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The ”’Winter Egg”’ is a [[Fabergé egg]], one of a series of fifty-two jewelled [[Easter egg]]s created by Russian jeweler [[Peter Carl Fabergé]]. It was an Easter 1913 gift for [[Tsarina]] [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]] from [[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]], who had a standing order of two Easter eggs every year, one for his mother and one for his wife. It was designed by [[Alma Pihl]]. |
The ”’Winter Egg”’ is a [[Fabergé egg]], one of a series of fifty-two jewelled [[Easter egg]]s created by Russian jeweler [[Peter Carl Fabergé]]. It was an Easter 1913 gift for [[Tsarina]] [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Maria Feodorovna]] from [[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]], who had a standing order of two Easter eggs every year, one for his mother and one for his wife. It was designed by [[Alma Pihl]]. |
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The price in 1913 was 24,700 rubles, the most expensive Easter egg ever made. The egg left Russia after the [[Russian Revolution|Revolution]], and ended up in the collection of Brian Ledbrooke, Esq. It was first sold at auction in 1994 at Christie’s in Geneva for $5.6 million,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Winter Egg |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-the-winter-egg-2532597/ |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=Christie’s}}</ref> the world record at that time for a Fabergé item sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Winship|first1=Frederick M.|title=Faberge egg sold for record $9.58 million|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2002/04/19/Faberge-egg-sold-for-record-958-million/24471019243748/|access-date=29 March 2016|agency=UPI|publisher=UPI|date=April 17, 2002}}</ref> The egg sold for US$9.6 million in an auction at [[Christie’s]] in [[New York City]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aKbQV1ZgI44A|title=Rothschilds’ Fabergé Egg Fetches Record $16.5 Million (Update2)|last=Varoli|first=John|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=28 November 2007|access-date=2011-01-23}}</ref> The buyer was a Qatari Prince, [[Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani]], the country’s Minister of Culture from 1997 to 2005. As part of the Classics Week series of auctions by Christie’s, the egg |
The price in 1913 was 24,700 rubles, the most expensive Easter egg ever made. The egg left Russia after the [[Russian Revolution|Revolution]], and ended up in the collection of Brian Ledbrooke, Esq. It was first sold at auction in 1994 at Christie’s in Geneva for $5.6 million,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Winter Egg |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-the-winter-egg-2532597/ |access-date=January 14, 2024 |website=Christie’s}}</ref> the world record at that time for a Fabergé item sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Winship|first1=Frederick M.|title=Faberge egg sold for record $9.58 million|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2002/04/19/Faberge-egg-sold-for-record-958-million/24471019243748/|access-date=29 March 2016|agency=UPI|publisher=UPI|date=April 17, 2002}}</ref> The egg sold for US$9.6 million in an auction at [[Christie’s]] in [[New York City]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aKbQV1ZgI44A|title=Rothschilds’ Fabergé Egg Fetches Record $16.5 Million (Update2)|last=Varoli|first=John|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=28 November 2007|access-date=2011-01-23}}</ref> The buyer was a Qatari Prince, [[Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani]], the country’s Minister of Culture from 1997 to 2005. As part of the Classics Week series of auctions by Christie’s, the egg sold at auction on 2 December 2025, £ million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christie’s to offer The Winter Egg and Important Works by Faberge from a Princely Collection |url=https://artdaily.com/news/185996/Christie-s-to-offer-The-Winter-Egg-and-Important-Works-by-Faberg–from-a-Princely-Collection- |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Art Daily}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 2 December 2025
1913 Imperial Fabergé egg
The Winter Egg is a Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-two jewelled Easter eggs created by Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé. It was an Easter 1913 gift for Tsarina Maria Feodorovna from Tsar Nicholas II, who had a standing order of two Easter eggs every year, one for his mother and one for his wife. It was designed by Alma Pihl.
The price in 1913 was 24,700 rubles, the most expensive Easter egg ever made. The egg left Russia after the Revolution, and ended up in the collection of Brian Ledbrooke, Esq. It was first sold at auction in 1994 at Christie’s in Geneva for $5.6 million,[1] the world record at that time for a Fabergé item sold at auction.[2] The egg sold for US$9.6 million in an auction at Christie’s in New York City in 2002.[3] The buyer was a Qatari Prince, Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani, the country’s Minister of Culture from 1997 to 2005. As part of the Classics Week series of auctions by Christie’s, the egg was sold at auction on 2 December 2025, for £23 million.[4]
The exterior of the egg resembles frost and ice crystals formed on clear glass. It is studded with 1,660 diamonds, and is made from quartz, platinum, and orthoclase. The miniature surprise flower basket is studded with 1,378 diamonds and is made from platinum and gold, while the wood anemones are made of white quartz and the leaves are made of demantoid. The flowers lie in gold moss. The egg is 102 millimetres (4.0 in) high.
