 This masterpiece of European jewelers’ art comprises 4,909 diamonds, 164 emeralds, 160 rubies, a sapphire, 16 pearls and two cameos.It was created by the royal goldsmith Johann Melchior Dinglinger, his brothers and others, between 1701 and 1708.The elector paid almost 60,000 talers for it, more than he did for the construction of Moritzburg Castle.