What is the name of the Fabergé egg that was lost for decades and rediscovered at a flea market in 2012?

The Fabergé egg lost for decades and rediscovered at a flea market in 2012 is the Third Imperial Egg.

Made in 1887, the egg was commissioned by Emperor Alexander III as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna. Its fluted yellow-gold shell rests on a tripod stand decorated with sapphires and diamond-set bows. Inside is a Vacheron Constantin watch, a detail that eventually helped identify it.

The egg appeared in a 1964 New York auction but was not recognised as an Imperial Fabergé work. A dealer later bought it at a Midwestern American flea or bric-a-brac market for roughly its metal and gem value. In 2012, the owner searched online using clues including “egg” and “Vacheron Constantin,” leading experts to confirm its identity.

It was publicly announced as a discovery in 2014 and subsequently sold through the London firm Wartski to an undisclosed private collector. It is also called the Third Imperial Easter Egg, so that longer form is a fair equivalent—not a different egg.