A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO PIECE WAISTBELT BUCKLE
Designed by Arthur Fowler. Cast and pierced with peacocks, width 15.7cm, Birmingham 1899, makers mark Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd, weight 95.4 grams
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£140 - £180
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Hammer price:
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£550 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
This design was exhibited at the 1899 Arts and Crafts Exhibition.
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection
Condition Report
The maker's mark is double struck and only exists on one half of the buckle, the strap bars are a little distorted, there are a few surface scratches and there is an area of scratching at the back of the buckle, which is a little more severe than it appears in the image
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