The famed 1913 ‘Winter Egg’ is returning to the auction block in December, offering what experts believe may be one of the final chances for private collectors to secure a genuine Imperial Faberge masterpiece as global availability continues to shrink sharply.

Created for Russia’s imperial family and long regarded as one of the most exceptional works produced by Peter Carl Faberge’s St Petersburg workshop, the egg is expected by Christie’s to fetch more than £20 million, with specialists citing its rarity and extraordinary craftsmanship.

The jewelled object was one of only 50 Imperial Eggs commissioned between 1885 and 1916 by Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II. With seven now missing and the vast majority held by museums, only a handful remain in private ownership, intensifying competi

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