HI, MY SON & WIFE WENT TO GERMANY THIS PAST SUMMER. WONDERFUL I THOUGHT. I WILL HAVE THEM BUY ME SOME OF THESE PYRAMIDS. THEY ARE OUT SHOPPING FOR THEM. SO HE CALLED ME AND SAID ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT THEM. THE PRICE WAS SO HIGH FOR A NEW ONE, THAT I TOLD HIM NO. ADDING IN THE COST OF SHIPPING THEM WOULD MAKE THEM SO EXPENSIVE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE TO MUCH. WHEN I FOUND THIS ONE AT A ANTIQUE STORE, I THOUGHT WOW! THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE FOUND IN AT LEAST 4 YEARS. SO YES I BOUGHT IT. WASN'T AS MUCH AS THEM SHIPPED FROM GERMANY. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. IT IS COSTLY. BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU RARELY SEE. THANK YOU FOR VISITING WITH ME. NOW IT NEEDS A NEW HOME!