A Faberge egg went under the hammer for $18.5 million on Wednesday, as London auction houses smashed all previous records during a week of Russian art sales.

Christie’s International, the world’s largest auction house, sold the Faberge egg, previously owned by the Roth schild family, making it the most expensive Faberge piece ever sold.

“It’s our most valuable week,” a Christie’s spokesman said, adding that the egg was bought by a Russian art collector.

Posted: 11|29|07 at 8:25 pm. Filed under: Auction News.