Dresden’s Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) enjoys world renown as the largest collection of treasures in Europe and one of its richest. Although the private collections of the Electors of Saxony were begun in the 16th century, between 1723 and 1729 the Elector Augustus the Strong built a museum to house these treasures and opened them to the public – unprecedented in the Baroque period. Since its restoration in 2006 and the opening of two exhibits, the New Green Vault and the Historical Green Vault, both housed in the rebuilt Dresden Castle, more than 3 million visitors have admired their treasures and have been fascinated by the radiance and opulence of these exceptional works of art. The Historic Green Vault houses around 3,000 masterpieces of the jeweller’s and goldsmith’s art; The New Green Vault contains the works of the royal goldsmith Johann Dinglinger and other works of Baroque jewellery. Packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this magnificent volume highlights a selection of masterpieces from this important collection of Baroque and classical art, including the Golden Coffee Service, the Ivory Frigate, the Dresden Green Diamond, the Royal Household of the Grand Mogul, and many other fascinating objects made of gold, silver, gemstones, and other precious materials, as well as coconuts and ostrich eggs.