A Link to the Past
From gaudy, provocative designs to exquisite examples set in gold and embedded with precious gemstones, cufflinks are a sharp way to add flair to classic formalwear.
Discover MoreA lovely pair of 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold cufflinks that were made between 1860-1880 during the Holbeinesque period when cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
garnets were very popular. Holbeinesque jewellery includes pendants, brooches and earrings in the neo-Renaissance or Renaissance Revival style, and once again became fashionable in the 1860s. The designs are extravagantly opulent with the richness of form and colour which had appealed to the Tudor court in the late 1500s. It was rediscovered by VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). jewellers reviving a fashion that flourished into the early 1900s. The style is characterised by a large, centrally-placed cabochon gemstone, cameoA layered stone or shell in which the design is cut in relief where the main design is carved onto the top layer and the remainder is carved away to reveal the next layer using the natural colours of the stone or shell to produce the different shadings of the carving. This is done in shell, coral, lava and various stones. or intaglioAn engraved stone, the opposite of a cameo, with a recessed design cut below the surface of the stone. Intaglio designs are common for signet rings and fob seals. mounted in gold. These cufflinks are typical. The large cabochon garnets have been foiled at the back which gives them luminescence.
From gaudy, provocative designs to exquisite examples set in gold and embedded with precious gemstones, cufflinks are a sharp way to add flair to classic formalwear.
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