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Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, until 2021
This is outdated: the Danish Palaces Egg is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, not only there 'until 2021.'
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The article says the Danish Palaces Egg was housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art only until 2021. The Met’s current object record contradicts that: it states the work is “On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 555” and “On loan to The Met.” That means the egg is presently at the Met, so the claim that it was housed there only until 2021 is no longer accurate.
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- House of Carl Fabergé - Danish Palaces Egg - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 555 ... On loan to The Met. This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Of the 52 known Fabergé eggs, 46 have survived to the present day.
This mixes up imperial eggs with Fabergé eggs overall. There are more than 52 known Fabergé eggs; 52 refers to the imperial series, not the total number of Fabergé eggs.
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The statement says there are only 52 known Fabergé eggs in total. That is incorrect. The 52 figure refers to the imperial Easter eggs associated with the Russian imperial family, not to all Fabergé eggs. Official Fabergé material distinguishes the imperial series from additional non-imperial eggs; the company notes there are 50 Imperial Easter Eggs and also 10–12 non-imperial eggs. Smithsonian Magazine likewise reports that up to 69 Fabergé eggs were produced. So describing 52 as the total number of known Fabergé eggs conflates the imperial subset with the larger body of Fabergé eggs.
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- Fabergé Imperial Eggs - Fabergé
The Imperial Eggs are a celebrated series of 50 jewelled Easter eggs created for the Russian Imperial family. Fabergé crafted around 10 to 12 non-imperial eggs as well.
- Fabergé Egg Gifted by Russia’s Last Czar Breaks World Record, Selling for $30 Million at Auction - Smithsonian Magazine
While up to 69 Fabergé eggs were produced, the 50 imperial eggs commissioned for the Russian royal family are the most famous.
The State of Qatar
This owner attribution is outdated. After the Winter Egg’s December 2, 2025 Christie's sale, Fabergé said it went to a private collector.
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In the location table, the article lists “The State of Qatar” as the owner of the Winter Egg. That is outdated. Christie’s records show the Winter Egg was sold in London in December 2025, and Fabergé’s own post-sale note says “a private collector became the new custodian of the Fabergé Winter Egg.” So the article’s present-tense owner listing is no longer correct after that sale.
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- Russian Art Auctions | Fabergé Auctions | Christie’s
The magnificent Imperial Winter Egg by Fabergé ... realised an extraordinary £22.9 million in December 2025, setting a new world record for a work by Fabergé.
- The Winter Egg sells for £23m | Fabergé
A private collector became the new custodian of the Fabergé Winter Egg.