Help I.D. Silver buckle please?

[Minelab Matt]

Can someone please help me with more info on this silver buckle??

If it is a buckle?

It was found by my father a few inches deep with his Equinox in a fieldon a farm permission we have in S.Wales, UK.

Any help will be very much appreciated.














cheers
Matt

 

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[jewelerguy]

looks like a shoe buckle to me, and a really nice one. Circa 1800 maybe? Someone who knows more about them will chime in soon.

 

[jewelerguy]

oh I just noticed the small size.... maybe not a shoe buckle

 

[HuntinDog]

No help on the ID, but that is a beautiful buckle.
Congrats

 

[baspinall]

Due to the size it very well may be a knee buckle, and a very nice one at that.

 

[mossy99]

oh I just noticed the small size.... maybe not a shoe buckle

Thanks for your interest. There is a very comprehensive reply about this buckle on another forum.

 

[mossy99]

Hi
More information coming through from a collector. Year 1760 plus or minus 10 years. This type of shoe buckle was popular between 1720 to 1790. The Lion passant which is stamped very clearly indicates a standard of silver quality. Happy digging folks !
Mike.

 

[A2coins]

Amazing relic display piece

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice silver 18th C Shoe Buckle.

The Lion denotes Sterling Silver & there is a Makers-Mark (2 initials), but these are hard to make out & without the Assayer's Mark & Date Letter it will be a challenge to track down. It's not unusual for Silver Smiths to dodge the tax by not having it assayed.