What is the value of Gandhi´s glasses or a collection of Braille editions of Playboy? And how much is an artwork consisting of ten million $100 banknotes worth? In this gloriously eclectic overview of 2009´s most ownable objects, Jolyon Fenwick and Marcus Husselby present a treasure trove of over 100 desirable things bought or offered for sale this year. Ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous, the cache of curios includes; a hard disk of MPs´ expenses over the last five years, Einstein´s watch, uncle Monty´s cottage from Withnail and I, the last ever cheque issued by Woolworths (it bounced), a holy water sprinkler (made by Parker pens), official posters from the Obama campaign, Captain Cook´s boomerang, Super Lemon Haze marijuana, Black Canary Barbie (described as ´filth´ by Christian Voice), the key to the binoculars storeroom on board the Titanic.
An eclectic overview of 2009's most ownable objects bought or offered for sale.