The exact-scale model of the steel-and-glass Lloyd’s of London building created by sculptor Willard Wigan (above) is the size of a grain of sugar, took four months to construct using platinum and white gold, is mounted on the head of a pin, and has to be seen through special lenses. It brought $188,000 at auction last week. Lord Rogers, the original architect of the famous structure, said that “designing the actual building itself was an intricate challenge, but to see it recreated in such minuscule proportions and with so much detail is quite unbelievable. I had to look through the microscope several times to check my eyes weren’t deceiving me.” Below are other examples of Wigan’s work: a clown, Bart and Homer Simpson, the Statue of Liberty, and characters from The Wizard of Oz. (More)