Leather Brass Bug Belt

Rare wavy black leather belt with large cicada-like insects and sunbursts circling the waist by Phelps, a hard-to-find American designer whose collection is archived at the Met Museum and pictured in a 1944 Vogue market editorial spread.

• Smooth black leather belt with brass hardware
• Circa 1940s
• Brass cicada and sunburst hardware
• Brass buckle with 5 holes
• Signed Phelps on back of buckle
• Very good vintage condition, light surface rippling to leather due to age, very light patina/wear to brass hardware, green discoloration spots from metal fastener by buckle
• Estimated Size: Small
  
  

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