  Inspired by the architecture of the Uspenski Cathedral in the Kremlin where the Czars of Russia were crowned. The hand-carved malachite egg is topped with a diamond encrusted double-headed eagle (the symbol of Imperial Russia for more than 300 years). It opens to reveal a hand-carved Russian bear that rotates as a Swiss musical movement plays Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Turrets, towers, and staircases rise from Kremlin walls made from more than 1,000 individually set pieces of mother-of-pearl, jade, onyx, lapis lazuli, coral, and red agate. Two of the towers are inset with Swiss clocks featuring 24k gold-plated sterling silver metal components. Made in St. Petersburg, Russia, in a limited edition of six. Each signed and numbered. Height 17". Base 12"x4".
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