still no i.d. on buckle.....anyone have a clue???

[mattysee]

trojan, spartan, roman? buckle....help

found in a cellar hole upstate ny, no clue of time period, very thin almost like silver plated, maybe a kids buckle, no idea!​

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[jewelerguy]

looks like maybe a 1920's sash belt buckle to me

 

[mattysee]

thank you, i was hopeing someone had seen one before, i just cant find anything on it

 

[johnnyblaze]

I found a King Tut mask buckle a couple of years ago..

It seems in the early 20th century they were discovering alot of historical artifacts that made world headlines..
So naturally they became novelties for business..

Kids would get them as gifts and such

Blaze

 

[Metro Retro]

That's a wonderful looking piece -- I think it may be half a buckle and is likely Greek in theme, looking at the key design border. It's die stamped and would guess that it is a brass alloy. Really neat!

 

[wcallis]

Great find. I found one very similar to this one about a year ago at a Civil War camp site in TN. At that time I posted in on Treasure Net and no one really had a clue what it was either. We thought it was probably a sash buckle too, but why was it at a Civil War camp site?

 

[Argentium]

I think MetroRetro is correct , the design motiff seems Greek both the key pattern , and the warrior bust - I'll guess it is circa 1880-1910
and I'm thinking that this was a piece that ornamented a bookstrap - kids would run a leather belt around their schoolbooks , and this
may have been a strap ornament . The nod to the Greeks , works with a school context . Complete guesswork !

 

[mattysee]

thanx for all the help, ill just put it in the unsure drawer! lol

 

[hamiddetecting]

Wow!! Great finds

 

[mattysee]

(I WAS WATCHING ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW AND SAW A RAM BRACELET BEING APPRAISED, THE GUY CALLED IT "CLASSICAL REVIVAL" SO I GOOGLED CLASSICAL REVIVAL BELT BUCKLE, AND A BUCKLE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE POPS UP DATED 1850S......I KNEW IT WAS OLD, NICE TO HAVE SOME IDEA, THANX FOR EVERYONES INPUT!)The emphasis turned from Rome to Greece as the Greek Revival style developed around 1820 to 1860. American interest in the culture of ancient Greece grew from sympathy for the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830) and emerging archaeological finds showing Greece as the earliest democracy