A rectangular box of nephrite mounted with border of gold, red guilloché enamel and pearl interlaced pattern; mount of enamel and rose diamond imperial crown with double headed eagle and Cyrillic 'MF'.

Major-General Sir Arthur Ellis (1837-1907) served Edward VII when both Prince of Wales and King, first as an Equerry and later as Comptroller. He accompanied the Prince and Princess of Wales on their visit to Moscow and St Petersburg in November 1894 to attend the funeral of Tsar Alexander III and the wedding of Tsar Nicholas II to Princess Alix of Hesse. He also accompanied the Princess of Wales to St Petersburg for the marriage of Grand Duchess Xenia to Grand Duke Alexander in July 1894, when this box was presented to him by Marie Feodorovna.

Mark of Michael Perchin; gold mark of 56 zolotniks (before 1896); Fabergé in Cyrillic characters; engraved ARTHUR ELLIS in Roman letters, PETERHOF in Cyrillic characters AUGUST 1894 in Roman letters

Text adapted from Fabergé in the Royal Collection