I will look for a match.
Looks like silver plate to me. Whats the back look like?
Noop. For sure 18th century two piece buckle. In that era they had iron bars which corroded away.
I will look for a match.
Definitely Silver. It was tested by a Coin/Jewelry Dealer.
Yep, that is also my conclusion as per my post above.
Oops overread that. Got stuck with the "17th ct" part. Sorry for that.
Glad we agree and brought clearness both together.