An Imperial presentation jewelled, gold, enamel and hardstone kovsh
Fabergé, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896, scratched inventory number 51966
the compressed oval agate bowl mounted with diamond-set gold handle enriched with champlevé black stripes, terminating in a diamond and ruby-set Imperial eagle, the reverse engraved with presentation inscription "Presented to Victor Albert Lord Churchill by The Czar Nicholas II, Balmoral Sat.3.Oct 1896", in original fitted silk-lined case stamped 'Fabergé St. Petersburg' beneath the Imperial Warrant, 72 standard
length: 12cm (4 3/4in).