10 Lost Treasures That Are Still Waiting To Be Found

4. The Lost Faberge Eggs Of The Russian Tsars

During the reigns of Russian Tsars Alexander III and his son Nicholas II, jeweller Peter Carl Faberge was commissioned to design and craft fifty spectacular eggs as gifts for the Imperial family. The eggs were made from the most expensive materials money could buy and often encrusted with precious stones. Following the murder of the Tsar and his young family during the Russian Revolution, the eggs became highly sort after by art collectors and museums. 43 out of the 50 eggs have today been recovered and are located in museums or private collections, leaving just 7 of the eggs unaccounted for.

The most recent egg to be located was found by an american scrap metal dealer who bought it at a bric-a-brac market. He originally thought the egg was just a piece of ornamental tat and bought it for £8000 based on the scrap value of the gold and jewels. He had originally intended but turn a profit on the egg but failed when buyers suggested that it was overpriced. The egg was then forced to sit and gather dust in his house until he decided to do some online research in 2012 and discovered the eggs origin and that it was actually worth £20 million.