Cufflinks & Dress Accessories

For those who collect through the details of dress, cufflinks offer an unusually intimate field of enquiry. ÆON’s present selection centres on Victorian gold cufflinks set with four ancient Roman carnelian intaglios. The engraved stones bring individual images and a much earlier history to a familiar accessory, making each cuff a small display of glyptic art. Their appeal lies equally in the act of collecting and the act of wearing: an encounter between ancient workmanship, later gold settings and a contemporary personal wardrobe.