Forbes.com 12.18.06
Years of slaving over spreadsheets, lunches at your desk and predawn commutes have finally paid off--it’s bonus time and you’re set to receive a pretty penny.
If you are one of the lucky ones who had a great year and are thinking of sharing the wealth, check out our list of the season’s most sensational gifts. From a trip of a lifetime to a sparkly set of diamond earrings, there is much to be had when money is no object.
Celebrating a good year always begins with great champagne. And what better way to toast your success than with a bottle of prestige cuvee presented in a one-of-a-kind Krug commissioned ice bucket by jeweler James de Givenchy of Taffin?
Rare opals called cachologs from the Cach river in Bokhara are placed around the outside of the bucket and set in red lacquer--a look that de Givenchy says is inspired by the bubbles in champagne. “The mediums I used [lacquer, platinum and cacholongs] typically belong to the jewelry world,” says Givenchy. “I would love to see it in the apartment of a contemporary art collector.”