April 16, 2024
Large Vintage Shield Crest Saxony Chatelaine Brooch Pin
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This is a Lovely Goldtone Vintage 5 & 1/2" Kingdom of Saxony Shield / Crest / Coat of Arms Chatelaine pin!! This resplendent Chatelaine has 2 highly ornate Goldtone pressed metal pins. The larger pin is the Coat of Arms of the "Kingdom of Saxony" (1806 to 1918) with their motto " Providentiae Memor " which translates as "Keep Providence [God] in Mind." The beautiful smaller pin has a high-wrought Victorian design and supports the 3 heavy link chains from which the fobs or charms hang. Please see below for some additional historic information on the Kingdom of Saxony and the picture of a rendition of their shield. This is a large and beautiful chatelaine and lots of fun to wear! A great find for the Vintage collector and a wonderful piece for Renaissance, Pirate, SCA, and Medieval reenactors! Specifics: Entire Brooch measures a total of 5 & 1/2" from top to bottom of the keys, the Larger pin measures 1 & 5/8" wide by 1 & 3/4" high, the Smaller pin measures 1 & 3/8" wide by 1 & 1/4" high, the shortest swag chain measures 3 & 1/2 long, and the chain with the fobs or charms hanging measures 4 & 1/2" long Note that I'm not sure the ornament fob is original to this piece- it looks to be older Goldtone metal is in good vintage condition with some wear visible under a 16X loop but the pin looks nice and bright to the naked eye I am
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