French & Belgian hunting association buttons

[Stuka f]

French & Belgian hunts associations are called "vénerie" could not seem to find a proper English translation to the word.

Anyway not military related however it involves also tactics, uniforms and lots of shooting....

Her are my new arrival of "vénerie" buttons, bought during a auction in the open during a special hunting celebration in the French departement Maine et Loire.

[Mervyn Mitton]

Stuka F - lovely buttons. They would either have been for different Hunt Clubs - or, more likely are part of the

Coats of Arms of aristocratic hunters.

Venery in English is really anything to do with the hunting of deer. Good post. Mervyn

[Stuka f]

Hey Mervin,

the people in a vénerie or at least the owners of the vénerie; mostly were aristocrats, but nothing to do with their coat of arms.

The vénerie was usually related to the geographic place of the hunting grounds.

cheers

|<ris

[Mervyn Mitton]

It was different in Britain - if the aristocracy weren't annoying their subjects, then they were slaughtering

anything on 4 legs - or 2 - that moved.

[Stuka f]

Can't comment on this; .......had quiet some aristocrats for clients....;-)

[Stuka f]

Here is a die for the making of the "rallie Ardennes", still looking for the button!

[Stuka f]

Here is a late 19 th century private forester's uniform (got the trousers too!) who was in service for the family Borluut-Kervijn.

Even when working in the "rallie" area he would still wore this uniform with the family crest buttons.

[Stuka f]

On 29/09/2014 at 19:13, Stuka f said:

Here is a die for the making of the "rallie Ardennes", still looking for the button!

Finally found the button!

And the best part is that it didn't came alone;