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Antique Silver Belt Buckle - Devil's Head
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Reference: S1484
Period: Victorian
Year: 1894
Silversmith: Hayes Brothers
Place: Birmingham
Price: $ 200.00
Weight: 44 grams
Dimensions: 10.4 cm * 6.1 cm
Condition: Excellent, buckle in full working order, no repairs.
Description: An interesting ornate antique silver belt buckle, with a cast "devils head" complete with horns, moustache, beard and toothy grin, which has been applied on a pierced background, complete with stylised lions heads and scrolling foliage. We imagine the buckle has some significance, perhaps to commemorate a popular opera or play at the time. Devils and demons were often portrayed on silver items in late Victorian times, some examples can be seen on the Acsas website (http://www.ascasonline.org/windowD20.html). Both parts of the buckle are hallmarked, the hallmarks are small but clear. The makers makr is HB cojoined. Hayes Brothers (William and Harry) worked from 73 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, between 1889 and 1896, they specialised in buckles and small silver objects.
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Antique silver belt buckle - devils head
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Detail 1
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Detail 2
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Open buckle
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Back of buckle
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Hallmarks 1
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Hallmarks 2
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Scale
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