Cufflinks
1990s American Cufflinks
Onyx, 14k Gold, Silver
1990s Japanese Cufflinks
Pearl, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modernist Cufflinks
Amethyst, Opal, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century British Cufflinks
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s British Modern Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, Gold
1970s American Contemporary Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Cufflinks
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Contemporary Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Contemporary Cufflinks
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s British Cufflinks
Silver, Enamel
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Cufflinks
Diamond, Hematite, Gold
1990s Japanese Modern Cufflinks
Gold, 14k Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal, Shakudo
1990s American Cufflinks
Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s English Modern Cufflinks
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Cufflinks
14k Gold, Silver
1980s American Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century European Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cufflinks
Ruby, Onyx, Black Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold...
1990s French Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Cufflinks
18k Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Pearl, Sterling Silver
1990s American Contemporary Cufflinks
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Japanese Cufflinks
Pearl, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Cufflinks
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Cufflinks
Silver, Vermeil
1990s French Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Swiss Modernist Cufflinks
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Cufflinks
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Cufflinks
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
1990s American Cufflinks
Hematite, 14k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Malachite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Cufflinks
Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Cufflinks
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modernist Cufflinks
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Cufflinks
18k Gold, Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Retro Vintage Cufflinks
Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Cufflinks
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Cufflinks
Hematite, Onyx, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Cufflinks
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.