Cufflinks
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1950s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s Mexican Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Jade, Sterling Silver
1910s Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond
1950s Contemporary Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1910s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s British Vintage Cufflinks
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Contemporary Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Swedish Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1950s Norwegian Vintage Cufflinks
Silver, Enamel
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s American Belle Époque Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1950s French Vintage Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold Plate
1950s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1950s American Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1950s French Contemporary Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Chinese Vintage Cufflinks
1910s European Belle Époque Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1950s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Star Ruby, Platinum
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Moonstone, 14k Gold
1950s Spanish Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s German Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Jade, Black Jade, Yellow Gold
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1950s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1950s Mexican Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Silver, Sterling Silver
1950s British Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Platinum
1950s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1950s French Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1950s French Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1950s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Post-War Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Mexican Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Tiger's Eye, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, Enamel
1950s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s French Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, 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.