Fabergé Goes Football

I’m not a football fan but my attention was grabbed by a story in today’s Scotsman about a rare Fabergé egg inspired by the former Celtic footballer expected to sell for close to £20,000 when it goes up for auction next month. The egg, number 13 of 19 produced, was handcrafted by Sarah Fabergé, the great granddaughter of the Tsar's jeweller, Peter Carl Fabergé. And it depicts Jimmy Johnstone striking a diamond football. David Convery, the director of Convery Auctions, who is organising the sale, said: "It's a remarkable item, a very attractive thing. I've had lots of inquiries over the years about the eggs, but this is the first one I've ever sold."

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