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Auction 7 · Lot 165
SILVER BELT BUCKLE Holland, 1871.
- Estimate
- $600–$800
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
Convex rectangular cast frame; the convex central pin, which rotates on hinges, is pointed to allow it to pierce belt. Depictions of Moses and Aaron form upper and lower registers; left and right sides consist of pierced depictions of putti in corners, and central heavenly figure. Marked on pin and above putti. W: 125mm.
summary
Silver belt buckles were worn, in certain communities, on Yom Kippur, to fasten the belt of the white garment (Kittel) worn by men in the synagogue