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Retro 18K Gold & Smoky Quartz Cufflinks
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Pre 1950 item# 1078249
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Kensington House Antiques
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A pair of 18K yellow gold cufflinks from the Retro period, featuring impressive 22-ct rectangular step-cut smoky quartz gemstones. The quartz has medium tone without the muddiness that often mars the brilliance of smoky quartz. The cufflinks would look particularly good with either a brown or khaki suit. The stones are set simply in a cage setting marked K18.Origin: America, ca. 1940. Condition: excellent. Size: 15/16 x 5/8. Weight: 17.8 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 44.12 cts.
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Vintage Larter 14K Yellow Gold & Diamond Cufflinks
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Pre 1960 item# 1072823
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$1795
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A classic pair of vintage 14K yellow gold cufflinks by Larter. The oval faces are decorated with engraved lines emanating from center bezel-set round brilliant .43-ct diamonds. Larter often manufactured for Tiffany & Co., and even pieces produced under Larters own brand featured quality gemstones. The diamonds are I color, VS1 clarity. The backs are stamped with Larters hallmark and 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1950. Condition: excellent. Size: 11/16 x 1/2. Weight: 11.3 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .86 ct.
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Japanesque Tiffany 18K Gold Diamond Ruby Cufflinks
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Pre 1900 item# 1066958
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An outstanding pair of antique 18K yellow gold cufflinks set with diamonds and rubies in the "Japanesque" style produced by Tiffany & Co. for a very brief period following the opening of Japan to western trade in the 1850s. Pieces in this style were wildly popular and always drew from traditional Japanese natural motifs, in this case chrysanthemum blossoms. Each slightly-domed face is ornately worked in a series of overlapping petals, centering old European cut diamonds and cushion cut rubies. The prongs holding the gemstones are fashioned as tiny flower petals--an element not visible except under magnification. The diamonds are estimated at H color and VS1 clarity, while the rubies are strongly-saturated medium-dark, slightly purplish-red in color. The rubies show no signs of heat treatment and are likely Burmese in origin. The faces are joined by chain links, and the backs are marked "Tiffany & Co." in the old style. Tested and guaranteed 18K.The chrysanthemum was a symbol reserved exclusively for the use of the Japanese emperor and his immediate family. As a further nod to the Japanesque style, Tiffany chose to use gemstones in shades of red and white--the official colors of the Meiji Imperial dynasty. Origin: America, 1877-1883. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 5/8" diameter. Weight: 11.4 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .172 ct; ruby, .367 ct.
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