Description
A massive bronze buckle with animal-headed finials. The plate is pierced with figure-eights, and the loop and tongue develop opposing volutes.
Exhibitions
Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1999-2000.
Provenance
Collection of Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, May 12, 1949, lot 278; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.