A French courtly shoe buckle adorned with miniature portraits, circa 1780 Openworked silver buckle with four mounted fleur-de-lys ornaments and inlaid on the front with 146 rhinestones in a diamond cut. In the centre two framed miniature portraits on ivory under glass showing Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. A later stand support soldered on the back. Width cm, weight g. A beautiful piece of historical significance. historic, historical, 18th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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Keywords: 18th, adorned, buckle, century, courtly, french, miniature, portraits, shoe
