Buckle/clasp

C/2203/0161   Buckle/clasp of two almond-shaped mother-of-pearl plaques, each set in a silver frame of the same shape. The clasp is of the same type as no. C/2003/0151, with a similar representation of the two-headed eagle in a less sophisticated rendering. The decoration of the silver frame differs, namely in that it consists of a series of repoussé rosettes with chased details, bordering the inset mother-of-pearl panels. On the central clasp element, which covers the fastening, there is a pierced rosette adorned with a green stone and granules. It is surrounded by a row of smaller rosettes, and it is framed above and below by stylised floral designs with chased details. Two bars are soldered on the reverse side of each clasp element.   Total width: 21 cm. Height: 8 cm. Donation from the A.G. Leventis Foundation.