Rare, fine quality, early 19th century gilt bronze ormolu French Empire Hussards Officer Medusa headed waist belt buckle. Single circular classical bronze bosette depicting a finely cast and chased screaming Medusa head with wings and snakes, measuring about 41mm in diameter. An identical version can be seen in Michel Petard''s ''Equipements Militaires Tome V de 1804-1815'', p49, fig 457. French First Empire, circa 1810.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we onl...