The article highlights six iconic horse-themed artworks from across history and cultures to mark the Year of the Fire Horse in the East Asian zodiac. It features George Stubbs's "Whistlejacket," Han Gan's "Night-Shining White," and Frederic Remington's "The Broncho Buster," among others, detailing their artistic significance and historical contexts.
A rare Fabergé Imperial egg, the Winter Egg, sold for £22.8 million ($30.2 million) at Christie’s London on December 2, 2025, setting a new world auction record for any Fabergé work. The egg was a 1913 Easter gift from Tsar Nicholas II to his mother, Maria Feodorovna, and was designed by Alma Pihl, one of the few women working in Fabergé’s St. Petersburg workshops. It had previously sold at Christie’s in 1994 and 2002, each time setting records.