Auction 103 Winner's Unlimited - Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Maps, Periodicals, Postcards, banknotes, Eretz Israel
By Winner'S
Nov 29, 2017
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 232:

Silver belt - Russia, 19th century

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Sold for: $300
Start price:
$ 300
Estimated price :
$600 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 20%
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Auction took place on Nov 29, 2017 at Winner'S

Silver belt - Russia, 19th century

Silver belt for woman. Silver Russian hallmark - 84. Maker's mark "J.B" and 1877. Decorations along the entire belt, niello work. 

Beginning in the sixteenth century, it was customary for the wealthy to send special silver belts to the bride and groom, who were bound under their canopy and sometimes even connected them at the same time.

 

For a similar belt see the Feuchtwanger Collection of Tradition and Jewish Art by Dr. Yeshayahu Shachar- Catalog Number 81-82.

Weight: 452 grams.

Fine condition.


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