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Size: 480×250×250mm

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Final Price: RMB 3,500,000

The Horn of Plenty， Designed by Victor Moiseikin， Approximate Measurment 480×250×250mm， CIRCA 2017
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MOISEIKIN“Horns Of Plenty” mechanical Table Clock

HORN OF PLENTY – AN EXQUISITE AND UNIQUE YELLOW GOLD AND GEM-SET MECHANICAL TABLE CLOCK

18K yellow gold， 14K yellow gold， 925 silver， mechanism of the clock， diamonds， demantoids， sapphires， colored sapphires， rubies， tanzanites， rubellites， amethysts， garnets， rhodonites， citrines， ametrines， dolerites， nautilus shell， pearls and nephrites.
Inspired from the Horn of Plenty from the ancient Greek mythology， Moiseikin has created this extremely fine and superb mechanical table clock. According to Greek mythology， Zeus hid in the cave of Mount Ida in order to escape his father， Kronus， and was fed by Amalthea， the nurturing goddess， with her milk. Despite being an infant， Zeus possessed extraordinary powers and accidentally broke one of the horns of Amalthea， whom being represented as a goat in Greek mythology. This broken horn was later deified and became a symbol of endless nourishment， just as Zeus’s adoptive mother gave it to Zeus.
Since then， the Horn of Plenty became synonymous with the vessel in the Garden of Eden in Greek mythology that contained all the rich and beautiful things.
“Inheriting and developing the classic Russian jewelry art is what I have been doing. Many times I think about what I can leave to my family in my life and what can be left to the world. So this work expresses my own expectations for a better world. Doing my best to create a bright future for our next generation as a promise. I am very honored to introduce to you the latest piece of work – the Horn of Plenty.”
—Viktor MOISEIKIN

This collection of work depicts the beauty of the Garden of Eden in Greek Mythology， and exhibits a lot of vitality through more than 4，500 precious natural gems， semi-precious stones and high-quality natural seawater pearls. The plump grapes carved from natural amethysts grow from a very rare natural nautilus shell with pink lustre and watery texture. The leaves， carved from nephrites and plated with gold， replenish the lifelike orchids made of natural quartz and colored sapphires， as if permeating warmth and happiness.
The ripe pomegranate symbolizes fertility and prosperity. The surface is made of orange and yellow sapphires with a special inlay process.
In the design of the hummingbird， a large number of garnets are used to decorate the bright wings. A pair of shining tanzanites are decorated with feather patterns， and the design and the craftsmanship are exquisite， making them more vivid and dazzling.
At the base of the carefully carved nephrites， pearls and diamonds， 12 Arabic numerals can be seen. Together with the pearls， they form a dial that tell time.
In the base of the clock made of nephrites， 18K gold and dolerites， there is an exclusive key for activating the clock. After winding the clock， the entire upper part of the clock will rotate according to the time of day， presenting it perfectly in front of its owner in 360 degrees.
This masterpiece is the third edition of the high art jewelry clock from the collection of the Moiseikin Jewellery House. The first edition is now permanently collected in the Russian Presidential Palace.

Grapes
Since ancient times people have been payinghomage to grapes. The vine bear a lot of juicyand sweet berries, which symbolize fertilityand wealth. Each of the ripe grapes from theHorn of Plenty is exceptionally carved from theBrazilian amethysts. After the fine polishing, 60amethysts with deep lilac tone are intact andsparkling, as if there is a fruity fragrance underthe shining of gold en sunlight.
Pomegranate
A s t h e e m b l e m o f t h e S u n , M u h a m m a dp r o m o t e d t h i s f r u i t t o c l e a n s e j e a l o u s y a n dhatred. It symbolizes a future that is prolific,p r o s p e r o u s , ma g n a n i m o u s a n d j o y f u l . T h i sprecious pomegranate is highly realistic. Itspeel is set with numerous colored sapphires,rendering from bright orange, golden yellowt o l e m o n y e l l o w . T h e s p e c i f i c t e x t u r e i srecognizable due to a s pecial method of s etting,which the gemstones are set in the shallowholes. The seeds pomegranate are featured byvibrant dark-scarlet garnets. Bejeweled with alarge citrine at the top, the corolla resembles aroyal crown and shines brilliantly.
Pineapple
T h e s w e e t p i n e a p p l e s y m b o l i z e s w e a l t h ,prosperity and fertility. It contains 154 fancycu t c i t r i n e s . E a c h s t o n e i s c u s t o m - c u t b yhand, so as to accurately interpret the uniquediamond-shaped patterns on this alluring fruitfrom the rich Eastern land, and then embellishit with diamonds to show the fabulous details.In order to reproduce the unique bright greencolor of the tropical leaves, the national stonedemantoid from Rus sia is specially inlaid.
Orchid
As the symbol of love and beauty, orchid is considered asone of the most wonderful flowers on the Earth. It is alsoregarded as honor and splendor. The Horn of Plenty isdecorated with three orchids, which are gracefully carvedwith two-toned and transparent crystals to resemblethe unique shape of the petals. Each flower consistsof a golden hollow petal, which is inlaid with rubies andpurple sapphires. Moiseikin adopted a specially inventedtechnology, which allows the free expression for framingand gem-setting. It emphasizes the natural beauty andlustre of the gems, while the craftmanship conveys afeeling of li ghtness and tendernes s.
Hummingbird
A l i t t l e h u m m i n g b i r d f l y i n g o n t h e o r c h i dr e p r e s e n t s l i f e , c r e a t i o n , i n s p i r a t i o n a n dcommitment. This agile and lively hummingbirdcelebrates joy and festivity with all its being. Alarge Baroque pearl constitutes its body. Thelight wings and smooth feather are decoratedwith diamonds and garnets, while the featherso n t h e l o n g t a i l a r e i n l a i d w i t h s a p p h i r e s ,g a r n e t s a n d h i g h - q u a l i t y l a r g e t a n z a n i t e s ,depicting a lively h ummingbird full of d ynamic. Materials:
Gold — 1 494 g
3,112 Diamonds — 24.524 ct
94 Rubies — 6.494 ct
543 Sapphires — 3.905 ct
7 Tanzanites — 22.998 ct
73 Pearls — 32.27 g
661 Demantoids — 19.443 ct
109 Garnets — 17.51 ct
75 Amethysts — 702.958 ct
284 Citrines — 822.425 ct
5 Ametrines — 150.91 ct
3 Quartzes — 74.91 g
13 Nephrites — 1264.43 g
Dolerite — 3 000 g
Nautilus Shell — 151.59 g
Silver — 108.13 g