The Times Top News｜为俄罗斯沙皇制作的法贝热彩蛋以创纪录的2290万英镑成交

这枚有着112年历史的冬季彩蛋在俄国革命后被苏联政府出售，随后失踪了20年。

一枚为俄罗斯沙皇尼古拉二世定制的罕见镶钻法贝热彩蛋，在拍卖会上以破纪录的2290万英镑成交。

这枚有着112年历史的冬之彩蛋，是圣彼得堡法贝热工坊为俄国皇室制作的43枚幸存珠宝彩蛋之一，该皇室在1917年革命中被推翻。

这件高10厘米的古玩由精雕细琢的水晶制成，饰有繁复的雕纹并镶嵌逾4500颗钻石。开启后可见一个可拆卸的钻石与铂金花篮，篮中盛放着一束白色石英雕琢的花朵，象征着春天的来临。

一位匿名买家在伦敦佳士得拍卖行以1950万英镑的出价击败竞争对手。加上买家佣金，最终成交价达2290万英镑，打破了2007年佳士得以890万英镑拍出为罗斯柴尔德银行家族定制的法贝热彩蛋所创下的纪录。

The 112-year-old Winter Egg was sold by the Soviet government after the Russian Revolution and subsequently went missing for 20 years

A rare diamond-encrusted Faberg egg crafted for Russias Tsar Nicholas II has sold at auction for a record-breaking 0522.9 million.

The 112-year-old Winter Egg is one of 43 surviving jewelled eggs made by the House of Faberg in St Petersburg for the Russian royal family before it was deposed in a revolution in 1917.

The 10cm tall curio is made from finely carved rock crystal, featuring intricate engravings and more than 4,500 diamonds. It opens to reveal a removable diamond and platinum basket carrying a posy of white quartz flowers, symbolising the arrival of spring.

An unnamed buyer beat the competition at Christies auction house in London with a bid of 0519.5 million. A buyers premium brought the total sale price to 0522.9 million, surpassing the previous record of 058.9 million paid at Christies in 2007 for a Faberg egg made for the Rothschild banking family .