The Lost Imperial Fabergé Eggs
Could the Romanovs’ lost eggs still exist?
4.7 (29)
47 mins
Explore the extraordinary story of Fabergé’s lost Imperial Easter eggs and the dynasty that commissioned them. Discover how revolution, war, and Soviet dispersal scattered these priceless treasures across the world. Learn about the astonishing rediscovery of an Imperial egg that nearly ended up as scrap gold.
Ep 1:
A Cupcake, a Kitchen, and a Lost Egg
A scrap dealer's flea-market gamble sits next to a cupcake for years before a search engine reveals it's the lost Third Imperial Fabergé Egg—but how did it disappear for 92 years?
Ep 2:
Two Eggs Every Easter: An Empire in Gold
Under Nicholas II, Fabergé's workshops built stunning gold masterpieces for two empresses, hiding a family secret of illness and a fateful holy man behind the dazzling craftsmanship.
Ep 3:
Revolution, Erasure, and a Clerical Mistake
Revolution shatters an empire, scattering priceless eggs across the globe—while a single missing word in a Soviet inventory line erases one masterpiece from history for decades.
Ep 4:
The Egg Race and the Seven Still Missing
As Wartski confirms the kitchen-counter egg's astonishing identity, the hunt turns to Cold War rivalries, billionaire collectors, and the seven Imperial eggs still unaccounted for.
Discussions (5)
Theodore
Level 10 · 1 day agoThe $33M wasn't just a valuation. Wartski used it as a floor for the private sale. Saying it was purely speculative lets the dealer off the hook for hyping the price before the ink was dry.
Vlad
Level 6 · 1 day agoThe part about the egg sitting on a kitchen counter for years while the guy tried to sell it gets me. Closest thing to the greatest art discovery of the century ending up in a recycling bin.
Lazarus
Level 2 · 1 day agoThe part about the scrap metal dealer nearly melting it down is genuinely unsettling. A few hundred dollars of annoyance is the only reason this thing exists today. That margin is razor thin.
