Lot Essay
A nearly identical belt is illustrated in Judit H. Kolba, Hungarian Silver, The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection, cat. no. 74, p. 96.
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PROBABLY TRANSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1700
Details
A HUNGARIAN SILVER AND STONE-SET BELT
PROBABLY TRANSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1700
Composed of seventeen square links, each composed of openwork scrolls with a cabochon moonstone in the center and surrounded by garnets, pink sapphires, and emeralds, the hooks joined by a ropetwist clasp, two square links set with loops for suspension, apparently unmarked
32 in. (81.2 cm.) long
PROBABLY TRANSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1700
Composed of seventeen square links, each composed of openwork scrolls with a cabochon moonstone in the center and surrounded by garnets, pink sapphires, and emeralds, the hooks joined by a ropetwist clasp, two square links set with loops for suspension, apparently unmarked
32 in. (81.2 cm.) long
Literature
László Mravik, "Sacco di Budapest:" Depredation of Hungary 1938-1949, 1998, cat. no. 20037, p. 341
Exhibited
Exhibition of Old Cultural Pieces from Transylvania, Museum of Applied Art, Budapest, 1931, no. 292
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