Vintage Antique LARGE ELABORATE Edwardian to Art Deco RHINESTONE / METAL BUCKLE


Vintage Antique LARGE ELABORATE Edwardian to Art Deco RHINESTONE / METAL BUCKLE

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Vintage Antique LARGE ELABORATE Edwardian to Art Deco RHINESTONE / METAL BUCKLE:
$85.00


Please consider this sumptuously over-sized early-Century belt buckle, measuring an impressive 5 13/16\" by 2 5/8\" when clasped (approximate measurements- please study the 3rd and 4th photos). This buckle evidences hand-manufacture as the metal shows hand chasing, fine saw marks on all vertical surfaces when the buckle lays flat, and the rhinestones are bead-set. The rhinestones have variant-sized tables which also indicates hand cutting or finishing. These rhinestones are of 2 tones: there are very dark stones that are possible black diamond- or sapphire-simulants, as well as light colored stones with some foil oxidation as is typical of rhinestones of this vintage. The metal is non-ferrous, very light grey with medium-bright polish and little-to-no evident oxidation. The back of the \"female\" half of the buckle has a thin wire bar attached to which one end of the belt would be fixed, and the \"female\" loop is fashioned from the same wire (5th photo; there also appears to be some solder fortification to the female side, but this appears to be from initial fabrication as opposed to repair. The \"male\" buckle half has a tab hook and a bar that the belt would be fixed to, and both are fashioned from sheet metal (6th photo). The back of both halves has slight raised dots from stones seats being cut in the front of the piece, but these dots are more pronounced on the \"female\" side (7th photo). There are some stones missing from this buckle: The male half is missing 3 light-colored stones (8th photo), the female half is missing 3 small light-colored stones and a dark stone from the center of a flower form(9th and 10th photos). The replacement of these stones will be left to the new owner. The buckle weighs 84.10g or 2.968oz.
This used vintage to antique buckle is offered in as is condition, so please ask questions before offerding.

Vintage Antique LARGE ELABORATE Edwardian to Art Deco RHINESTONE / METAL BUCKLE:
$85.00

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