Fabergé commissioned to create first ‘investable’ egg (#1683389)

World-famous luxury jeweller Fabergé has been commissioned to create the first-ever investable ‘Christmas Egg Objet’ by Europe’s luxury assets fractional investment platform Konvi.

Fractional? That means consumers who can’t afford a whole egg (they cost around €60,000/£50,000 each) can invest in a share of one that’s been custom-made and becomes “the world’s first Christmas-themed piece of its kind”. 

Originally created for the Russian imperial family in the late 19th century using a blend of precious metals and gemstones, the famous eggs represent “the pinnacle of luxury jewellery”.

Fast-forward to today and Konvi calculates that Fabergé egg pieces achieve a historic appreciation of 28% per annum, given figures from all public egg valuations and sales between 2000 and 2014. Some eggs now fetch over $1 million “causing many to look to the creations as assets for investment”.

So investors can buy fractional shares in the new and exclusive Christmas piece from €250 (£208). After a value appreciation period set by its investors, the egg will be sold at auction through the platform’s partner, Henry’s Aukionhaus, to return profits to investors. The value of the piece will be set once funded by its investors.

Fabergé makes only around 2,300 pieces annually, meaning the supply of these assets “is highly limited”. Their extreme scarcity “gives them strong potential as investments, with unique one-of-a-kind pieces having even more room for value appreciation”.

Eran Peer, co-founder and CEO of Konvi, added: “Launching this exclusive Christmas Fabergé Egg investment opportunity for Konvi users is central to our goal of democratising luxury asset investing. 

“By providing these investment opportunities, we aim to bring previously inaccessible luxury investment opportunities to a broader range of people. This offering means people can own these luxury jewellery pieces, traditionally only held by the wealthiest of individuals, and reap the investment rewards. We’re excited to be bringing such a high-profile asset to our platform and look forward to launching similar investment opportunities in the near future.”