Decorative arts — 1700-1799
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One of a pair of 18th century shoe buckles. Silver set with three rows of pastes. Outer and inner courses 'diamond', baton and centre course square and coloured. Rectangular general shape. Two pronged cut steel chape.
buckle, shoe buckle
silver, paste
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