Fabergé’s Imperial Winter Egg

Christie’s London will auction “The Winter Egg,” along with other significant Fabergé works in December.

“The Winter Egg,” designed by Alma Pihl, is a magnificent and highly important Fabergé Imperial Easter egg. Christie’s

Winter is coming, both the season and the “Egg.”

“The Winter Egg” is one of 50 famed Imperial Easter eggs made by the celebrated Russian jewelry firm Fabergé between 1885 and 1916 for the ruling Romanov family. These objets d'art are representative of the zenith of artistic achievement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most surviving examples are in museums today. Only seven, including “The Winter Egg” from 1913, remain in private collections.