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Ottoman Cradle |
| Published: August 16, 2007, 12:58 pm |
| Tags: cradle, crib, gold, hisahito, japan, ottoman, ottoman empire, ottomanempire, prince hisahito, princehisahito |
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Filed under: Gear, Celebrity gear, Celebrity style, Baby furniture, Cribs and cradlesIf your little one is a little too little for the Audi pedal car I wrote about earlier, perhaps this cradle might be more appropriate. It dates back to the 18th century and comes from the Ottoman Empire (precursor, sort of, to modern-day Turkey) where they really knew how to do things right.The wooden cradle is covered by gold plates and somewhere around 2,000 diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. Before you get too excited and start whipping out that Amex Platinum, I should let you know it's not for sale -- it's on display in Japan as part of the "Treasures of the Topkapi Palace and the Magnificent Ottoman Dynasty" exhibit to celebrate the birth of Prince Hisahito of Japan.I'm not sure I'd want something like this for my kids. With my luck, one of those gems would come loose and one of the kids would swallow it and I'd have to spend the day waiting around to dig through their poop. No thanks -- a cardboard [ Full article ] |
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