Brocade Question

[bwanek1]

I normally don't collect this sort of thing; it was an impulse buy. I have researched old threads and other sources trying to do my homework and I believe this to be original, but I would like to hear the opinions of those who know a great deal more about hese things than I do, before I add this bookmark to my collection. Am I correct that this brocade is original?

Thanks in advance,
Brad




Close-up detail:

[Felix]

Brad, where is the belt?

Did you just purchase a strip of the embroidery topping?
There are some very good fakes of this belt. Quite often collectors use other qualites that the brocade topping to tell if original or not. Therefore I think this pice will be hard to evaluate. I have a brocade belt myself but I can not tell if original or not.

[bwanek1]

Brad, where is the belt?

Did you just purchase a strip of the embroidery topping?
There are some very good fakes of this belt. I have a brocade belt myself but I can not tell if original or not.

There is no belt; it is just a piece of the brocade. I pretty much only collect insignia (no belts or buckles), but I thought this section would make a nice accent to a display of insignia.

I have studied photos of original and fake belts and identified a few telltale features on the better fakes, which this piece does not have, but, as I said, I am out of my field with this one and hoping the experts in this area will be able to tell for sure.

[PMan]

Comparison

I tried to show a comparison to my brocade belt. It's a hard call. They do look similar.
Peter

[PMan]

Another image

Here is a closer shot of the edge detail on mine.

[Gary Wood]

Here is a closer shot of the edge detail on mine.

Peter,
Your example looks like the black edgeing is rayon/silk where as Brads looks matt as if its cotton, I do not know if this means anything or not, the man to ask would be "JPR" on the belt buckle forum or his own ss belt buckle forum
cheers
Gart