A RARE Fabergé egg worth millions of pounds has been discovered on a Russian Oligarch’s luxury superyacht which has been seized by US officials.

US deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco has revealed that a yacht seized in Fiji and recently delivered to San Diego turned out to have a special surprise on board.


One of the more “interesting finds” discovered by her team was a jewelled egg.

Speaking at the Aspen security forum on Wednesday she said:  “Let’s get to the juicy stuff: the yachts,”

“We’ve been finding some really interesting things … we recovered a Fabergé – or alleged Fabergé egg – on one of these [yachts] so it just gets more and more interesting.”

Ms Monaco did not specify which yacht – but it is thought she was referring to the £300million Amadea.

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She continued: “We’re working with our law enforcement counterparts around the world to conduct searches on these yachts to make sure we have the authority and can go to a court, seize them and then forfeit the proceeds,.

If the jewelled egg was deemed to be authentic it would make it one of the few remaining in the world.

The price of some Fabergé eggs has been in excess of £18million.

Faberge was founded by German jeweller, Gustav Faberge in St Petersburg in Russia in the 19th century.

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They only created 50 eggs – all for the Russian imperial family.

It comes as a superyacht owned by a Russian tycoon boasting an eye-watering £61million price tag is set to be auctioned off after being seized.

The stunning 240ft vessel – named The Axioma – has a catalogue of bougie features including six decks, a pool with a swim-up bar and even a cinema.

Owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, the mighty yacht was seized back in March amid Western sanctions over Vladimir Putin's bloody war in Ukraine.

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It is now to be auctioned off for a huge sum of cash under the orders of Gibraltar's supreme court, reports YouTube channel ESysman SuperYachts.

And the winning bidder will be setting sail amid copious amounts of luxury, with six cabins able to accommodate up to 12 guests.

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