Faberge eggs

A suspected Fabergé egg -- which could be one of the few remaining in the world -- has been recovered from a Russian oligarch's superyacht that was seized ...

Monaco said that the possible Fabergé egg recovered from the yacht, if genuine, would make it one of the few remaining in the world and worth millions of dollars. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said that the jewel-encrusted ovum was one of the more “interesting” discoveries that have been made by her team targeting Russian assets abroad — and could be worth millions if authentic, reported CNN. A suspected Fabergé egg — which could be one of the few remaining in the world — has been recovered from a Russian oligarch’s superyacht that was seized in Fiji last month, US officials have revealed.

The $300M luxury boat was brought to San Diego Bay in June after it was seized by U.S. officials in Fiji following sanctions being imposed on its owner, ...

If authenticated, the egg would be a priceless collectible and one of the last known surviving examples of the 69 iconic objets d’art made by the House of Fabergé jewelers in Russia between 1885 and 1917. Federal law-enforcement officials found what appears to be a Fabergé egg on board a seized Russian oligarch’s yacht, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Wednesday. The $300M luxury boat was brought to San Diego Bay in June after it was seized by U.S. officials in Fiji following sanctions being imposed on its owner, Suleiman Kerimov. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Monaco said the bejeweled egg was one of the most “interesting” discoveries feds had made while raiding oligarchs’ seized yachts.

The egg was found on a vessel tied to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov after it was seized by U.S. officials in Fiji.

This is not the first time a Fabergé egg has been caught up in Russian sanctions. That’s the estimated net worth of Kerimov and his family, according to Forbes’ real-time tracker. A large portion of Kerimov’s wealth comes from his 76% stake in Polyus, Russia’s biggest gold producer. The decorative eggs were made specifically for the Russian Imperial family by famed jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé. Only a few dozen were created and not all survived and the rare items can sell for millions when they do come to market. Monaco did not state which yacht the egg was found on but did say the vessel had been taken from an oligarch in Fiji last month and sailed to the U.S. Federal officials said they have found what appears to be a Fabergé egg on a seized superyacht, according to CNN, one of the more unusual and unexpected artifacts found as governments around the world continue to crack down on Russian oligarchs and those complicit with the invasion of Ukraine.

The find was made on the Amadea, a vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. Kerimov's yacht was seized in Fiji and sailed to San Diego in ...

The FBI says it has found crucial evidence on board the yacht to incriminate Kerimov in US crimes like money laundering. The ornamental eggs have been sold for millions of dollars but remain ultra-rare finds. The opulent works were commissioned by the Russian House of Romanov and were often sized between three and five inches, per CNN Style.

US deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco revealed the jewelled egg was one of the “interesting finds” her team had made after seizing a number of luxury vessels.

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Priceless 'Faberge' eggs were found during searches on a superyacht belonging to a Russian oligarch, which was seized due to Russia's attacks on...

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A Fabergé egg may be among the items found on a yacht seized from a Russian oligarch, the US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at the annual Aspen ...

“There haven’t been Imperial Fabergé eggs on the market for 18 years, since the sale of the collection to [Viktor] Vekselberg in 2004.” Vekselberg bought the Malcolm Forbes Fabergé collection. I don’t think that it’s likely to be one of those 43, so then we’re down to the seven missing ones, that have been basically missing since the revolution.” A photograph of the egg has yet to be released, leading to heightened speculation.

U.S. authorities seized a $300 million yacht from a Russian oligarch, and were shocked to discover what appeared to be Fabergé egg on board.

Want to stay ahead of the art world? Previously, the Imperial Winter Egg fetched £6.6 million ($9.5 million) at the auction house in 2002. “So then we’re down to the seven missing ones, that have been basically missing since the revolution.” Fortunately, he went to an expert who was able to identify it as a Fabergé original. The jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs, created between 1885 and 1917, are one of Russia’s best-known cultural exports. If real, it would likely be worth tens of millions of dollars.