FEZ, 19TH CENTURY

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A MOROCCAN GEMSET GOLD BELT BUCKLE (BZIM)
FEZ, 19TH CENTURY
Of cusped pointed oval form, the body in three hinged panels, the main one with central emerald surrounded by stepped bands of rose-cut diamonds and rubies, around these a larger band of openwork decoration with applied floral and drop-shaped panels set with emeralds and rubies, the two elements flanking the centre with floral motifs composed of central emeralds radiating lines of rubies all on a similar ground of openwork scrolls, with four small attachment loops, the reverse with two later applied hook fixtures
3 3/8in. (18.8cm.) long

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Lot Essay

The central panel of this buckle was almost certainly a forehead ornament which was then re-used and converted into this buckle. Similar tri-partite buckles are in a private collection (Abderrahman Slaoui, Parures en Or du Maroc, Casablanca, 1999, pp.152-157).

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