Art Nouveau Piel Frères enamel belt buckle
Art Nouveau belt buckle by Piel Frères c.1900
brass, silver plated with enamel
Historical presentation as a subject of a medieval eagle fibula
here used as a reflection by Piel Frères for a belt buckle from c.1900
whose comparable image from the ownership of the empress Gisela from c.1030, which
was pictured in the contemporary literature, served as a template for this beautiful buckle
in a beautiful multilevel enamel work,
this belt buckle is beautifully designed
in a raised effective three-dimensional representation
an interesting work executed by Piel Frères
marked: maker’s mark (PFs with a cross)
minimal age wear on the silver plating,
else in a good state of preservation also the enamel
Height: 2,56″ (6.5 cm),
Width: 2,12″ 5.4 cm
