Bust three quarters left in uniform with medals

Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt (1856-1918; 1904 Duke), German General and Composer

Probably Mägdesprung foundry

About 1910

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Madonna and Child Carlshütte bronzed cast iron
Pair of gilt bronze and Japanese patinated bronze three light candelabra the ovoid patinated bronze vase surmounted by a foliate molded gilt bronze top issuing three twist turned candlearms centered by a scrolling foliate molded bouquet over draped chains raised on a stand composed of three monopodial supports headed by lions heads and resting on a stepped bronze and white marble plinth
Small vinaigrette in the form of a fish of a bass type with gray green scales and red fins the middle opens up to reveal a small container covered with a pierced lid of gilt silver with additional gilt silver mounts and eye attached to the nose for hanging
At the Peace of Posen on December 11 1806 Friedrich August joined the Rheinbund which was founded by Emperor Napoleon of France on July 17 1806 At the same time Napoleon made Friedrich August King of Saxony After the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 at which Friedrich August fought alongside the French and lost he was captured and imprisoned in Friedrichsfelde near Berlin