Belt buckle
Accessories
Inventory number
2018.1.19.12.AC.BL.C1830.FRDescription
Gilt belt buckle made of pomponne and brass decorated with a cameo and enamels in neo-renaissance style. The cameo facade lifts to access directly the claws of beltingThe belt buckles are becoming very fashionable under the Bourbon Restoration in France, which also corresponds to the fashion of very marked high heights and "Gigot" sleeves. After the neo-Gothic style initiated in the previous decade, a neo-Renaissance style appeared in the 1830s and reinterpreted the 16th century jewels, drawing inspiration from Holbein or Vinci and drawing from the architectural repertoire of the court of Francis I of France. The belt buckles of this period are often decorated with enamels and cameos.
Materials
PomponneBrass
Vitreous enamel
Cameo
Origin
circa 1830 FranceDimensions
Width : 2 cmLength : 4.5 cm
Height : 10 cm