Statuette on tall plinth with an eagle on the front and a large "N" on each of the sides.

Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (1769-1821; 1801-14 Emperor)

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Berlin, or Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

1820-25

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Madonna della Sedia (Madonna of the Chair), Modeled by Leonhard Posch, Royal Prussian Iron Foundries, After the original tondo (1813/14) by Raphael, cast iron
In an arch with tracery above and below sits a female figure—the patron goddess of industry—among products of the Royal Prussian Iron Foundry Sayn—urns, cannon and cannon balls, machine parts, and architectural elements—as an allegory of the iron industry, wearing a crown in the form of a foundry oven, in her left hand she holds a tablet with a crown and the initials "FWE" (ligated) and the year "1826," her right hand holds a stylus, with which she points to the tablet, at her feet is the name of the foundry "Saynerhutte" and a small shield, below the main scene is a band of quatrefoil motifs.
A soft-paste porcelain figural group of a standing female and seated on the ground near her feet is a lamb facing the opposite direction. The female figure is in a dress with painted flowers along the hem, with flowers at her feet. Her arms are bent outward, one arm lower with the apron's end draped over it is filled with flowers, while other hand holds a bouquet closer to her chest. The figural group is on a decorated scroll base painted in burgundy.
Round blue jasper cameo with white relief scene of Cupid masked, set in heavy brass frame with ring