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BELT - OTTOMAN-BULGARIA

Posted by Peter Hoesli on July 18, 2015 at 1:25pm
This belt is very old, featuring an extremely thick Mercury gold plating. I assume that it is from Panagyirshte. Their works is very similar to the design of this belt. The original, very old leather belt is still available. However, the previous owner has re-enforced it with a newer leather strip.
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  • Betty July 21, 2015 at 5:06pm

    Fabulous baroque design, Peter. Again, I have never seen such a belt before. Kind regards, Betty

  • ivan January 20, 2016 at 2:01pm

    wawww :)

  • ivan January 20, 2016 at 2:02pm

    i want this Peter :)

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