AUCTION 37 ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

A CAUCASIAN ISLAMIC CEREMONIAL BELT GILT-SILVER

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $800 - $1,100

Buyer's premium:

A Caucasian Russian Islamic ceremonial belt made by a Moscow-based silversmith for a client based in the Caucasus. Leather belt is decorated with brocade and set in silver plates decorated with gilt and niello. Each plate is hallmarked.Russian silver hallmarks: 84, E.B., 1871, St. George for Moscow.

Dimensions: L: 28 1/2 in., (72 cm.)

Condition: Very good, both gilding and niello are well-preserved.