Diamond-studded handbags and Pink Floyd guitars — here’s what the world’s super rich are buying at auctions

• Robert E Mnuchin, father of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, made a bid of $91.1 million to buy the Rabbit, a steel sculpture.
  
• A rare matte white Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Birkin 30 with 18-carat white gold and diamond hardware was sold for HK$2 million.
  
• The 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat ‘Moon Shoe’ became the world’s most expensive pair of sneakers ever sold at an auction after they were sold for $437,500.
  
  

The rich and the wealthy live a fairytale life and that includes purchasing exotic items. Last year, the world’s ultra-rich bought a glimmering array of ultra-expensive sculptures; world’s most expensive sneakers, collectible handbags, vintage liquor and of course — rare cars.

The Knight Frank’s Wealth Report listed down all the eye-catching auctions sales of 2019.