Smithsonian Magazine

Fabergé Egg Gifted by Russia’s Last Czar Breaks World Record, Selling for $30.2 Million at Auction

The Winter Egg’s record stood until 2007, when the Rothschild Egg, a dazzling 1902 specimen featuring a clock and an ...

Fabergé egg fetches record $30.2 million at rare auction

One of the last Fabergé eggs in private hands sold on Tuesday, breaking its own record as the most expensive work by the ...

A Prized Fabergé Egg Is Sold at Auction for More Than $30 Million

Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered ...

Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg Fetches A Record $30.2 Million

The Imperial Winter Egg was commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II from Fabergé as a gift for his mother, the Dowager Empress ...

A crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million

The Winter Egg by Faberge is displayed at Christie’s auction rooms in London, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, it is expected to sell ...
Observer

A $30.2 Million Fabergé Egg Commissioned by the Last Czar of Russia Sets a New Auction Record

On December 2, Christie’s set a new world auction record for Fabergé—the third in its history—after hammering the Winter Egg, ...