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A thief who stole a handbag containing a rare Faberge egg and watch set worth more than £2 million has been jailed for two years.

In February 2026, the cassation court upheld the sentence against former Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Tikhonov.

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.

A Fabergé egg commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 is estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction.