The rush to decadence in New York’s bars

The Big Apple's bar owners are creating ever more extravagant watering holes.

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You'll be able to resist everything but temptation in New York's new bar

"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is." So said Oscar Wilde. It is likely, therefore, that he would have been delighted by the extravagance of a New York pub dedicated to him. The owners of the new Oscar Wilde bar in New York City have lavished $4m on decoration, "sparing no expense as they scoured the world for the finest of extravagant furnishings", says Sheila Flynn in the Daily Mail. Notable touches include a $102,000 player piano sourced from 1880s Belgium; stained glass found and refurbished in Milan; and panelling sourced from an old Irish castle. There's also a $75,000 grand clock and a $63,000 Georgian entrance fireplace. The carved 115-foot marble bar allegedly "cost a whopping $415,000".

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