Chamberlain's key of King Max I Joseph of Bavaria Gilt brass. Full tang with ball knob and four round holes in the bit. Shield-shaped rim in relief, with the great majestic coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria in the centre with two Palatinate lions as shield holders, below the chains of the House Order of St. Hubert, the House Order of St. George and the cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. L. 16 cm. Cf. cat. Locks, Keys and Fittings from the Collections of the Mainfränkisches Museum Würzburg 1992, p. 145f. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. A Bavarian gilt brass solid shank key of King Max I Joseph of Bavaria (1756- 1825) with the coat of arms of the Kingdom Bavaria. German. Bavaria. Around 1810.