Need help to date belt buckle.

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Teres

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I Word be so gratful if anyone knew when this belt buckle could have been made!

Thank's! Teres

Sweden
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It looks Edwardian, has some resemblance to the "Garland Era" jewelry, buckles and other ornaments. If you can post a closer photo of the stones and one of the back they would help a lot.
 
Here are some more pictures, hope they can help. I don't know much about this but i gjuses it Is glass stones and maby tin or other non "Nobel metal".
 

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My first impression was that it was modern (made within the last 5-10 years I would suggest) - from the way the diamantes are glued in, not particularly carefully and the dark tone of the diamantes) and I think the photos of the back confirm this - it shows lots of mould lines, has not been polished or smoothed out and is darker in the creases left by moulding suggesting a colouring has been added after casting to give it an 'antiqued' look. The bar stud fastening I have only seen on belts from the 70s/80s onwards and is very common on cheaper modern belts today. I don't think it was intended to deceive - just that seperated from the belt itself, which I think would have been a contrasting modern style, it looks older than it really is. The curved/domed shape also lends itself to a modern dating I believe, I can recall seeing this on belts alot some years back.
 
I agree. The rivets in back appear quite modern and the finishing of the metal, as Melanie points out, is not up to the standards of an earlier piece.
 
Tank you so much! That confirms what I belived, that it was ither from the early 1900s or from after 1960s. Now I know it's kontemporary! :-)
 
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