Art Deco Cufflinks
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef & Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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2010s American Art Deco Cufflinks
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Central American Art Deco Cufflinks
Zircon, Amethyst, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Amethyst, Citrine, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Ruby, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Cufflinks
Silver Plate, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Cufflinks
Citrine, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Cufflinks
Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cufflinks
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Onyx, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
2010s German Art Deco Cufflinks
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Cufflinks
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Quartz, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Quartz, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Coral, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s German Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Quartz, Amethyst, Silver, Britannia Standard Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s German Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Quartz, Silver, Britannia Standard Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cufflinks
Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold, White G...
2010s Italian Art Deco Cufflinks
14k Gold, Silver
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Quartz, Silver, Britannia Standard Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Cufflinks
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Cufflinks
Ruby, White Diamond, Onyx, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Cufflinks
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold