About Freddy Novelo
Lived 1960 – 2013 (aged 53). Freddy Novelo was a Mexican art collector.
Alfredo Novelo, better known as Freddy Novelo (February 29, 1960 – May 29, 2013 in Merida, Mexico) was an art collector.
He was presented as the youngest Fabergé collector in the world
A museum keeper denied the story that he had inherited this collection from Charles Rockefeller, whom according to Novelo had met in Paris at university while studying history of art and died in his arms, as Novelo had no academic degrees.
One of the star pieces of his collection, the so-called "Huevo del invierno azul" (Blue Winter Egg) that he claimed was commissioned by tsar Nicholas II to Fabergé in 1913, was identified as a Fauxbergé, a fake.
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Who was Freddy Novelo?
Mexican art collector
When was Freddy Novelo born?
Freddy Novelo was born on 29 February 1960.
When did Freddy Novelo die?
Freddy Novelo died on 29 May 2013.
What was Freddy Novelo's occupation?
Freddy Novelo was an art collector.
What nationality was Freddy Novelo?
Freddy Novelo was Mexican.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Freddy Novelo. https://biography.guide/freddy-novelo/
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