Lot: 4413
Date of sale: 30. Thu Mar 2023
Pewter belt, traditional costume belt from the Alpine region, also called pewter belt, around
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Pewter belt, traditional costume belt from the Alpine region, also called pewter belt, around 1780. Leather, iron, brass and pewter. Long leather belt, studded with countless small pewter pins in floral or geometric patterns. Precursor of the later quill pens. Version for women with U-shaped intermediate element for the knife strap, wedding belt. Square curved iron buckle. Typical of alpine costume from ca. 1750 to 1820. Extremely rare, as most pewter satchels were melted down for metal extraction during the Napoleonic Wars. Good condition, few pewter pins missing. L. 114 cm, W. 5 cm
Category: Collectables
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