A silver-gilt belt buckle set with jade plaques and colourful stones, Ottoman provinces, 18th/19th century

the buckle in two sections now joined together, with three panels of lobed arch design, set with jade plaques with silver-inlaid mounts set with colourful stones and corals, on a ground filled with filigree motifs and studs

In fairly good condition, the jade plaques with minor knicks and scratches to surface, some of the colourful stones and coloured glass missing or chipped, the surface with some discoloration, the clasp to reverse which would have been used for holding in place now locked with pins to main body, probably replacement chains for hanging, some oxidisation and scratches, as viewed.
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