what is this and how old is it?

[big hoss]

big piece of silver jewelry? or some sort of silver buckle? no idea. it has native american birds & feathers on it looks Very old, found it 10" in the ground near where an old house would have been. some help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ARC]

Pictures of the back please...

Appears to be a sash buckle.

 

[ARC]

Also... when posting an item for identification it REALLY helps to know the sizes as well.

And of course... a few pictures from different angles.

 

[huntsman53]

Also... when posting an item for identification it REALLY helps to know the sizes as well.

And of course... a few pictures from different angles.

Yep! We can't tell if it is a piece for a woman's hair or a rim cover for a swimming pool.


Frank

 

[ARC]

Yep! We can't tell if it is a piece for a woman's hair or a rim cover for a swimming pool.


Frank

What is a rim cover for a swimming pool ? ... and what dos it look like ?

A find of yours ?

:P~

 

[huntsman53]

What is a rim cover for a swimming pool ? ... and what dos it look like ?

A find of yours ?

:P~

Ha Ha! While most folks put Ceramic Tiles, Stone or Rocks around the rim of their' Pool, a person that is really well off like Trump or Buffett might use Silver or maybe even Gold or Platinum. Who knows??!!??!!

I wish I could find a piece of Silver that big!! The O.P. did state that it is big.


Frank

 

[bowwinkles]

Looks to be an ornamental cinch ring for a horse saddle where the cinch tail hung.

 

[Carolina Tom]

It has little thunderbirds on it, right? At 12:00 and 6:00 in the picture.

I would assume that live in the Southwest, and that this is a Native America piece made for the tourist trade. Appears stamped out of sheet silver, so relatively modern.

Size reference would be helpful... I think it is 3.5" long. A pic of the back might help too.

Congrats on finding silver!

 

[big hoss]

sorry guys, im still really new to it all and okay ill give you all some more pictures

 

[big hoss]

its is very thin , no writing on the back, its 1" 10/16th wide , length is 3" 10/16th

 

[bowwinkles]

Saddles Tack Horse Supplies - ChickSaddlery.com 12 Piece Barrel Racer Silver Trim Kit Check lower right of this picture.

 

[big hoss]

thanks guys for your imput! and i live in kentucky so i dont live outwest where alot of that silver jewelry came from , but yes those are thunderbirds and i found it with my AT pro...no joke this thing was every bit of 10- 11 inches in the ground.. thats crazy!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Saddles Tack Horse Supplies - ChickSaddlery.com 12 Piece Barrel Racer Silver Trim Kit Check lower right of this picture.

That is a real good match.

 

[Hughie]

looking a little further and finding some pictures of saddles with the trim plates installed I too would agree with bowwinkles. Cool find.