Silver Wedding Belt, France Nineteenth Century

Silver wedding belt composed of nine octagonal medallions held by two rows of chains, each one has a decoration on one face of puttos holding an oval medallion encrypted MD and an alliance coat of arms under a ducal crown on the other side. The edge is decorated with oval friezes. The buckle is round, slightly curved, decorated in high relief with a bust of a young man of quality in Breton clothes seen from three quarters of the back, looking to the right on the background of thistles. End of the 19th century. Each medallion is signed: Lorthior F The buckle bears a signature: F. Gilbaul Hallmarks: boar's head, silver 800/1000 Length: 104 cm Buckle diameter: 5.2 cm Medallion diameter: 3.6 cm / thickness: 2 mm Weight object: 260 gr In excellent condition