US EditionFaberge Egg Estimated to Fetch More than £20million at London Auction
The Winter Egg, one of seven Imperial Easter Eggs in private hands, is expected to fetch over £20 million at Christie's, marking its third auction sale by the house.
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Russian Emperor’s lavish gift for mother could sell for more than £20 million – UK Times
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An exquisite Faberge egg, originally commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913, is expected to command more than £20 million at auction. Known as the Winter Egg, this opulent creation was a lavish Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, and is considered …
Faberge egg estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction - Rother Radio
A Faberge egg commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 is estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction. The Winter Egg, which was commissioned by the emperor as an Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, is described as one of the most lavish of Faberge’s imperial creations. Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, it was transferred from St Petersburg to the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow along with many other val…
The famous “Winter Egg” created by Carl Fabergé, one of the most famous imperial Easter eggs, was put up for auction for the third time by Christie’s, writes Forbes. The jewel was last purchased in 2002, for a record sum of $9.58 million, by a collector from Qatar, Sheikh Saud bin Muhammad Al Thani. Before that, in 1994, the same object had been sold for $5.58 million. The “Winter Egg” was made as a gift from Tsar Nicholas II to his mother, Empr…
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