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Rare Fabergé Winter Egg Expected to Fetch £20 Million

11/28/2025

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A Fabergé egg, the Winter Egg, will be auctioned in London with a value exceeding 20 million pounds ($26.4 million).
Crafted in 1913 for Czar Nicholas II's mother, it is one of only seven remaining in private hands.
The egg, made from rock crystal and adorned with diamonds, contains a hidden basket of quartz flowers.
After being lost for two decades, it was auctioned by Christie’s in 1994.
The auction is expected to surpass the $18.5 million record set for a Fabergé egg in 2007.

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A Fabergé egg, the Winter Egg, will be auctioned in London with a value exceeding 20 million pounds ($26.4 million).
Crafted in 1913 for Czar Nicholas II's mother, it is one of only seven remaining in private hands.
The egg, made from rock crystal and adorned with diamonds, contains a hidden basket of quartz flowers.
After being lost for two decades, it was auctioned by Christie’s in 1994.
The auction is expected to surpass the $18.5 million record set for a Fabergé egg in 2007.