Chamberlain's key with the monogram of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria

German

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Functional and highly decorative, gilt bronze was used throughout the eighteenth-century interior. Ranging from hearth fittings and lighting to furniture mounts and hardware for door and windows. This key has a gilt-bronze bow with an openwork monogram formed by the letters M and J; it was a chambelain’s key with the monogram of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria (r. 1806–1826).

Chamberlain's key with the monogram of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, Steel, gilded bronze, German

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Chamberlain's key with the monogram of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, Steel, gilded bronze, German
Chamberlain's key with the monogram of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, Steel, gilded bronze, German

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