After reading the description of the following sandcast buckle, I discovered an interesting feature that I believe would apply to one of my buckles as well. It is a feature that I never thought about or noticed before.
“Navajo, circa 1940-50’s. Note the bezels for the stones are part of the original cast, so it took a lot of skill to create this buckle.”
My buckle with the same integral bezels…
How in the world did the silversmith do this and is this design technique still used today?