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LOT 1857
Post Medieval Gem Inlaid Shoe Buckle Collection
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (97 grams total, 27-54 mm).
Comprising: a pair of rectangular buckles with frames inlaid with cut and polished stones; a pair of domed elliptical buckles retaining their bars, inlaid with two rows of cut and polished stones and an engraved central border; a large domed rectangular buckle set with cut and polished stones; an oblong buckle also inlaid with cut and polished stone; articulate prongs and spindles; the stones are likely paste. [6]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Shoe buckles such as these were usually transferred from one pair of shoes to another.
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LOT 1857
Post Medieval Gem Inlaid Shoe Buckle Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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