grandmascloset
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I think this is a belt that might be missing a part. What era would it be from? The green scarab beetles are celluloid. Thanks!
Is this a belt? What era?
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Pinkcoke
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It looks 1960's or newer to me. I have a 60's cheap plastic tourist version from Greece of a similar style matching belt and necklace with motifs of famous architecture on.
It's mostly the tone of the 'antiqued' metal that says to me not older than this.
Can you give the length of the two belt pieces and the tasselled piece please? One side looks shorter though - maybe it was broken and rejoined? Two of the coins have slots in, which suggests that was the fastening end.
Does the chain (not the tassels) fit through the slot at all? I'm thinking that if the chain was looped through each slot and then around the pendant, the tassels and pendant would be suspended in the middle.
I also wondered if the tasseled length was a necklace - you would twist the two ends behind the neck - if the weight would keep it there?
The discs are made to look like ancient chinese cash coins, you also seem to have chinese characters and symbols such as the clouds in the pressed metal decoration - can you show close ups of these? I would think the celluloid was meant to look like Jade. Are they definetly scarab beetles?
It's mostly the tone of the 'antiqued' metal that says to me not older than this.
Can you give the length of the two belt pieces and the tasselled piece please? One side looks shorter though - maybe it was broken and rejoined? Two of the coins have slots in, which suggests that was the fastening end.
Does the chain (not the tassels) fit through the slot at all? I'm thinking that if the chain was looped through each slot and then around the pendant, the tassels and pendant would be suspended in the middle.
I also wondered if the tasseled length was a necklace - you would twist the two ends behind the neck - if the weight would keep it there?
The discs are made to look like ancient chinese cash coins, you also seem to have chinese characters and symbols such as the clouds in the pressed metal decoration - can you show close ups of these? I would think the celluloid was meant to look like Jade. Are they definetly scarab beetles?
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Are the scarab beetles actually celluloid as they appear more as glass on my monitor. What is that exactly on the back of the main larger piece, it's difficult to tell from the photo.
It looks older to me, I am getting a 1920s feel from it. My initial reaction was Egyptian revival before I looked carefully and saw the Chinese coins. Would it be possible for you to have all the pieces joined (perhaps with paper clips) just to get a shot on a mannequin until you can have it properly repaired.
It looks older to me, I am getting a 1920s feel from it. My initial reaction was Egyptian revival before I looked carefully and saw the Chinese coins. Would it be possible for you to have all the pieces joined (perhaps with paper clips) just to get a shot on a mannequin until you can have it properly repaired.
grandmascloset
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Thank you Melanie and Mary Jane! Yes you are right! The scarabs are glass! I was just assuming celluloid because I have a very similar celluloid scarab bracelet. The main piece is definitely a belt buckle. It has the prongs in back (or just one prong now, one has broken off) to attach it to a belt.
Melanie, I see what you are saying about the slots but there is no way to attach the pieces. I attached them with safety pins in the photos.
Melanie, I see what you are saying about the slots but there is no way to attach the pieces. I attached them with safety pins in the photos.
grandmascloset
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oops forgot photos!
Quite the interesting piece, I wonder if there might even be another piece that has gone missing from it, as often the 20s ones hung more from the hip than the waist. I am sure a few others will have opinions on this.
Rue_de_la_Paix
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This one is interesting! At first it looks 1920s, but the use of copper is odd, and the mix of Chinese coins and scarabs seems unusual. I cannot give an opinion on the age of it, but doesn't the use of copper seems really unusual for a 1920s piece? I know that copper has been used for tourist jewelry since at least the 1950s, I have a few Israeli pieces in copper (1960s I think), and an Egyptian bracelet in copper with blue glass stones, (again, 1960s) all made for the tourist trade.
Although I do get some old vibe from this as well.
Nice, whatever the age.
Although I do get some old vibe from this as well.
Nice, whatever the age.
Sky Ranch Vintage
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Is the metal copper or bronze?
grandmascloset
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It is copper.