Belt, A Vintage, Concho, 2nd Phase, Vintage, Collector’s Estate, Turn of the Century, 234
CLASSIC & COLLECTIBLE.
This early 20th-century vintage beauty features a black leather strap boasting eight deeply stamped sterling silver conchos and an open-work cast silver buckle. It’s what’s considered a 2nd Phase concho belt, meaning the leather strap is threaded through a loop on the back. It’s chic, classic, timeless, and highly collectible – a must-have for those savvy in Southwestern style.
- affiliation: Navajo
- hallmarks: no maker’s mark, original price in marker on the buckle is $1200
- materials: ingot silver. leather strap
- dimensions on buckle: 3 5/8″ x 2 5/8″
- 8 conchos @ 3 1/8″ x 2 3/4″
- strap 35″ – no holes
- weight: 664
- nice vintage condition
- scuffing and abrasions commensurate with age
- silver has a nice patina
- tip of leather has been nipped off
- wear from ethnographic use
- style: BELT-234