Lot 11 Vintage Mexican Alpaca & Sterling Silver Belt Buckles Abalone Turquoise
$ 116.16
Description
Lot 11 Vintage Mexican Alpaca & Sterling Silver Belt Buckles Abalone Turquoise. The sky and foreground feature openwork alpaca cutouts inlaid with iridescent shards of mother of pearl and abalone shell against a black resin background, highlighting silhouetted saguaro cacti and peaks. This is a solid lot of 11 Mexican Alpaca Silver buckles. One belt does include some Sterling Silver, and is marked .925 on the rear. Row 1 (Top Row) Top Left (Large Rectangular / Three Turquoise Pillars): Description: A large, architectural alpaca plaque buckle featuring hand-stamped textures along the border and three prominent horizontal columns inlaid with a bright sky-blue crushed turquoise stone matrix. Top Center (Oval / Centered Calendar with Blue Border): ⭐ The Sterling Silver Piece (.925): Description: It features an oval frame with deep, traditional Western-style leaf and floral scrolling flourishes surrounding a detailed central Aztec sun calendar medallion. The entire design is beautifully framed by a vibrant border of inlaid crushed turquoise. Top Right (Rectangular / Desert Mountain Landscape): Description: A highly stylized folk art piece depicting a desert mountain landscape. The sky and foreground feature openwork alpaca cutouts inlaid with iridescent shards of mother of pearl and abalone shell against a black resin background, highlighting silhouetted saguaro cacti and peaks. Row 2 (Middle Row) Middle Left (Rectangular / Sailfish or Marlin): Description: An excellent nautical/sportfishing themed buckle. Features an alpaca silhouette of a leaping sailfish or marlin over a crushed turquoise "ocean" base, surrounded by a dense mosaic background of fiery, colorful abalone shell. Middle Center (Rectangular / Gold Sun Calendar with Chunky Shell): Description: A heavy-set alpaca box-style buckle showcasing a raised, gold-toned Aztec sun calendar disc. It is flanked and surrounded by uniquely large, chunky, natural shards of white and dark mother of pearl shell. Middle Right (Rectangular / Greek Key Geometric): Description: An alpaca plaque buckle featuring an Aztec fret or geometric "Greek Key" cutout motif. The geometric channels are filled with a deep blue resin background and packed with high-iridescence green and pink abalone shell inlay. Row 3 (Lower-Middle Area) Lower-Middle Left (Large Oval / Aztec Sun with Deep Blue & Abalone): Description: A large, heavily detailed oval alpaca buckle featuring a deeply hand-engraved central sun medallion and scrolling border accents. The background is filled with a rich, dark blue mosaic chip ground interspersed with fiery abalone shards. Lower-Middle Center (Small Rectangular / Smiling Sun): Description: A striking, minimalist rectangular alpaca plaque featuring a radiant, stylized smiling brass sun god inlay set into a solid, vibrant field of finely crushed turquoise mosaic. Lower-Middle Right (Large Rectangular / Palm or Monstera Leaf): Description: A large, minimalist brushed alpaca plaque buckle featuring a central mescal leaf design cleanly inlaid with a matrix of crushed turquoise and green stone mosaic. Row 4 (Bottom Row) Bottom Center (Large Rectangular / Centered Calendar on Solid Turquoise): Description: A classic mid-century Mexican tourist design. Large rectangular alpaca plaque featuring a central brass Aztec calendar disc inset into a full, solid field of vibrant sky-blue crushed turquoise composite matrix. Bottom Right (Small Oval / Longhorn Bull): Description: An oval Western-style alpaca buckle featuring bright-cut floral scrolling/engraving on the face, finished with a classic rope-edge border and a prominent gold-tone/brass 3D longhorn steer head overlay. CONDITION: All buckles are pre-owned vintage. The fronts have a rich, darkened patina. Please note the heavy wear on the reverse sides , including plating loss and surface pitting. Loops and posts are fully functional.
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