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LOT 2331
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Decorated Buckle Set on Modern Leather Belt
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
39 1/4 in. (3 in.) (41 grams, 99.5 cm long (buckles 75 mm each)).
Comprising two silver-gilt fastening plaques, each D-shaped in section and tongue-shaped in plan with applied granules and filigree bands; one element with a pierced plaque and the other with a domed bulb topped by a facetted glass insert; to the underside of each plaque, the end of a braided leather cord forming a girdle or belt; possibly from Uzbekistan. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Silk Road Exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2003.
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LOT 2331
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Decorated Buckle Set on Modern Leather Belt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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