Germanic Openwork Belt Fitting Group

7th century A.D. A group of silver belt fittings comprising: two mounts with one domed and one straight edge, decorated with openwork geometric forms, notched edge and two mounting lugs to reverse; on

Circa 7th century A.D. A mixed group of silver belt fittings comprising: three discoid studs with decoratively notched circumference, lug to reverse; rectangular open-work mount with concave sides and

8th-12th century AD. A mixed group of silver belt fittings comprising: two openwork plaques, each with notches to the shorter edges, pierced lugs to the reverse; five plaques with scrolled finials, ea

9th-11th century AD. A group of bronze belt fittings comprising: six D-shaped with openwork loop above, scrolled bands and central cross in lozenge plaque, three studs to the reverse; two smaller with

12th-14th century AD. A mixed group of belt and strap fittings including a trefoil buckle plate, square openwork plate with ring-and-dot detailing and other items. 57 grams total, 24-49mm (1 - 2"). Ex

16th century AD. A group of sixteen gilt bronze bridle or belt decorations with scrolling plant, fleur-de-lis, Green Man face, three with a bust in a roundel; suspension rings to each; Spanish workman

Circa 7th century A.D. A mixed group of silver belt fittings comprising: eight small discoid studs with slender mounting lugs to reverse; two larger discoid mounts with slender mounting lugs; buckle c

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: three cast propeller mounts with attachment lugs; two flat D-shaped plaques with ribbed and curved hooks, one with dentilled edge. 56 grams total,

10th-11th century AD. A bronze openwork belt fitting with scrolled tendrils and beast-head finial, return strap to the reverse with attachment rivets; attached to the beast's mouth a cast openwork pan

5th-7th century AD. A suite of silver belt fittings comprising: a buckle with domed loop, heater-shaped plaque, D-section tongue with beast-head detailing; a counterplate with rolled forward edge, thr

Northern Europe, Viking / Norse / Viking Rus, ca. 8th to 11th century CE. A group of silver belt fittings from a leather belt. There are: forty-one heart-shaped, hollow fittings, each studded with thr

10th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt fittings with low-relief zoomorphic and tendril ornament. 61.3 grams total, 26-50mm (1 - 2"). Property of a professional gentleman, acquired 2011; fo

10th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt fittings including a buckle, tag and mounts with ring pendants. See Fodor, I. The Ancient Hungarians, Budapest, 1996. 37 grams total, 6-31mm (1/4 - 1

10th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt fittings including chevron mounts, heart-shaped mounts, buckle with plate and tongue-shaped tag; most with tinned panel to the obverse; tag with impressed

9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt fittings and buckle with plate. See Fodor, I. et al. La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998. 79 grams total, 17-55

11th-15th century AD. A group of silver gilt belt fittings comprising: a roundel with rosette, two attachment lugs to the back; three heart-shaped mounts with scrolling plant motif and three attachmen

12th century AD. A mixed group of gilt-bronze belt mounts comprising: a folded belt-end with two rivets, fleur-de-lys on a blue enamel field; a rectangular plaque with reserved griffin(?); a rectangul

13th-15th century AD. A bronze rectangular openwork buckle decorated to the centre with a reclining griffin; rivet holes to each corner; old inked collection label to the reverse, '91.222'. 18 grams,

Group of five Chinese jade or hardstone carvings, including: three openwork belt buckles with dragon head terminals; together with two anthropomorphic figures; L: 4 1/8" (longest, approx.)

A lovely group of 20 early Chinese bronze buckles and belt fittings. Including several full bronze or copper buckles and many small decorations. Height ranges from 1 in to 4 1/4 in; width ranges from

Group of 11 Chinese Ming dynasty bronze belt fittings. These were the connecting fittings which allowed an item to hang off the belt. Mostly dating from the late 17th century to the early 19th century

9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bronze belt and harness fittings comprising: a buckle with waisted loop, rectangular plate; a buckle with D-shaped loop, trapezoidal plate; two strap-distributor

7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of bronze and silver-gilt belt fittings comprising: a tongue-shaped buckle plate with integral bow, high-relief foliage motif, three attachment pins to the reverse;

9th-17th century A.D. A mixed group of artefacts comprising: a 16th-17th century shield-shaped mount or sword belt fitting with scalloped lower edge, hook above and three rivets, moulded foliate motif