SILVER BELT BUCKLE. Morocco, probably early 20th century.
AUCTION 13 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2001 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts Together With Fine Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 70
SILVER BELT BUCKLE.
Morocco, probably early 20th century.
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $300
A very similar example can be see in the Jewish Museum Catalogue, Morocco: Jews and Art in a Muslim Land (2000) no. 71, p. 156; the description reads: "Buckles of the … turtle type… used at the end of a small belt…decorated with finely engraved arabesque and floral patterns…" See also Israel Museum Catalogue, Jewish Life in Morocco (1983) no. 289, p. 141.