Lot (3) Early 1900s German Bavaria Charivari Silver Coins Chain & Philippines Coin Bracelets

Lot (3) Early 1900s German Bavaria Charivari Silver Coins Chain & Philippines Coin Bracelets
Early 1900s German Bavaria Charivari Coin Chain Silver & Philippines Coin Bracelets. Lot of (3). Charivari is a piece of traditional Bavaria made chain that could be adorned with trinkets, coins (or possibly medals), horn discs, carved teeth, antlers animal paws, badger hair, or other game teeth. Bavarian men wear the charivari on the belt of their Lederhosen. The charivari traditionally served as jewelry or as a talisman for a successful hunt. For farmers it served as a valuable status symbol. The charivari probably originated from a watch chain which was attached to the buttonhole of the costume shirt and hung from time to time with various hunting trophies. It could not be bought, was carefully preserved and was passed down in a single family through the generations. Some ancient charivaris can have a value of up to 10,000 euros ($11,000+ U.S. dollars). The man's charivari is usually about 33 centimeters (13 in) in length. This particular piece is 13 inches. The German Bavaria Charivari Silver Chain is approximately 154 grams silver.
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