Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m
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A Fabergé Winter egg, commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, sold for a record £22.9 million at a Christie's auction in London. The jewel-studded egg, crafted by Peter Carl Fabergé, is considered one of his most lavish imperial creations. After the Russian Revolution, the egg was moved to the Kremlin and later sold by the Soviet government. It was acquired by Wartski of London and sold to a British collector in 1934. The Winter egg has been sold multiple times, setting record prices for Fabergé pieces, most recently surpassing the £8.9 million record set in 2007 by the Rothschild egg. The auction highlights the rarity and artistic significance of Fabergé's work.
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