Stunning details in this 1970s belt buckle by Christopher Ross Small area of paint rub off but not noticeable to naked eye and easily fixed

Christopher Ross is well known for creating wearable art, in the form of belt buckles. His belt buckles display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ("the Met"). They are beautifully formed and dipped 24K gold.

This is made for men, but fashion designers have been displaying them with women's fashions for accenting a small waist.

About the Artist (from Wikipedia).

Ross has been awarded several design awards, such as the A'Design Award. In 2016, he was made hon. life of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and was officially selected artist for the annual summer exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture in Edinburgh. In the same year Ross was nominated for the German Design Award in Frankfurt.

Ross’s wearable luxury art collection Animal Instinct is a series of animal inspired, limited edition pieces intricately crafted by the artist himself from antique sterling silver, 24-karat gold and Bohemian glass.

His wearable fine art and portrait sculpture has been featured in numerous international fashion magazines such Vogue, L’Officiel, Madame, Elle France, Harper’s Bazaar and magazine covers such as Marie Claire and Malaysia Tatler. His jewellery has been seen in fashion shows, most recently at Fendi’s Limited Edition Experiences, Art in Miami Beach 2009, Vendôme Luxury Paris 2010 and in 2016, at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. work was shown by the American fashion designer Rachel Roy at her Autumn/Winter Digital Runway Show 2013/2014, in New York City.

Public collections include: the Eremitage St.Petersburg, Palais Galliera, Paris; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, York; the National Museums of Scotland; Yale University Art Gallery, Newark Museum, Newark; Kent State University Museum and Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Other collections are on view Chisholm Gallery in Wellington, Florida, USA.