The Franklin Mint's "House of Faberge" gilded sterling silver and cobalt blue enamel "Star of the North Egg", the underside engraved and reading "The House of Faberge / presents / The Star of the North Jeweled Egg / [Cyrillic F] / Sterling .925 / The Franklin Mint" in the form of an egg surmounted by jeweled acorn finial, the body of the bipartite blue guilloche cold-enameled egg overlaid in gilded silver ogee-shaped scrollwork centering silver stars set with blue gems above a gilded silver socle on a blue guilloche foot, the circular base similarly decorated with blue enamel openings set with stars on a molded base above four gem-set scroll feet, the bottom with a Reuge music box, and opening to reveal a gilded silver castle on silver rocks as the egg plays Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." 7.25" H x 4" diameter.

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