A Bavarian Charivari from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful piece of historical Bavarian folk art jewelry, a real collector's item. A charivari is a traditional piece of Bavarian costume jewelry. It is worn by men on the bib of their traditional leather pants. The charivari was used as jewelry or as a talisman for a successful hunt and is a valuable status symbol for the wearer. This example is quite heavy and robust and features thirteen rare pieces of jewelry: one fox teeth, a rock crystal shaped as a tooth and mounted in a silver bear head, 4 different shaped green precious stones such as jade, malachit, aventurin, one mounted in a silver bear head, a silver pretzel, a small silver beer mug, a silver Edelweiss, a silver charm of two acorns and a leaf, a silver coin with the 'Patrona Bavariae' design, three stunted horns ("Kümmerer") and a wild boar tooth.

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