Faberge Fan Ivanov Reveals Why He Paid $17.7 Million for an Egg

February 26, 2008 10:39 am

Alexander Ivanov has written himself into auction history as the man who spent $17.7 million on an egg. When the hammer came down for a record price on the gold and pink enamel Rothschild Faberge Egg at a Christie’s International Russian art sale in London on Nov. 28, heads turned to the back of the room toward Moscow collector Ivanov. Outside the world of Russian art dealers, few had ever heard of him.  He explained in an interview what made him spend so much

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