14k belt buckle

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This is a long shot but I've inherited this belt from my grandfather and it features a 14k gold buckle signed "A. Kim '71"
I am trying to track down the smith with no luck. I believe the buckle was a gift from my grandmother to my grandfather. They spent most of their life in New Jersey and NYC so if it was not purchased on a trip it's probably the artist is from that area.




Thanks!

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"Anthony Kim was an internationally renowned master goldsmith in Somerville, New Jersey and later in Durham, North Carolina where he owned a store called Precious Prints."

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"Anthony Kim was an internationally renowned master goldsmith in Somerville, New Jersey and later in Durham, North Carolina where he owned a store called Precious Prints."

Wow, that's fantastic. I'm almost certain this is the artist. My grandparents lived just outside of Somerville for years. Thank you! Is this a piece of knowledge you had stored away or were you able to track it down somehow?

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::::::::::::::: A year ago I was researching a New Jersey Silversmith named Wolfgang Schroth who opened a shop in Montville New Jersey so I researched 20th century New Jersey silversmiths and I came across Anthony Kim so I had a random flashback to the name Anthony Kim and did a search for him. ::::::::::::::::::: I just randomly remembered the name Anthony Kim from that research. :::::