Portrait Medallion of Elector Frederick August II of Saxony

Oval medallion, mother of pearl carved in high relief, with bust-length portrait of the Saxon elector facing right; the elector wears an embellished breast plate with the cordon of the Polish Order of the White Eagle; he wears his hair in a ponytail with a bag at the back of the head and curled at the temples; the artist's signature is found at the lower edge of the medallion: "GRAEFENSTEIN. F - GOTHA"; the curved tortoiseshell frame is appliqued with gilt silver elements: shells and a crown at the top.