Kangaroo and case — Faberge — ca.1910

Banded honey-coloured agate with rose-cut diamond eyes. Square varnished wooden case of honey colour. The top edge of the lid has a curved profile. The base has a bevilled edge. The lid is lined inside with white silk printed with the double-headed eagle of the Imperial Warrant above Faberge, St Petersburg, Moscow, London in gold. The base has a fitted recess for the kangaroo in cream- coloured velvet of fresh appearance.