One of the last Fabergé eggs in private hands sold on Tuesday, breaking its own record as the most expensive work by the ...

Engraved in quartz and embellished with diamonds, the 112-year-old curio commissioned by Russian tsar Nicholas II could set a new auction record for Fabergé eggs when it goes on sale in December.

Fabergé’s exquisite bejewelled objects have endured a tragic and blood-stained history that scattered them throughout the world. Jonathan Glancey tells their story. What do you expect to find inside ...