Lot 172
  • 172

A German silver marriage belt, Jost Leschhorn, Frankfurt-am-Main, circa 1725

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • maker's mark and city mark on back of clasp and hook ring, city mark repeated on applied filigree boss
  • silver
  • length 32 3/4 in.
  • 83.2cm
the clasp with central boss applied with filigree, the belt formed of sections of double chains linking filigree panels

Condition

edges of clasp bent, otherwise good
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Catalogue Note

The central boss of cast filigree conforms to this Frankfurt tradition, see lots 170 and 171.