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The World Cup 2010 has finally come to an end. After the sweat, the blood (dramatic) and tears (my tears – I was devastated when Ghana was cheated out of the semi-finals by Uruguay!). The replica 18ct gold plated FIFA World Cup 2010 Trophy was handed over to Spain for the first time in World Cup history! The original trophy was made from 18-carat gold, weighed just over 6 kilos and would be worth in the region of £98,182 if sold at full “melt” value. Winners only get to keep a gold-plated replica. The previous trophy was stolen from the offices of the Brazilian FA in Rio de Janeiro – it has never been recovered and may well have been melted down for the 1.8 kilos of gold it contained. I would imagine you could get quite a few pairs of gold earrings out of it…
Speaking of earrings these are said to be the most expensive earrings in the world:
These diamond drop earrings were made in 2006 by Harry Winston, the man behind celebrity jewellers House of Winston. They can be yours for a mere $8.5 million US dollars (£5,700,000). Slightly out of my price range so I found these gold earrings:
A pair of fine gold tassel revival earrings by Castellani recently fetched $169,000 (£112,000) at auction last month – despite originally being estimated to sell for between $4,000 and $6,000. The earrings have detachable pendants and feature Apollo with his horses over a crescent held high by two flanking angels. Who knew gold antique earrings would increase in value?
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