This is a solid 22K Gold Buckle and it is hand carved & fabricated with only one cast piece. The skull is carved from mother of pearl and the side hanging bandanna is red coral. The small doubloons are all hand made small gold coins of 14k pure gold, including the one in the pirates mouth. Total weight in gold is 51/2 troy ounces
It's one of Winston's more unusual custom orders and a lot of pre productions was involved to get the buckle to look so unique, such as the custom made blood shot eye's made of glass. The price of gold these days just keeps going up and so do Winston's skills as an artist (he gets better with age going on his 40th year of precious stone carving and sculpting) Time elapse this impressive belt buckle took Winston eight months to sketch then make, style, assemble and polish by hand 100%.
Below you can see the back side of the hand made pirate skull gold belt buckle signed by the artist Winston. Everything is hand made on the back of the buckle as well. Made from solid 22k gold with Winston's own hand engraved story on the back (read the history of the buckle below on photo)
The carving sold for $17,000 and is currently estimated to be worth $34,000 Just like his past work the price value always goes up and up over time.
Read More: Robb Report Article on Winston's Buckles
Visit Winston's Website: winstonbuckles.com
