▁items ▁are ▁an ▁ancient ▁Iran ian ▁ch al ice , ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁j ew el ry , ▁Fab erg é ▁cig aret te ▁cases , ▁Az te c ▁and ▁In ca ▁gold ▁j ew el ry , ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁rare ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁British ▁gold ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁Roth sch ild ▁Fab erg é ▁egg ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁item ▁in ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁collection ▁was ▁the ▁Roth sch ild ▁Fab erg é ▁egg , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁as ▁an ▁eng agement ▁gift ▁from ▁Bé atrice ▁E ph rus si ▁de ▁Roth sch ild ▁to ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁f ian c ée . ▁Ivan ov ▁bought ▁it ▁at ▁Christ ie ' s ▁au ction ▁house ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁for ▁£ 9 ▁million , ▁because ▁he ▁thinks ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁“ fin est ▁ever ” ▁made ▁by ▁Fab erg é . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Russia ' s ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁gift ed ▁the ▁Roth sch ild ▁Fab erg é ▁egg ▁to ▁the ▁Herm itage ▁Museum ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia . ▁Days ▁before ▁this ▁gift ▁was ▁made , ▁British ▁and ▁German ▁custom s ▁officers ▁ra ided ▁the ▁Fab erg é ▁Museum ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁egg . ▁The ▁museum ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁officers ' ▁actions ▁were ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated , ▁coming ▁amid ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁Russia , ▁and ▁hoping ▁to ▁ru in ▁the ▁gift ▁ceremony ▁and