Chamberlain's key of Elector Max III Joseph of Bavaria Gilt brass. Hollow spike with open-worked beard. Partially open-worked rim, framed by rocailles and foliage with the coat of arms of Elector Max III Joseph of Bavaria (1727 - 1777) under an elector's hat. Below it the Order of the Golden Fleece. The ligatured monogram "MJ" on the mould. L. 19.5 cm. Cf. cat. Locks, Keys and Fittings from the Collections of the Mainfränkisches Museum Würzburg 1992, p. 138f. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. A German gilt brass hollow shank key with the coats of Max III Joseph, Duke of Bavaria. German. 2nd half 18th cent.