When dreams come true

When Kimberly Weiss from Maryland/USA speaks about her niece Taylor, you immediately feel the special bond that connects the two women. They are not only united by their family relationship, they also share a love of the figurines and music boxes from Wendt & Kühn.

Despite their age difference of 31 years, Kimberly and Taylor have become good friends. At a very young age, Taylor discovered the joy of choosing a special gift for an equally special person. Her aunt Kimberly also experiences this great joy when she is looking for a present for Taylor to mark a special occasion. For many years she has chosen figurines from Wendt & Kühn. Her family originally came from Germany. Taylor’s treasures include a very old example of the Moon Family that Kimberly herself was given by her aunt, who was born and grew up in Germany, and which she in turn passed on to her niece Taylor. However, there was always one particular piece that Taylor talked about and which she longed to add to her collection: The “Christmas Procession” music box, designed between 1932 and 1935. Taylor had long been fascinated by this piece, which features a heavily laden Santa Claus together with his hard-working little angels revolving around three pine trees.

In 2020 the two women planned to travel to Germany to celebrate Christmas together. But the global pandemic shattered their dreams. In order to still be able to give her niece the music box in this exceptional year, Kimberly turned to a retailer in the USA that stocks the Wendt & Kühn collection and they immediately ordered this very special piece from the traditional manufactory. She also asked for the music box to be personalised. The personalised inscription with wishes for a magical Christmas was painted on the underside of the music box in beautiful lettering by one of the manufactory’s painters.

When Christmas Day arrived, Kimberly presented the very special gift to her niece. Taylor could not believe her eyes when she lifted the music box out of its wrapping. Overcome by her niece’s emotion, Kimberly too was moved to tears. They were tears of joy at seeing Taylor so happy.

When Taylor returned to her apartment after Christmas she still could not believe that she could now call the music box her own. This Christmas present was not Taylor’s last Wendt & Kühn gift – for Easter 2021 she received the “Boy with Egg on Pole” from her aunt.

May many more wishes come true for these two!

A LONG-CHERISHED DREAM COMES TRUE: Taylor with her “Christmas Procession” music box