Cufflinks
1970s American Artisan Vintage Cufflinks
Bronze
20th Century Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Cufflinks
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Pearl, Sterling Silver
20th Century British Contemporary Cufflinks
Silver
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Cufflinks
Other, Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s German Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Gold Plate
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Russian Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1930s British Vintage Cufflinks
Enamel
1960s American Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Silver
Mid-20th Century Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
1950s German Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Cufflinks
18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s English Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Gold-filled, Enamel
1950s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, Yellow Gold
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Contemporary Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1950s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Enamel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Cufflinks
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Cufflinks
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, Gold
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Belgian Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1980s Austrian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cufflinks
Rose Gold, 15k Gold
1940s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
1990s American Cufflinks
Silver
Antique and Vintage Cufflinks
Cufflinks rose to popularity during the 1800s as fashionable men sought a refined and elegant solution for keeping their shirtsleeves together. Prior to this accessory, which initially materialized as a simple chain fastened to a button, men were lacing the ends of their sleeves with ribbon or string. Today, there are all manner of antique and vintage cufflinks that add flair and functionality to relaxed casual wear as much as they do for classy formal attire.
It wasn’t long before diamonds, emeralds and other precious gemstones began to appear on cufflinks, a means of adding ornament to clean and starched formal wear. When clothing manufacturers began to produce shirt cuffs and collars with more durable materials during the 19th century, a class of newer, stronger cufflinks gained credibility as being both essential and stylish. In the decades following this era’s design evolution, an entire industry bloomed around the craft of these subtle statement pieces.
Luxury brands more often associated with engagement rings and bracelets, such as Cartier and Tiffany & Co., have added cufflinks to their lines over the years, and jewelry designers, working in numerous styles, have explored the use of different materials and integrated a variety of ornamentation. Understated cufflinks of gold and platinum are guaranteed to cleanly complement any ensemble, while more niche designs allow the jewels to truly shine.
Cufflinks are practical pieces of jewelry that can also be very expressive. Consider the event for which you’re donning cufflinks and accessorize accordingly, but know that a distinctive pair of cufflinks, such as the colorful confections offered by Trianon, can pop against your dressy evening wear. Whether they’re geometric wonders of the Art Deco era, reliably relevant skull jewels or glittering accessories designed by Van Cleef & Arpels, adorned with the maison’s celebrated four-leaf clover or prominent animal motifs, you can delicately break from what can be a stuffy business meeting by introducing personality and pizzazz with a duo of nifty cufflinks.
A carefully chosen set of cufflinks can bring a stylish outfit together — literally. Find a large, luxurious collection of contemporary cufflinks as well as irresistible vintage pieces on 1stDibs today.