由鑽石裝飾外層 全球最貴女士手包將拍賣

A diamond-encrusted handbag billed as the most expensive in the world has been put up for sale.

近日，一隻標價全球最貴、由鑽石裝飾外層的女士手包被拿出來拍賣。

Officially known as the Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse, the accessory holds the Guinness World Record for being the most valuable handbag ever produced, with an original price of $3.8 million in 2010.

這件正式名稱爲“懋琬一千零一夜鑽石女士手包”的配飾被吉尼斯世界紀錄評爲“迄今製作的最昂貴的女士手包”， 其2010年的原始價格爲380萬美元。

The piece, designed by the jeweler Robert Mouawad, is handcrafted from 18-karat gold and covered with more than 4,500 diamonds.

這件拍品由珠寶匠羅伯特·懋琬設計，是用18K金手工打造而成，上面鑲嵌着超過4500顆鑽石。

The rocks are mostly colorless but 105 yellow and 56 pink diamonds have also been incorporated into the design.

這些鑽石多爲無色的，不過也有105顆黃鑽和56顆粉鑽被融入設計中。

The intricate diamond work took artisans more than 8,800 hours to create, according to Christie's, which is handling the private sale.

舉辦本次非公開式拍賣的佳士得拍賣行稱，工匠耗時逾8800個小時才完成了這項複雜的鑲鑽工藝。

To drum up interest in what it described as a "bejeweled masterpiece", the auction house is showing the piece to potential buyers in Hong Kong before embarking on a tour that will visit Geneva and London next month.

爲激起人們對這件被其形容爲“寶石裝點的傑作”的興趣，佳士得目前首先將在香港向潛在買家展出這件拍品，而後將於下月開啓日內瓦和倫敦的展示之旅。

Handbags have become a sought-after investment for high net-worth individuals. Last year Christie's auction house sold a Hermes Birkin bag for 155,000 pounds.

手包現在已成爲高資產淨值人士的一種熱門投資。去年，克里斯蒂拍賣行就以15.5萬英鎊的價格出售了一款愛馬仕鉑金包。