Fabergé utilized gold, silver, platinum, saphires, emeralds, diamonds and the most refined enamels creating pieces for many clients, the most important being the Romanoff family.  Some of the eggs had internal mechanisms. 

The "Blue Winter Egg" is property of Mr. Freddy Novelo.   Originally commissioned by the Czar for his mother Empress Maria Feodorovna, this piece has among its characteristics a phoenix in its interior created in 24K gold and its rests on a pillow of lapilz lazuli.  During one of its restorations, 1753 saphires were found hidden in its interior.  It is believed that Carl Fabergé hid them from detection on his escape from Russian in 1918.  Only 6 imperial eggs and 3 semi-imperial eggs have been auctioned since WWII and the events have been made memorable by the exorbitant prices for which they were sold. 

In February 2005, a famous collection of 9 imperial Fabergé Easter eggs which belonged to the Forbes family were sold to Russian petroleum magnate Viktor Vekselberg who aquired them for more than $90 million just before they were to be put up for auction at Sotheby´s in New York.  These jewels are witnesses of the decadence of the Czars and are the last symbols of a way of life.  They are small triumphs of the business talent of Peter Carl Fabergé and his workshop.  Innovation, exclusivity and obsession for detail.