Bust in profile right in Austrian general's uniform with sash and ermine mantle.

Franz I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835); 1804 Emperor; 1792-1806 as Franz II, Holy Roman Emperor)

Possibly Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1800

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Bust in profile right in uniform with sash and medals.
Oval black basalt medallion with relief portrait of George III (1738-1820) facing left, George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Baptized George Frederick William, Son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, who died in 1751 and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He was unable to read English until the age of eleven but when his accession took place in 1760 he at once made a favourable impression as an English-born prince. In July 1761, his forthcoming marriage to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz was announced and their coronation took plate later that year. His political influence did much to create the circumstances which culminated in the American War of Independence. In 1788 the first signs of a mental aberration from which he was later to suffer became apparent. In 1809 his health broke down irretrievably, so his eldest son (later George IV) became Prince Regent in 1810. George III did not recover his faculties and died in 1820 after surviving several assassination attempts.
Delicate silver sugar sifter with long, tapered handle, the deep, round bowl with a pierced decoration in a pattern of crosses, circles, and leafy motifs, the plain handle engraved with a demi-lion rampant at the tip.
Small ring stand of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, with a border of oak leaves and five small relief scenes including, Cupid riding a lion; Cupid riding a sea monster; Cupid and Venus; Cupid flying with bow and arrow; and Cupid and Venus before an altar, the stem with small stiff leaf motifs and on the top a small floral motif.