London – A historic moment for the market, The Winter Egg by Fabergé has sold for £22,895,000/ $30,244,295/ €26,008,720, setting a new world auction record for a work by Fabergé for the third time in its storied history, all at Christie’s. Having captivated the imagination of international collectors, connoisseurs and the wider public alike, the sale room broke into applause as the gavel went down on this top lot of the evening. Starting Classic Week at Christie’s London with a flourish, The Winter Egg and Important Works by Fabergé from a Princely Collection and the Old Masters Evening Sale realised a combined total of £40,515,964/ $53,521,588/ €46,026,135.
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THE WINTER EGG AND IMPORTANT WORKS BY FABERGÉ FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION:
The Winter Egg and Important Works by Fabergé from a Princely Collection realised £27,803,964/ $36,729,036/ €31,585,303, selling 92% by lot and 98% by value. In addition to the record-breaking result for The Winter Egg, further highlights include:
A very rare and important hardstone model of a Street Painter by Fabergé, modeller Boris Fredman Cluzel, Petrograd, 1916, sold for £1,514,000/ $1,999,994/ €1,719,904
An extremely important and rare Fabergé Album of Designs from the Workshop of Henrik Wigström, St Petersburg, 1911-1916, achieved £508,000/ $671,068/ €577,088. Not merely an archival record, this album is a testament to the extraordinary creativity, technical mastery, and visionary design that defined the final years of Fabergé’s workshop.
Margo Oganesian, Christie’s Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art commented:
“Christie’s is honoured to have been entrusted with the sale of the exquisite Winter Egg by Fabergé for the third time in our history. Today’s result sets a new world auction record for a work by Fabergé, reaffirming the enduring significance of this masterpiece and celebrating the rarity and brilliance of what is widely regarded as one of Fabergé’s finest creations, both technically and artistically. With only a handful of Imperial Easter Eggs remaining in private hands, this was an exceptional and historic opportunity for collectors to acquire a work of unparalleled importance. Christie’s reaffirmed its market leadership for Fabergé with the sale of this erudite collection, attracting fierce competition from bidders around the world, and engaging both collectors and the wider public globally with the legacy of Fabergé.”
*Christie’s Classic Week in London continues (2-11 December) with upcoming highlights including: the earliest colour edition of William Blake’s The Tyger in private hands; Spike the dinosaur, part of Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time sale; and a 10th-century Gospel in The Valuable Books & Manuscripts sale.
