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Soho Handbag Thief Gets 27 Months for Stealing Fabergé Egg and Watch

Police are still searching for the rare pieces linked to Craft Irish Whiskey’s limited Emerald Isle set.

Overview

  • Enzo Conticello, 29, was sentenced Thursday at Southwark Crown Court to 27 months after pleading guilty to theft and fraud.
  • He grabbed a Givenchy bag outside the Dog and Duck pub in Soho on November 7, 2024, then tried to use the victim’s bank cards within minutes.
  • CCTV tied him to the theft and card use, and officers arrested him in Belfast in November 2025 before transferring him to London in January 2026.
  • The Fabergé egg and watch remain missing, and detectives are appealing for tips about the 10cm green-and-gold egg and a rose-gold watch with a brown leather strap.
  • Only seven matching sets exist and similar sets have sold for $2–3 million, yet insurers paid £106,700 and prosecutors will not seek compensation because he has no means, a loss the victim said caused her shock and ongoing stress.