Antique Victorian Onyx Cufflinks. It's gotten very hard to find cufflinks dating this early. These gold filled cufflinks date c1880. The tops measure 19mm across. Being a natural material, you can see that there is a bit of color variation in the onyx. The gold filled settings have very restrained decorations and are in very good condition. The "bean" backs of the cufflinks do show wear, while the rest of the backs show darkening.
Cufflinks as we know them appeared sometime in the last half of the 18th century, replacing ribbons to hold shirt sleeves closed. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH14407 - $75
Victorian Carved Onyx Horseshoe Stickpin. Long a charm for good luck, the horseshoe has in more recent years become linked with horse racing, and wealth. Some believe that the shoe should be placed upwards to catch good luck; others, to place the ends down, to pour luck out. Shoes also have seven nail holes, are made from iron, and are crescent-shaped; all features associated with good luck.
Horseshoes are among the many symbols that can be found in jewelry. Jewelry has power--in its message to others, and reminders to us. This Victorian stickpin measures 3" long. The horseshoe head is carved black and white onyx, surrounded by gilt metal. You might note that there are seven nail holes. A little rubbing to edges. A Gianna's Gem treasure from yesterday. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH4405
- $90
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Swank Golfing Cufflinks and Tie Tack Set. Here is a reminder of those sunny summers in the 1960s--blue skies and an endless putting green. What could be better? This Swank set, dedicated to "The World's Greatest Golfer," comes in its original black and chrome box. The rectangular cufflinks measure 1" tall. The brushed silvertone cufflink faces show the gilt swinging golfer in intaglio. The beveled edges and cufflink backs are also goldtone. The matching tie tack measures 5/8" tall. All are in excellent condition. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! LH21808 - $65
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
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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
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Vintage Signed Mexican Bolo/ Lariat Necktie of Aztec Sun God. This exquisite necktie has a 33 inch dark brown braided leather lariat with a 1 3/4" tall sterling slide. The slide is highly detailed, depicting an ancient Aztec god, possibly Tonatiuh, a sun god. The surface is almost entirely hand engraved. The face looks cast.
The reverse is signed, forming a triangle, "Hecho en Mexico 925 ACE Gaudalahara Sterling." This maker is noted in "The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks" by Billie Hougart. This piece is in excellent condition. Shipping/Insurance free in the USA! DH33908 Another View - $205
Vintage Clan Mackenzie of Kintail Cap Badge. This old silverplated clan Mackenzie cap badge measures 1 7/8" tall. The crest features a stag's head under the Scottish Gaelic motto "Cuidich 'N Righ", which means 'Assist the King.'
According to Mackenzie legend, the origin of this crest dates to 1263, when Colin MacCoinneach is said to have saved the life of Alexander III of Scotland from a charging stag.
This particular badge has the old type c-clasp. There is some faint brassing to the top portion of the badge. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH39608 - $50
Antique Knights of Pythias Fob. The Knights of Pythias is a benevolent fraternal secret organization founded in Washington, D.C. in 1864. There are more than 50,000 members world-wide. The order was inspired by the tale of Damon and Pythias and its message of loyalty, honor and brotherhood.
This antique gold filled fob features a shield of blue, yellow and red glass enamel triangles centered within a hand-engraved decorative border. The letters FCB stand for friendship, charity and benevolence. Two swords are passing through, and the shield is topped with the bust of a knight. 1 1/8" tall. Very good condition except for a scuff on the reverse side. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH42709
- $90
Men's Mexican Sterling Shield Cufflinks. Vintage artisan-made sterling silver Mexican cufflinks. The shields of these cufflinks measures 7/8" tall and are designed as shadow boxes, with a solid plate of sterling behind the cutout design of the front piece. The backs are marked 'Mexico sterling 925'. The cufflinks are in very good condition. Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH46010 Another View - $61
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Rare WWII Air Force Bombardier Sterling Bracelet. Only 53,000 men trained as bombardiers during WWII. The "hell from heaven" men were officers in the USA and were situated in the very front of the plane to guide the plane and release the bomb load.
This all sterling sweetheart bracelet is in beautiful condition and very solidly made. The winged bomb and target is the centerpiece, with a sturdy chain bracelet attached. Measurement of the central insignia is 1"h x 2 3/8" wide. The back is marked "sterling." Free Shipping/Insurance in the USA! DH46510
- $175
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