Military Belt Buckles
Lot 5650 SESSION 20 (7.30PM FRIDAY 20TH APRIL Military Belt Buckles
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $140
VICTORIA, unknown militia (?) unit, late 1800s, belt buckles (2), one bronze and one nickel plated, features a central Queen Victoria crown with outer band details, 'Nil.Desperandum.Victoria'. Fine. (2)
Nil Desperandum is Latin for Do Not Despair. There is a Nil Desperandum Mine in Victoria located about 100 kms west of Melbourne on the Yarrowee River. It was worked from 1864-1889 and again from 1906 and 1917.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 5648
VICTORIAN MILITARY FORCES, c1875, belt buckle in white metal (Grebert p195). Good fine.
Estimate $110
Lot 5649
VICTORIAN MILITARY FORCES, c1875, belt buckle in white metal (Grebert p195). Fine.
Estimate $100
Lot 5650 This lot
VICTORIA, unknown militia (?) unit, late 1800s, belt buckles (2), one bronze and one nickel ...
Estimate $100
Lot 5651
VICTORIAN BOYS NAVAL BRIGADE, c1897, belt buckle in brass. Very fine.
Estimate $80
Lot 5652
QUEENSLAND MILITARY FORCES, post 1881, belt buckle in brass (British General Service Pattern) (59mm) (see ...
Estimate $100