October 2007

Fabergé Newsflash

Lost Fabergé Egg, Owned by Rothschild, May Sell for $18 Million

A previously unrecorded Fabergé egg, an engagement gift to Baron Edouard de Rothschild, is a gold and enamel egg. It is signed and dated 1902, perches on a stand and has a clock with a diamond-set cockerel, which pops up every hour and flaps its wings.

Christie's London estimates the work will fetch $12 million to $18 million at the November 28 sale, well above the $9.6 million auction record set by Faberge's Imperial Winter Egg at Christie's in New York in 2002. (Courtesy of John Varoli of Bloomberg News)

A link to a Christie’s video embedded in this news article under the heading “Related Articles” shows the egg and its automated rooster flapping and crowing. (Courtesy of Roy Tomlin)

The Rothschild Fabergé Egg
Courtesy Christie's

New Exhibition

October 1 – November 11, 2007

Fabergé in Dubrovnik
The Link of Times Collection including 9 Fabergé eggs will be on view at the Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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