More infoA Faberge egg, commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913, is expected to fetch more than £20 million at auction. The Winter Egg, a lavish Easter gift from the Russian emperor to his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, is considered one of Faberge's most extravagant imperial creations. London antiques dealers Wartski acquired the Winter Egg for £450, before selling it to a British collector in 1934 for £1,500. The Winter Egg will be sold at auction during Christie’s Classic Week in London on December 2. "The highly important Winter Egg has twice set the world record for a work by Fabergé and represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a masterpiece of such calibre."