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The Rothschild Egg Faberge

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 700.00 USD
The Rothschild Egg Faberge
The Rothschild egg is a jewelled, enameled decorated craft made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Faberge in 1902 by the workshop of Michael Perchin, for Beatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, who presented the egg to Germaine Halphen upon her engagement to Beatrice's younger brother, Edouard Alphonse James de Rothschild. It is one of the few eggs that was not made for the Russian Imperial family, and had been in the Rothschild family since 1905. It was one of the most expensive eggs that Faberge had ever made and sold. It was sold by Christie's auction house on November 2007, for ?8.9 million. The price achieved by the egg set three auction records: it is the most expensive timepiece, Russian object, and Faberge object ever sold at auction. The egg was bought by Alexander Ivanov, the director of the Russian National Museum. "It's one of the most beautiful, valuable and most intricate Faberge eggs ever," Ivanov said. 9'' (H) X 3'' (D) Pewter, Enamel, Crystals