London, Dec 2, 2025 (AFP) - Faberge's Winter Egg fetches record £22.9 mn in London auction

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2025-12-02

Faberge's The Winter Egg, considered one of the most beautiful creations by the legendary jeweller of Imperial Russia, fetched a record £22.9 million ($30.2 million) at auction Tuesday, Christie's said. The egg "has just sold for £22,895,000, shattering the previous world auction record for a work by Faberge," the auction house said in a statement, adding it had easily topped the £8.9 million price paid when Christie's sold The Rothschild Egg in......

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