Chamberlain's key of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria Brass, gilt. Full tang with ball knob. Open-worked rim surrounded by a matching border with a crowned double-headed eagle holding a sword and orb. In the centre the initials "FJI" for Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830 - 1916). L. 16 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. An Austrian gilt brass solid shank key with the initials of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. Austria. 19th/20th century.