In the Middle Ages, pigs were a sign of wealth and prosperity because they were easy to feed and reproduced quickly. Fast forward to modern Germany, where "Schwein gehabt" ("got a pig") is a figure of speech that means "to be lucky". This hefty (heavy!) solid gold 9k cutie was made around 1890 as a good luck talisman.
MATERIALS: 9k gold (tests)
AGE: c. 1890
CONDITION: Very good
SIZE: 3/4" length including the bale, 1" nose to tail