1 / 4   Time has left marks on these two antique and delicate Easter eggs. A UK historian believes that his two eggs are likely to break the record of the world’s oldest Easter eggs. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   The 31-year-old historian Mark Lawrence confessed that he bought the two Easter eggs – the painted one dates from 1899 and the chocolate egg dates from 1912 – at an auction without hesitation. /VCG Photo  

3 / 4   So far, the oldest Easter egg in the world is 94 years old. Lawrence said there was no exact registered time of these two Easter eggs, but he still hoped his eggs could be verified by Guinness World Record. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   How have these eggs remained in tact for such a long time? Lawrence guessed that these eggs might have been the private gifts of someone who passed away. /VCG Photo