An Imperial Presentation jewelled gold pendant, probably Morozov, St Petersburg, workmaster's initials I.P in Cyrillic, circa 1913

formed as a diamond-set Imperial eagle on an openwork grid below the Crown of Monomakh set with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, varicoloured gold drops, 56 standard

Excellent condition. The finial atop the crown just slightly bent.
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A nearly identical example, its Crown of Monomakh lacking diamonds, was presented by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to her lady-in-waiting, Baroness Buxhoeveden.  See Prince Michael of Greece, Jewels of the Tsars, 2006, p. 134. 

Of all the suppliers to the Imperial Cabinet during the years 1908-1917, Morozov is the most likely source of this object and the Buxhoeveden pendant, as their style is atypical of the work of the other firms.  Primarily known as a maker of cigarette cases, many of them Imperial Presentation cases, the as-yet unidentified maker I.P was a subcontractor of Morozov.  For cases struck with both this maker's mark and 'Morozov', see Sotheby's London, 26 November 2008, lot 164, and G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman and His World, 2000, no. 928.