Russian niello silver belt buckle of oval form, the two halves worked in black niello and parcel gilt and lettered КАВКАЗЪ, the Caucasus, with the date 1869.
The gilt reserve carries the inscription in Cyrillic against an engine turned ground, framed by a niello border of trailing flowers, and the field between is cut in a fine diamond lattice. The halves join with a hooked tongue on a safety chain. The reverse of each plate is struck with the 84 zolotnik standard, an assay master's mark dated 1869 and a maker's punch. The buckle is mounted on a printed silk belt lined in rose silk, of later date.
Dimensions -
Buckle: 12 x 7.5 cm
Belt length: 77.5 cm
Weight: 151 g
Specifications -
Metal: Silver, 84 zolotniki, .875 standard
Decoration: Niello with parcel gilding
Marks: 84 standard, assay master's mark dated 1869, and a maker's punch
Date: 1869
Origin: Russian, Caucasus
Inscription: КАВКАЗЪ, Kavkaz, the Caucasus
Mounting: Printed silk belt lined in rose silk, later than the buckle
Condition :
Good antique condition.
Russian niello silver belt buckle of oval form, the two halves worked in black niello and parcel gilt and lettered КАВКАЗЪ, the Caucasus, with the date 1869.
The gilt reserve carries the inscription in Cyrillic against an engine turned ground, framed by a niello border of trailing flowers, and the field between is cut in a fine diamond lattice. The halves join with a hooked tongue on a safety chain. The reverse of each plate is struck with the 84 zolotnik standard, an assay master's mark dated 1869 and a maker's punch. The buckle is mounted on a printed silk belt lined in rose silk, of later date.
Dimensions -
Buckle: 12 x 7.5 cm
Belt length: 77.5 cm
Weight: 151 g
Specifications -
Metal: Silver, 84 zolotniki, .875 standard
Decoration: Niello with parcel gilding
Marks: 84 standard, assay master's mark dated 1869, and a maker's punch
Date: 1869
Origin: Russian, Caucasus
Inscription: КАВКАЗЪ, Kavkaz, the Caucasus
Mounting: Printed silk belt lined in rose silk, later than the buckle
Condition :
Good antique condition.
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