CHARLIE SAMPLE Sterling 10K LONGHORN With RUBY EYES Buckle - RARE & HARD TO FIND
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:42705568 | Handmade: Yes |
Culture: Western Americana | Modified Item: No |
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Brand: CHARLIE SAMPLE |
YOU WON'T GET THE CHANCE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. Here is one of the rarest of buckles around.....a Sterling ...buckle made by LEGENDARY BUCKLE MAKER, CHARLIE SAMPLE. This lovely piece is made to accommodate a ONE & ONE QUARTER INCH (1 1/4") belt, featuring CHARLIE'S WONDERFUL LONGHORN design with RUBY EYES. The face of the buckle is covered in the most BEAUTIFUL single-point hand engraving SCROLLS AND A DIAMOND-SHAPED SHIELD for your initials.....IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!! LOOK AT THE PHOTOS CLOSE-UP......I have tried my best to pick up EVERY DETAIL down to the FINE HAIRS on the LONGHORN'S FACE and FOREHEAD. I have not cleaned the buckle at all....you will receive it in its current vintage state, with a wonderful patina. The shell of this buckle is clearly the trademark "blank" that Charlie created while he worked for EDWARD BOHLIN in the early 1930s. The buckle is simply signed "10K STERLING." CHARLIE SAMPLE worked for MOST of the LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD SILVERSMITHS, including BOHLIN, SROUR, McCABE, HOLLYWOOD SADDLERY, and FREDHOLM, before setting out on his own. This buckle was DIFINITELY one of his EARLIER pieces, and was probably made while working in one of the aforementioned shops. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF HOLLYWOOD BUCKLE HISTORY!!!!
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