James I and VI Chain of Office

James I and VI Chain of Office: Jacobean Reenactment Collar : King's Livery collar.

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
This is my replica James I chain of office as seen in the Portrait attributed to John de Critz, c. 1605.

James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, and thus a potential successor to all three thrones. He acceded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months, after his mother was forced to abdicate in his favour. In 1603, James succeeded his cousin Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, who died childless.

The chain is made in antique gold with filigree connectors, black ouches and faux pearls. The St George and the dragon pendant is hand enamelled in black, white and red. I have cast the image in double sided gold plated alloy with the front individually enamelled by hand.

This is a unique and hand crafted item. It measures approximately 1 metre and makes a complete circle so you just slip it over your head (no clasp).