Russian Imperial White Nutcracker Musical Carousel Egg & Pendant necklace - $159 - (Highlands, NC)

This musical animated carousel egg has a white enameled finish with dozens of jewel cut Austrian gemstones. It has a natural egg shape and numerous elaborate 22k gold plate bronze mounts with matching foliate pierced metal base.Six decorated panels open manually to reveal the inner carousel. When the crown finial is wound, it plays the Tchaikovsky "Waltz of the Flowers", from the Ballet "Nutcracker", as the horses rotate inside the egg.Included is a translucent red enameled egg necklace. Cast in nickel free Swedish metal with a 22k gold finish and hand set jewel cut Austrian gemstones. The nickel free 22k gold finished chain has a lobster clasp.Egg & Base Length: 5.75"Necklace Chain Length: 21"Necklace Pendant Length: .5”Key wound mechanical musical movementHinged presentation case ***Historic Notes: The Hermitage Museum is in the Winter Palace, being two of St. Petersburg's finest Art Museums. The museum Collection Gift Shop currently offers many Easter Eggs, Pendant Necklaces, Jewelry & carved stone bouquets, all inspired by the majestic art "in the style of Faberge", which their modern craftsmen now create. In decades past necklaces and many other items by "I.Faberge, or I.F. (Igor, grandson of Carl Faberge) were also offered.***

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