A vintage jewel-studded Fabergé egg that belonged to the mother of Russia’s last emperor has been sold for a record £22.9m in London .

The Winter egg was commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II as an Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, and is described as one of the most lavish of Fabergé’s imperial creations.

Fabergé is considered the greatest Russian jeweller of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The royal collection of works were personal gifts owned by the Russian, Danish and British royal families.

The Winter egg is a rock crystal engraved with a frost design on the inside while the outside has rose-cut diamond-set platinum snowflake motifs.

On Tuesday it was sold for £22,895,000, beating the world record auction for a Fabergé. The previ

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