Here's Clara and the Nutcracker, beside the Christmas tree, in a lovely scene that also happens to be a music box: The hand-cranked Sankyo mechanism plays a lovely rendition of "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy." While the music plays, Clara slowly rotates (like a ballerina).

Handmade from carved and turned wood and hand painted by artisans of the Graupner Workshop in Crottendorf, in the heart of Germany's Erzgebirge Mountains. The workshop, noted for its bold use of color, is run by Kordula & Ronald Graupner. About 4 1/2" tall x 2" wide x 2" deep.

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