Diamond art: Rare Fabergé egg, encrusted with 4,500 diamonds, sold for record price

03 December 2025 , 19:40

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Diamond art: Rare Fabergé egg, encrusted with 4,500 diamonds, sold for record price

The crystal-and-diamond Winter Egg, one of only seven Imperial Fabergé eggs in private hands, sold for £22.9 million (€27.5 million), breaking the world record for a Fabergé piece.

Fabergé’s 1913 Winter Egg, created for Russia’s imperial family, achieved a record £22.9 million (€27.5 million) at auction in London.

Made from carved rock crystal and adorned with platinum snowflakes and 4,500 diamonds, the egg is among the rare few still privately owned.

Commissioned by Czar Nicholas II as an Easter gift for his mother, it resurfaced multiple times after being sold off in the 1920s.

With only 43 surviving imperial eggs, the Winter Egg remains one of the most significant works in Fabergé’s legacy.

Sophia Martinez

World Affairs Correspondent