Bidspirit auction | Large solid sterling silver belt

Large solid sterling silver belt buckle for a noble English or French gentleman from the 18th century - In fine silver of at least 950 purity (verified) and cut crystals. Weight 45.05g. Measurements: 6 x 7.5 cm. It could also possibly have been a European work for export to the Chinese market in accordance with the fashion canons of the time. Reference bibliography: Beyond chinoiserie: artistic exchange between China and the West during the late Qing dynasty (1796–1911). Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Jennifer Dawn Milam. Leiden. 2019. Clothing Through American History: The British Colonial Era, by Kathleen A. Staples, Madelyn C. Shaw page 245; Ashelford, Jane (1996). The Art of Dress Clothes and Society 1500-1914. Great Britain: National Trust Enterprises Limited.