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Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Fantasy Gifts 2010

It's here! Neiman Marcus has unveiled the fantasy offerings in its always eagerly anticipated Christmas Book. This year's offerings include a Tequila Avion private party by Colin Cowie, a Dale Chihuly pool installation, a gourd ukulele handmade by Danny Ferrington, and a limited edition Leica M9 camera. This year's featured car is the 2011 Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro Convertible. The Christmas book began in 1926 as a 16-page booklet initially intended as a Christmas card to the store's best customers.

The 2010 Christmas Book marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary His and Hers fantasy gifts. To celebrate Neiman Marcus is selling a one-of-a-kind precious jewelry charm bracelet as one of this year's fantasy gifts. Each charm represents a memorable His and Hers gift from years past, including an airplane, a Chinese Junk, a hot air balloon, a camel, a sarcophagus, a Buffalo calf, a windmill, an ostrich, a Shar-Pei puppy, a robot, and a vintage motorcycle. Stanley Marcus debuted the His and Hers gift in 1960 with matching Beechcraft airplanes that cost $176,000. This years His and Hers gift is the MetroShip Houseboat costing $250,000.

This year is the first time customers may access the Christmas Book on Apple's iPad via the "NM Editions" app. When in Wi-Fi hot spots, customers can place orders directly from the iPad viewer. More details in the gallery below and in the video after the jump.

Gallery: Neiman Marcus Fantasy Christmas Gifts 2010

Check out previous years here:
2009--highlights included an ICON A5 sport aircraft with custom trailer and sport pilot license training for two for $150,000, an Algonquin Round Table Experience with Christopher Buckley, Roz Chast, Nora Ephron, Malcolm Gladwell, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Adam Gopnik, John Lithgow, Anna Deavere Smith and George Stephanopoulos for $200,000 and the HALL Artisan Wine and Art Experience for $20,000.
2008--highlights included the entire end zone for you and your friends at a Dallas Cowboy's game, including tailgate party with the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders for $500,000, his-and-hers life-sized Lego sculptures by artist Nathan Sawaya for $60,000 each, your own stable of a dozen or so thoroughbreds, trained and managed by Three Chimneys Farm for $10 million and a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course in your backyard for $1 million.
2007--highlights included a dragon topiary for $35,000, his and hers portraits done in chocolate syrup by artist Vik Muniz for $110,000, a classical music concert by the Kirov Orchestra for you and 499 friends and a two-person Neiman Marcus edition Gem Triton submarine.
2006--highlights included tickets on a Virgin Galactic charter to space, a seven-foot tall pencil skyscraper for $40,000, your own $100,000 backyard waterpark and the house of Jacques Fath Couture Archives for $3.5 million.
2005--highlights included a Moller Skycar for $3.5 million, your own classic photobooth for $20,000, a steam-style 2-6-2 locomotive, a $1.2 million jewel collection and a performance by Elton John for $1.5 million.

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Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 03/22/09

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

From Berg Properties Big Time Celebrity Listings:
--Vince Vaughn has put a four-bedroom townhouse in Chicago up for rent for $9,500 a month. The listing is here.
A Lake Forest, Illinois that once belonged to Mr. T has gone to contract after being listed at $7.5 million (it has been on the market since 2004 when it was listed for $10.5 million).
Actress Denise Richards' former home in Hidden Hills, CA is back on the market for $3.495 million. The listing is here.
--Film producer Lawrence Kuppin has put his seven-bedroom mansion in the Hollywood Hills, shown above, on the market for $29.5 million. The listing is here.
--Actor Jason Durr has placed his four-bedroom home in Los Angeles' Larchmont Heights neighborhood on the market for $1.575 million.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Actor Justin Berfield bought the "Newlyweds" house in Calabasas from Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey in 2006 for $3.75 million. Now he has listed the five-bedroom Mediterranean for $3.95 million. The listing is here.
--Produce Bill Geddie has put his Brentwood home on the market. It was our estate of the day on Saturday.
--Actor Kevin Dunn has lowered the price of his Sierra Madre house to $1,075,000. It was previously listed at $1,148,000.
--Broadway composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown and his wife, conductor Georgia Stitt, recently purchased a three-bedroom home in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles for $1.15 million.
--Dexter Scott King has sold his Malibu home for $1.99 million. It was listed at $3.495 million when it was our estate of the day in 2007.
--Actress Sandra Vidal has listed her four-bedroom Hollywood Hills home for $2.85 million. The listing is here.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has put his Issaquah, Washington home on the market for $1.75 million. It's our estate of the day on Monday.
--Lifestyle guru Colin Cowie has paid $4.5 million for the top two floors of a new condominium building in Manhattan's Flatiron district.
--The owners of a Manhattan apartment where George Gershwin once lived have cut the asking price by 15% to $1.675 million.The listing is here.

From the Real Estalker:
--A charming albeit small two bedroom home belonging to Emmy winning visual effects designer Joshua Rose and his partner Raphael Kalichstein has been listed for $767,000. The listing is here.
--"South Park" producer Anne Garefino has listed her home in the Beverly Hills post office area for $1.795 million. The listing is here.
--Billionaire Lou Gonda's Beverly Hills home is reportedly on the market for $35 million.

From Move Trends:
--Nick Nolte's former home in Malibu is listed at $3.65 million. The listing is here.
--Jerry Seinfeld's former home in the Hollywood Hills is listed for $6.25 million. The listing is here.
--Greg Norman has dropped the price on his Hobe Sound, Florida estate to $47.5 million. It was listed at $65 million when it was our estate of the day in 2007.

Luxist tipster Carol led us to the fact that Boston Red Sox pitcher has reduced the price of his Medfield, Massachusetts house to $5 million. It was listed at $8 million when it was our estate of the day in April 2008.

Gallery: Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 03/22/09