Cufflinks
1960s Italian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage Cufflinks
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold
1910s French Vintage Cufflinks
Onyx, Diamond, Platinum
1910s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s French Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold Plate
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Platinum
1910s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond
1960s American Native American Vintage Cufflinks
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold
1960s Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Cufflinks
Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s British Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1960s Finnish Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Tiger's Eye, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1960s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Silver
1960s Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Cufflinks
Gold
1910s American Belle Époque Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
1960s Swiss Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold
1910s European Belle Époque Vintage Cufflinks
Silver
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Cufflinks
Moonstone, 14k Gold
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
1960s French Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold
1960s Unknown Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold
1960s American Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Cufflinks
Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
1960s Finnish Vintage Cufflinks
Agate, Silver
1960s Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Swedish Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Sterling 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.