Living It Up Post-Mortem: Big Spender
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The cost for the average funeral, including cemetery expenses, a memorial service and embalming fees, ranges from about $9,000 to $12,000. But the price of an extraordinary funeral costs considerably more, especially if it includes the Promethean Bronze, the top-of-the-line product from Batesville Casket, the biggest casket company in the world and a subsidiary of Hillenbrand(HI).
The final resting container for the likes of Michael Jackson and James Brown, the custom-made casket is crafted from 48-ounce polished bronze and hand-polished to a mirrored sheen for 100 hours, according to Paul Holzman, director of product management at Batesville. It sports a "continuously welded bottom," meaning the base has no seams, as well as 14-karat gold-plated handles. The lush velvet interior comes in four colors: dark green, Shasta lily, blue flame and spitfire red. The mattress is adjustable.| |
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