$18 Million Faberge Egg With A Diamond-Set Cockerel Clock

When the jeweller created this amazing pink Faberge egg, he gave free range to his imagination. Every hour a diamond-set cockerel pops up from inside and flaps its wings four times. It then nods three times, making a crowing noise as it opens and shuts its beak.
At the Christie’s International’s Russian winter auction, a previously unrecorded Faberge egg, which was an engagement gift to Baron Edouard de Rothschild, could sell for a record price of $18 million. The gold and enamel egg has been dated 1902 and signed by Karl Faberge. Christie’s believe that this work will fetch $12 million to $18 million, which is much more than the $9.6 million auction record set by Faberge’s Imperial Winter Egg at Christie’s in New York in 2002.

Valentin Skurlov, Russia’s leading Faberge historian cited that this unrecorded egg is on the level of an Imperial Egg in terms of quality. Faberge has made 50 Easter Eggs for the Imperial family from 1885 to 1916. Some eggs have also been made for affluent, non-royal clients.
Although Russian collectors might show particular interest in a piece of art from their own country, Mr Philips said he expected a collector from America, Europe or the Middle East to make the winning bid.

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