新奇事件簿 舊貨市場發(fā)現(xiàn)價值3300萬美金彩蛋

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An extremely rare antique, decorative egg designed by the legendary Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé has been unearthed at a second-hand goods market in the USA. A scrap dealer bought the golden egg at a bric-a-brac stall for $13,000. The unnamed trader intended to sell the egg for the scrap metal value of the gold. Fortunately for the antiques world, no one could match his asking price so the egg was not scrapped. The egg had a small watch inside it. One evening the dealer typed the name of the watch's manufacturer and the word "egg" into Google. It was then he discovered he was in possession of a priceless gem. The London-based Fabergé experts Wartski valued the egg at $33 million.

這是一個裝飾精美、奇特的法貝勒彩蛋，它的創(chuàng)造者是傳奇珠寶商彼得·卡爾·法貝勒，這個精美的彩蛋發(fā)現(xiàn)于美國的二手貨市場。舊貨經(jīng)銷商在古董攤位上以1萬3千美金的價錢購買到了這個金燦燦的彩蛋。這位沒有留下姓名的經(jīng)銷商本來想以黃金的價格銷售這個彩蛋。幸運的是，在古董界，還沒有人愿意出這么高的價錢，這個彩蛋并沒有當廢品回收。彩蛋內部有一個小型手表。一天晚上，經(jīng)銷商在谷歌上搜索了手表制作商和彩蛋的名字。他發(fā)現(xiàn)他得到了一件無價之寶。位于倫敦的法貝勒彩蛋專家瓦斯基認為這個彩蛋價值3300萬美金。

The egg was made by Fabergé for Russian Tsar Alexander III in 1887. It was last seen in public in March 1902 at an exhibition in St Petersburg. Its whereabouts since has been the cause of considerable speculation.Kieran McCarthy, director of Wartski, told reporters: "It's the most incredible discovery. We have so many discoveries but none of them are as momentous as this." He added: "For the Fabergé community…it is a wondrous event because the Easter egg is the ultimate target for every antique dealer and every enthusiast."Unfortunately, the egg might once again vanish from public view. Mr McCarthy said: "It may disappear into the deepest, darkest vaults of a collector somewhere."

1887年，法貝勒將這個彩蛋奉獻給了俄國沙皇亞歷山大三世。最后一次見到它是1902年3月的圣彼得堡展覽上。它后來的去向引起了人們的廣泛猜測。瓦斯基負責人基蘭·麥卡錫告訴記者說：“這真是難以置信的發(fā)現(xiàn)。我們有許多發(fā)現(xiàn)，但是沒有一個能于這一發(fā)現(xiàn)相媲美。”他還說：“對于法貝勒界來說，這是美妙的時刻，因為復活彩蛋是每一個古董商和粉絲的終極目標。”不幸的是，這個彩蛋又再一次消失在了公眾的視野之中。麥卡錫說：“它很有可能落在了收藏家的手里，他們把它藏在了最隱蔽，埋藏最深的保險箱之中。”