Lot 55 - The Rothschild Fabergé Egg. Estimate: £6 million to £9 million ($12 to $18 million) Sold: £8,980,500 /$18,499,830/€12,509,837. World record price for a Russian art object at auction (not including paintings). World record for a Fabergé work of art. World record price for any timepiece (clock or watch) at auction. © Christie's Images Limited

LONDON.-The Rothschild Fabergé Egg sold at Christie’s for £8,980,500 / $18,499,830 / €12,509,837, a world record price for a Russian object (not including paintings) at auction, for a work of art by Fabergé at auction, and for any timepiece (clock or watch) at auction. An exciting rediscovery and an addition to no more than 12 recognised examples known to have been made to Imperial standards for anyone other than the Russian Imperial Family, this exceptional work of craftsmanship had never before been seen in public and was exhibited by Christie’s in London, Moscow, Paris, Geneva and New York leading up to the sale. Today it was subject to a tense 10 minute bidding battle in a busy saleroom before selling to a private Russian client in the saleroom.

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