ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs

ByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,

Forbes Staff.

Fabergé, the jeweler most known for its famously intricate Russian Easter eggs, has been sold for $50 million by a British mining company to an American tech investor who says he plans to expand its international presence.

Gemfields, a colored gemstone miner listed on the London stock exchange, sold the fabled brand to tech entrepreneur Sergei Mosunov’s U.S. company SMG Capital.