Large Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Brass Belt Sash Buckle

This exquisite Alphonse Mucha-inspired buckle features a captivating Art Nouveau design, showcasing a finely detailed portrait of a serene lady framed by a flowing, nature-inspired m...

Hallmarked in London 1901 by John Tiley, this stylish, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Belt Buckle, measures 3.75"(9.5cm) wide a...

Renaissance Revival Dutch silver belt buckle, now on a leather sash belt. Post 1814 marks for .833 standard silver. Assayed after WWII in Schoonhaven (head with M). Funny little vign...

Gorham Art Nouveau sterling buckle, 1902. Marks for Gorham Sterling and B1949 copyrighted with 1902 (year). Beautiful open floral nouveau whiplash des...

A very unique Brutalist brass belt buckle. Unique and one of a kind, this buckle will stand out and make a statement. In the Brutalist style, a wonde...

AMBIANIC presents Native American Belt Buckle Bone Brass & Azurite Blue Southwest Navajo design 2 h x 3 long x .75 thick Original Vintage C...

Antique Ottoman Buckle Belt in gilded metal. Partially discolored, otherwise very good condition.

Antique gilded Ottoman Belt Buckle, with three red stones. Very good condition.

An antique German vesta box with art-nouveau motifs. This is an amazing and very rare vesta matches box, created in northern Europe with Art-Nouveau motifs, between the 1890-95. The...

A wide leather belt with large sterling silver buckle crafted by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1960-70s. The bespoken sculptural silver buckle features a biomorphic motif rooted in pre-Columbian culture. Marked: PERU, 950. The buck measures 5.75 x 5 x 2 inches and weighs about 126 grams (4.0511 troy ounces). The detachable belt consists of two parts is adjustable from approximately 33 inches to 36 inches. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...