Nicholas II, the last reigning emperor of Russia, commissioned Fabergé to create the Winter Egg in 1913, presenting it as an Easter gift to his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. The Russian ...

A rare Fabergé "Winter Egg" made for Russia's imperial family sold for 22.9 million pounds ($30.2 million) at Christie's in London. Christie's says the sale sets a new world record for any Fabergé ...

Fabergé's The Winter Egg, considered one of his most beautiful creations, sold for nearly £23 million ($30 million) at auction Tuesday in London, smashing the sales record for the legendary jeweler of ...

Only 50 Imperial Easter Eggs were ever completed by Fabergé, with most now in museums. Courtesy Christie's In both its majesty and its provenance, the Winter Egg—one of fifty surviving Imperial Easter ...

More Russian than this it does not get: Tsar Nicholas II had renowned Fabergé designer Alma Pihl craft the egg for his mother, the Dowager Empress, as an Easter present in 1913. Here, the backstory.

The Imperial Tsesarevich Easter Egg currently on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Wikimedia Commons Most people get chocolate bunnies or plastic candy-filled eggs as presents on Easter, ...

One of the last Fabergé eggs in private hands sold for £22.9 million ($30.2 million), with fees, on Tuesday, breaking its own record as the most expensive work by the Russian jeweler ever to appear at ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LONDON — A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by ...