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Lot 37:
Description
This lot comprises a vintage Western-style decorative belt and a collection of seven assorted belt buckles featuring Americana and commercial themes. The belt is crafted from brown leather and is embellished with multiple rows of metal eyelets throughout its length. It features decorative hardware including four rectangular brass-tone plates with textured central panels and several crescent-shaped white metal plates with embossed scrollwork and stud detailing. The belt is finished with a heavy brass-tone horseshoe-style buckle and a matching solid metal tip.
The collection of seven belt buckles includes a Marlboro branded white metal buckle depicting a cowboy on horseback. A gold-tone rectangular buckle commemorates the US Bicentennial with fife and drum motifs, inscribed Spirit of 76 and 1776 Bicentennial 1976. A grey-toned Smith and Wesson buckle features a revolver cylinder design and is inscribed Handguns. One rectangular buckle is inset with two United States Eisenhower One Dollar coins, showing the obverse and reverse designs. An oval buckle by Siskiyou Buckle Co. Inc. of Williams, Oregon, depicts horses against a blue and green background. A smaller enamelled buckle is inscribed Line Dancing with a heart and boot motif, marked SJS Ultimate 1996. The set is completed by an oval white metal buckle with embossed floral and foliate scrollwork in the traditional Western style.
Buckle widths: 2.5 inches to 4 inches.
Condition report:
The leather belt displays significant vintage wear, including deep creasing, surface cracking, and general distress consistent with long-term use. Metal components on both the belt and buckles show surface oxidation, pitting, and some areas of verdigris. The Marlboro buckle exhibits heavy surface wear. Overall, the collection is in used vintage condition.
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