Faberge's Imperial Winter Egg Coming to Christie's

[Barbra Voltaire, FGG]

Gifted by Emperor Nicholas II to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter Day, 1913: the Winter Egg

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Adorned with more than 4,000 diamonds, and opening to reveal wood anemones finely carved from white quartz, the Winter Egg is among the most lavish and artistically inventive of the 50 imperial eggs made by the House of Fabergé. It comes to auction in London on 2 December

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I predict the hammer price on this masterpiece will set records!

[Stephen Challener]

Wow, that's spectacular.

[danielle]

Hi Barbra ,

Wonderful creation! It makes us dream ... And we really need it right now.

* These are not anemones but hellebores called Christmas roses