Green Striped Agate Gold Filled Vintage Cufflinks. Very choice, matched striped green agate cabochons are the centerpiece of these gold filled cufflinks. The cabochons measure a large 18mm x 26mm. Each emerald-green cabochon centers a wavy white band.
Banded agate is a type of chalcedony with some of the layers being transluscent. Banded agates were highly prized in ancient times for their beauty and durability. Like many other ancient gemstones, they were thought to have magical properties.
The settings are marked gold filled on the backs and fasteners. They are also marked, "Jaguar", for the maker who seems to have been active in the 1940s-50s. Very good condition. Shipping/Insurance is free in the USA! DH13507 agate cufflinks side view - $80
Victorian Pink and Yellow Gold Filled Cufflinks. These late Victorian gold filled cufflinks are colored in yellow and pink gold. The oval faces measure about 7/8" long and are elegantly hand-engraved in a floral pattern. There is a little rubbing to the backs. Fronts are in excellent condition.
The traditional method of engraving by hand is quickly growing extinct. I know that the last hand engraver in my area retired 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the quality of hand engraving is much superior to that done by machine which often shallowly scratches the surface. Shipping/Insurance is free in the USA! DH14607 - $115
Art Nouveau Pink Rolled Gold Fancy Cufflinks. These soft pink rolled gold antique Art Nouveau cufflinks measure 3/4" across the tops and are decorated along the oval edges in a repousee wave pattern. Backs are yellow in color. Very good condition. Shipping/Insurance is free in the USA! DH20007
- $125
Antique Sterling Monogrammed Cufflinks. The mania for personalizing all things was a loveable Victorian eccentricity. From A. Steel Penn, Appleton's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, April, 1871...
"At the present rate of display among our people, the monogramaniacs will soon run out of localities on which to manifest their love for letters.
'From seals and rings, jewelry and watches, cards and note-paper, plate and carriages, they have descended to table-linen, bath-towels, dog-cloths and shirt collars, until there seems to be no spot left on which to apply them, unless it be to tattoo them on the forehead or put them on the door finger-plate."
These antique sterling cufflinks are hand-engraved with the initials "VMB". The sterling has the lovely patination only acquired through time. The convex cufflink disks measure 3/4" across and are attached to each other with elongated s-hooks. Very good condition. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH22207 - $76
1960s Mens Sterling Engraved Cufflinks. These c1960s cufflinks are all sterling. The measure 3/4" across the top and have a nice weight. The face is engraved in a combination of leaves, stars, and geometric pattern. The finish is both shiny and matte. The stems are marked "sterling" and with the maker's mark "T2". Shipping/Insurance free in the USA! DH27707 - $54
