A TWO COULOR GOLD AND BOWENITE HAND SEAL WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE EARLS OF HOWE AND CURZON St. Petersburg c. 1900 in the manner of Fabergé H 7 cm 14kt yellow and red gold, bowenite. In Louis XVI style with lattice decoration and palmettes. Approx. 71.5g. BZ 56 with Cyrillic Ja L. Good condition, shaft slightly compressed. Christie's New York, Auktion 16. April 1999, Lot 94. The crests are probably for Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, (1861 - 1929), styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1896 and 1900 and was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra, sister of the last tsarina..

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