Italy, Kingdom. An Army Officer's Belt, c.1935

Upper with a central band in steel blue rayon/cotton embroidery, flanked by a band of fine gold-coloured bullion wire on both sides, the wire displaying an ornate pattern, the base of the belt in a very supple white leather which is wrapped around an army green webbed core, the belt with two sliders with matching uppers to that of the belt. There is a belt buckle in bronze gilt secured in place on the right end via a loop on its left side, the buckle illustrating a left-facing eagle framed within an open-ended wreath of leafing and surmounted by a crown, the clip on the reverse intact, the face plate of the buckle measuring 4.6 cm (w) x 5.4 cm (h), with a receiving clip in bronze gilt secured in place on its left end. The belt is folded over at the rear and measures 44 cm in width x 96 cm in length when fully extended. The embroidered and bullion wire upper is coming away from the body of the belt and has experienced curling on the folded over portion, the white leather base with black residue present at the left end from a previous label placement, exhibiting scattered gilt wear on the buckle. Fine.