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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4321249, member: 2844&quot;]It is beautiful, Simona.</p><p>Historic Revival, and I&#039;m with [USER=18716]@Ce BCA[/USER] , the stones look like amethysts. If the brooch is brass, the stones could be amethyst glass.</p><p>The tube hinge on a separate base was introduced in the last quarter of the 19th century. The added pin on a chain also indicates late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The theme, with one of the knights with a closed helmet, reminds me of a 13th century Brabant (southern Low Countries) epic story called &#039;Karel ende Elegast&#039;.</p><p>In the story the Frankish king Karel (Charlemagne) goes out incognito (closed helmet) and wins a fight against a black knight. The black knight turns out to be his former friend Elegast, who was banished from the royal court. When they talk after the fight, Charlemagne discovers that Elegast is still loyal to his king, Charlemagne, who is still in disguise.</p><p>Some more adventures follow, but the essence of the story is that someone shows loyalty, even when he doesn&#039;t know that the other person is in fact the king he is loyal to.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 14th century &#039;Karel ende Elegast&#039; was included in a German collection of Charlemagne themed epics, so the story became known in Germany.</p><p>I couldn&#039;t say for certain that your brooch depicts &#039;Karel ende Elegast&#039;, but I do think your brooch is German-made, so it is possible.</p><p>Karel/Charlemagne became the first Holy Roman Emperor, which could be what the cross on the armour of the knight on the right signifies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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