There are some items in this world that may not be particularly practical -- or indeed usable -- in your day-to-day life. Astonishingly, these items can cost you an absolute fortune, should you ever actually want to purchase them.
Start the slideshow to view some of the world's odder (but neverthless costliest) items. Could you afford one, you think?
Artist Andy Warhol's artwork "Debbie Harry" at Sotheby's Auction House in LondonREUTERS/Luke MacGregorA page of the sixteenth century folio 'Faridun in the Guise of a Dragon Tests His Sons'REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA Hello Kitty figurine, studded with a total of 19,636 Swarovski crystalsREUTERS/Yuriko NakaoA Sotheby's employee poses with artist Alberto Giacometti's artwork "Trois hommes qui marchent II"REUTERS/Luke MacGregorA gold and turquoise-hilted knife valued at £400,000-£600,000 ($650,000-$970,000)REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettThe Bulgari crossover ring set with 3.72 carat fancy vivid blue diamond and 3.93 carat diamond at Bonhams auction house in LondonREUTERS/Luke MacGregorAn employee views 'Whispering Wall II' by Burhan Dogancay at Sotheby's in central LondonREUTERS/Toby MelvilleA Sotheby's employee poses with an 18 carat gold sculpture of Kate Moss entitled "Microcosmos (Siren)" by Marc QuinnREUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettA Gujarati mother-of-pearl and black composition overlaid wooden pen box from northwest India is displayed at Christie's in LondoREUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettA Sotheby's employee poses with "Gudrun (633)" by Gerhard Richter from 1987 at Sotheby's in LondonREUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettAn 18-carat gold phone that costs $57,400REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinA Christie's employee models The Rosebery pearl and diamond tiara, bracelet and brooch at Christie's in LondonREUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettTwo unmounted emeralds weighing 17.97 and 15.99 carats are pictured during an auction preview at Christie's in GenevaREUTERS/Denis BalibouseA sculpture carved during the artist's first trip to Tahiti between 1891 and 1893ReutersAn employee holds a fourteenth century Mamluk candlestick at Sotheby's in central LondonREUTERS/Toby MelvilleAn emerald and diamond tiara is displayed at Sotheby's auction house in LondonREUTERS/Stefan WermuthChristie's Islamic art specialist Sara Plumbly holds a Fatimid bronze gazelle at Christie's in LondonREUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettA peach vase is shown at Sotheby's preview in Hong KongREUTERS/Bobby YipA silver Longines chronograph watch and an oversized silver hour angle aviator's wristwatch during an auction at Christie's in GenevaREUTERS/Denis BalibouseA model displays the Sun-Drop diamond during a media preview in Hong KongREUTERS/Tyrone Siu