PLEASE BE ADVISED: Because has instituted a policy of making its own \"offered reduced sales prices,\" deciding what it believes is reasonable without the Seller’s advanced notice or consultation, I have deleted the listing option “Offers Accepted,\" to prevent their doing so. HOWEVER, I am generally willing to consider offers in some instances and it is always worth inquiring through messaging.
EXTREMELY SCARCE LARGE 18TH C. REV WAR FOUNDERS’ PAIR PASTE INLAID SHOE BUCKLESTHESE WERE UNDOUBTEDLY WORN BY THE SAME GENTLEMAN, BUT ONE IS CLEARLY A REPLACEMENT FOR WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN A DAMAGED MATCHED BUCKLE. I FIND THAT VERY INTERESTING. TAKE NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE TWO, HAS ITS CENTRAL PIN (“TONGUE”) SECURED BY VERY EARLY THREAD, AND HAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PASTE DESIGN. IT IS ALSO FRAMED INSIDE AND OUT BY COPPER!
I AM CONFIDENT BOTH WERE MADE BY THE SAME BUCKLE ARTISAN, OBVIOUSLY A MAN HIGHLY GIFTED. MY REASON IS THAT THE CHAPE--THAT IS, THE METAL MECHANISM WHICH ATTACHES THE BUCKLE TO THE SHOE IS THE IDENTICAL METAL--AND NOT STEEL OR IRON. IT IS, I BELIEVE, PEWTER, PERHAPS ALLOYED WITH NICKEL. MORE EXPENSIVE, AND MORE UNUSUAL.
THESE ARE RARELY OFFERED.
MEASUREMENTS: (EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE) 3 1/4 BY 2 1/2 INCHES
CONDITION: A NUMBER OF PASTE “STONES” ARE MISSING FROM THE UNREPAIRED BUCKLE: I COUNT 8 MISSING OUT OF FORTY TOTAL. THE REPAIRED BUCKLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY MISSING.
