Description
This excellent lot includes 22 (twenty two) antique Victorian collar button cufflinks dating from the late 1800s. The quality is excellent, and the assortment is very good. There is one matching pair.
Some are heavy gold-filled. Materials include:
all metal (3, including one beautiful old Marines Eagle on Anchor in rich gold tone, a very old train button)
hand carved mother of pearl shell (4, one is a plain round, one is a matching pair with an enameled logo for F.O.B., one circle with blue and red accents),
enameled metal (3), one is US Naval Reserve, one is a lion OFD, one St Peter Apostle Beneficial Society,
brown turtle shell-like material(1),
black onyx (3),
Goldstone inset in gold filled (1),
simulant diamond (1),
imitation lava with leaf design (1)
prong set glass paste (1)
imitation turquoise on metal tiny button (1)
reverse carved glass with hand painted horse set on a wood circle (1) – the metal back has fallen off but is included.
The condition overall is very good, with light signs of age and occasional loss of plating.
Size ranges from 5mm for the tiny turquoise one up to 26mm for the huge brown one.
The approximate total weight for this lot is 62 grams.
A fantastic lot for the collector and an incredible group for jewelry making and repurposing. These would make the most unusual rings.