Jacques “Mr Chocolate” Torres has made his Easter plans known – the New York chocolatier wants to break the world record for the most expensive chocolate egg.
Named "We Are New York, 2014", the egg could enter the Guinness World Records books as the World’s Most Expensive Egg Sold At Auction if it beats $11,000 paid for the William Curley egg sold during the 2012 Big Egg Hunt in London.
The massive egg was created in tandem with the Big Apple’s Big Egg Hunt, a charity event organised by Fabergé that involves around 200 eggs being displayed around the city from April 1 to 17, prior to being auctioned off.
The 30-inch egg weighs over 54kg and depicts some of New York City’s iconic landmarks.
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Meanwhile, an even more epic hunt is still taking place for a genuine lost Faberge egg worth $33.5 million.
The 1889 “Nécessaire Egg” was purchased from London’s Wartski antique shop in 1952. The buyer was simply listed as “a stranger”. But the Tsar Imperial egg has not been seen again, hence being listed as missing.
Regardless, many believe it will resurface. “It’s out there,” Kieran McCarthy, Wartski’s Fabergé specialist recently told the media, “I just know it is.”
One lone photograph of the golden egg survives, which depicts its decorative rocaille and precious gemstones. The interior contains 13 diamonds.
Just 50 Imperial Fabergé eggs were made but experts only know the whereabouts of 43. Six are noted as lost and are likely to have been melted down, according to the UK’s Telegraph newspaper, but the Nécessaire is still considered missing. The hunt continues.