\/h5>\n

One of the things that make a piece of furniture worth a fortune is its age, so we can say that The Badminton Cabinet<\/strong> more than delivers. In fact, it has already twice broken the record for the most expensive piece of furniture<\/strong> in the world<\/strong>.
\nHenry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, commissioned this piece of furniture to be built in 1726<\/strong> at the age of 19 (think there was no Instagram and something to spend his time on) as a token of his Badminton, Gloucestershire lineage in England; hence the name.<\/p>\n

The Badminton Cabinet<\/h4>\n

Translated into English, the Badminton cabinet<\/strong> was built by 30 designers (cabinetmakers, carpenters…) who worked on it for 6 years. It is considered the last piece to be patronized by the Medici<\/strong>, a very influential Italian family in the Renaissance period.<\/p>\n

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This cabinet<\/strong> could store shoes, instruments and other personal items. It is built with ebony wood and semiprecious stones such as amethysts and quartz. It is 3.86 meters high and 2.32 meters wide.<\/p>\n

At the top, the clock<\/strong> whose dial is decorated with mother-of-pearl fleurs-de-lis is striking. On both sides, it is guarded by two golden statuettes and, at the top, a coat of arms.<\/p>\n

The diamond-shaped legs<\/strong> (4 at the front and 4 at the back) are made of hardstone <\/em><\/a>, a technique widely used at the time. The cabinet is divided into three horizontal parts with integrated drawers that surround the central part: the closet<\/strong> (just like the ones nowadays, eh).<\/p>\n

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Evidently, nothing to do with it. This type of furniture differs from the rest because of the quality of its materials, its elegance and, as I mentioned before, its antiquity, and that is why it is called luxury furniture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But what is luxury furniture?<\/h4>\n

If you can say“no two are alike<\/strong>,” then you’re looking at one. These pieces usually take a completely different process of creation, design and production, and that makes the price<\/strong> so high.<\/p>\n

The quality of the finishes<\/strong> and materials or the work and qualifications of professional craftsmen<\/strong> are some of the aspects that make them unique pieces. But you have to be careful, as they can often pull the wool over our eyes, especially with antique furniture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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