Cufflinks
1940s French Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Enamel
1940s Danish Vintage Cufflinks
Silver, Sterling Silver
1940s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s English Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Enamel
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Cufflinks
Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold
1940s English Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 9k Gold
1940s Belgian Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1940s European Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
18th Century North American Antique Cufflinks
Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 18th Century Renaissance Antique Cufflinks
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s British Vintage Cufflinks
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s English Modern Vintage Cufflinks
9k Gold
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Chrysophrase, Sterling Silver
Early 18th Century English Stuart Antique Cufflinks
Crystal, Gold Plate
1940s French Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Silver
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier Greek Greek Revival Antique Cufflinks
22k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold
17th Century French Art Deco Antique Cufflinks
Diamond, Platinum
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver, Enamel
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Cufflinks
18k Gold, Silver
1940s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Cufflinks
Emerald, Ruby, Silver, Sterling Silver
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Tiger's Eye, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Jade, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s English Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Gold
1940s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s Danish Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Rose Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, 14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s Vintage Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s American Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1940s German Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Platinum
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.