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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 5058836, member: 8267"]Coming up at a local auction - out of my usual areas, so I would like your opinions on if it might be worth pursuing (for resale). It is described as an "antique Gypsy belt, with Hungarian/Prussian coins". Only 2 pictures available. One coin shown appears to be Habsburg Queen Maria Theresa, which would be 18th century. Might the metalwork be consistent with this date, or significantly later? Thanks.</p><p><img src="https://d17ezij970dwmi.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJid3BhcGVyY2xpcC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uIiwidXNlX2VmcyI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5IjoiaXRlbV9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzLzE1OS8wNDMvMzI5LzUyNi9vcmlnaW5hbC8xMTUtMi5KUEciLCJid19vcmlnaW5hbF92ZXJzaW9uIjoxNjY3NDE1MzUwLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjc1MCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0NzMsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJqcGVnIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjg1fX19?signature=67be03ad09c9b409e5ff7f7640fe06b3257a29c6d9cdf0cabdeb50b2f1d7b266" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://d17ezij970dwmi.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJid3BhcGVyY2xpcC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uIiwidXNlX2VmcyI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5IjoiaXRlbV9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzLzE1OS8wNDMvMzI4Lzk3NC9vcmlnaW5hbC8xMTUtMy5KUEciLCJid19vcmlnaW5hbF92ZXJzaW9uIjoxNjY3NDE0MDU5LCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjc1MCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0NzMsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJqcGVnIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjg1fX19?signature=a8cd7e00b86d613772a46db6c10be03edc60704c433cacf5bedeb9ac929224ae" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 5058836, member: 8267"]Coming up at a local auction - out of my usual areas, so I would like your opinions on if it might be worth pursuing (for resale). It is described as an "antique Gypsy belt, with Hungarian/Prussian coins". Only 2 pictures available. One coin shown appears to be Habsburg Queen Maria Theresa, which would be 18th century. Might the metalwork be consistent with this date, or significantly later? Thanks. [IMG]https://d17ezij970dwmi.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJid3BhcGVyY2xpcC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uIiwidXNlX2VmcyI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5IjoiaXRlbV9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzLzE1OS8wNDMvMzI5LzUyNi9vcmlnaW5hbC8xMTUtMi5KUEciLCJid19vcmlnaW5hbF92ZXJzaW9uIjoxNjY3NDE1MzUwLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjc1MCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0NzMsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJqcGVnIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjg1fX19?signature=67be03ad09c9b409e5ff7f7640fe06b3257a29c6d9cdf0cabdeb50b2f1d7b266[/IMG] [IMG]https://d17ezij970dwmi.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJid3BhcGVyY2xpcC1wcm9kdWN0aW9uIiwidXNlX2VmcyI6dHJ1ZSwia2V5IjoiaXRlbV9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzLzE1OS8wNDMvMzI4Lzk3NC9vcmlnaW5hbC8xMTUtMy5KUEciLCJid19vcmlnaW5hbF92ZXJzaW9uIjoxNjY3NDE0MDU5LCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjc1MCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0NzMsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJqcGVnIjp7InF1YWxpdHkiOjg1fX19?signature=a8cd7e00b86d613772a46db6c10be03edc60704c433cacf5bedeb9ac929224ae[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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