buckle/clasp

C/1994/1153   Tripartite silver filigree clasp, similar to nos. C/2003/0160 and C/2000/2182. The openwork filigree surface of spiralling scrolls is decorated with applied faceted squares and wirework rosettes. Three larger rosettes, one in the centre of each outer piece and a third on the upper part of the central piece, are adorned with green pastes (glass stones). Three graduated chains hang across the front of the clasp from two large rings at the outer pieces. One of the rings is joined to the fastening pin that slots into a tubular hinge on the reverse side, to close the clasp. On the other side, the large ring passes through a smaller one, made of the same piece of metal as one of the six vertical bars that are soldered to the reverse side of the clasp’s frame.   Total width: 18 cm. Height: 9 cm. Former Collection of Pavlos Neophytou. Donation from the Association of Friends of the Leventis Museum.