Many of us are spending quite a lot of our hard earned money on chocolate Easter Eggs for our families this Easter.
Here is a list of the 5 most expensive Easter Eggs in the world, just to remind us to be thankful for the fact that we don’t all have to buy golden eggs this Easter.
The ‘Mirage’
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The world’s most ‘bling’ egg has been unveiled in time for Easter – but you’ll need to be a billionaire to shell out for this extravagant one-off. A cross between a Faberge egg and the Damien Hirst skull, the ‘Mirage’ is a unique gem that only the richest can afford. The incredible ornament has more than 1,000 diamonds on the outside ‘shell’ – worth R26 554 6 50 million alone – 100 of which are a unique cut.
Lost Imperial Fabergè Egg
Source: www.revealer.com
One American man has bagged the world’s most expensive egg – a Fabergé one priced at R354 062 000.
The scrap metal dealer, who remains unidentified, came across the gem at an antique bric-a-brac sale hoping to make a few extra bucks.
He discovered he was in fact the owner of a £20 million missing Fabergé egg, dating back to the 19th century.
The egg previously belonged to Empress Maria Feodorovna and was given to her as an Easter gift from her husband, Emperor Alexander III, in 1877.
It is one of the original 50 Imperial Easter Eggs designed for the Russian royal family by Carl Fabergé and houses a Vacheron Constantin watch. Only three of the eight missing eggs are believed to have survived including this one that made its way to America’s Mid-West.
Wartski have since bought the historic treasure and will be displaying it in London.
Imperial Fabergé Eggs
Source: Wikipedia
A Fabergé egg is one of a limited number of jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé and his company from 1885 to 1917. The most famous of the eggs are the ones made for the Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II as Easter gifts for their wives and mothers, often called the ‘Imperial’ Fabergé eggs. The House of Fabergé made about 50 eggs and 43 have survived. Another two were planned for Easter 1918, but because of the Russian Revolution were not delivered.
After the Revolution, the Fabergé family left Russia. The Fabergé trademark has been sold several times since and several companies have retailed egg-related merchandise using the Fabergé name. The trademark is now owned by Fabergé Limited, which makes egg-themed jewellery.
The average cost for one of the Imperial Fabergé Eggs is roughly R100 994 276 million.
Shawish Chocolate Easter Egg
Source: www.shawish.ch
Geneva based luxury jewelry brand Shawish has unveiled the world’s most expensive chocolate Easter egg at Harrods in England. Even if chocolate is your greatest extravagance, you might hesitate gobbling up this chocolate creation because it sports a price tag of R490 212.30.
The chocolate Easter egg was handcrafted by Geneva’s award-winning chocolatier Philippe Pascoët. He used a blend of the finest chocolates and added in 65% Venezuelan chocolate ornaments. Of course, with its hefty price tag, the egg is also brushed with real gold.
The only reason you would want to chomp into this exquisitely crafted chocolate egg is to get to the 18-ct white gold pendant dangling inside — just be careful you don’t crack a tooth in the process. This jeweler seems to be upping the anti for the creators of Kinder Surprise.
William Curley’s Golden Speckled Egg
Source: www.williamcurley.com
London-based chocolatier William Curley has broken a Guinness World Record by creating the world’s most expensive non-jeweled chocolate Easter egg ever sold at auction, according to London & Partners.
The 110-pound chocolate Easter egg sold for more than R105 422 to technology investor Cyrus Vandrevala.
It took seven expert chocolatiers at Curley’s Twickenham production kitchen three days to handcraft the huge Easter egg using Amadei chocolate from the Chuao region of Venezuela, famous for being what many consider the best chocolate in the world.
The egg is filled with Curley favourites that have all won gold awards from the Academy of Chocolate – including muscovado caramel, Japanese black vinegar, rosemary and olive oil, toasted sesame and juniper berry and cassis – and it is finished off with edible gold leaf.
All prices converted with exchange rates current at the time of publication. All information and photographs internet sourced.
