Sold for A$55
Four Cricket belt buckles: 1. Central ball in a wreath, above which is a crown with crossed bats behind it, crossed wickets at the bottom. 2. Round buckle with balls around outer edge, crossed bats in middle and a sun burst design behind. 3. Round buckle with separate attachment of two crossed bats and sets of wickets. 4. Shield in front of crossed bats and flags and ball at top. Banner at bottom says Australian. Sporting Buckle Cricket belt buckles 44 x 48 mm, 56 x 52 mm, About 52 mm across, 63 x 53 mm. 1860s
1. Fair. Heavily corroded and thin. Bends and dints. Missing part near upper right corner. Splits. Does still have the latch though! 2. Fair. Heavily corroded, this is quite thin. Still has the latch, no loop to be seen. Bends and dints around the outer edge, nothing major. Outer edge is a little flaked. 3. Fair. Heavily corroded. Attachment is held in place by four hooks normally, this only has three though as the handle of one bat has broken off which would have had the hook attached. Small split or two. Some little dints and bends. 4. Fair. No latch or loop. Possibly purposefully altered by having a groove cut along the inner right edge, which may have been done to act as a new loop once the original one broke off? Corrosion with some little dints and bends. The left flag has GG on it, not sure what this stands for? Unless it is CC for Cricket Council or similar? From a collection that we are continuing to disperse over the next two auctions. Grade: N/A Estimate: $75 - 100
