General · 9 April 2026

£2.2m Fabergé Egg Thief Gets Prison Term

A rare Fabergé egg and watch set, valued at up to £2.2 million, remains unrecovered following a theft in London. Enzo Conticello stole the items from a handbag in a Soho pub on 7 November 2024, trading them to buy drugs. Insurers paid out £106,700 for the loss, and he received a sentence of two years and three months.

By BriefTea Editorial · 9 April 2026 at 16:19

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