Vintage Sterling Silver Nielloware Cufflinks and Tie Clip
Item Details
A selection of vintage sterling silver Nielloware toggle back cufflinks and a tie clip. The five pairs of cufflinks include a set of two pairs with foliate etched heads and a matching tie clip; a pair shaped as torii gates; and a rectangular pair featuring a depiction of an Asian landscape embellished with gold-tone wash details. One pair is etched with diagonal stripes on oval head, marked ‘STERLING950 NIELLO’ to reverse. Created in Thailand for thousands of years, ‘Nielloware’ was mass produced starting in the 1930s until the 1990s using a technique of etching through a charcoal gray amalgam to the silver surface beneath. Each piece is tested or hallmarked as sterling silver and the total weight inclusive of all materials is 1.385 ozt. Total weight of cufflinks marked ‘950’, inclusive of all materials is 0.340 ozt.
- All weights and measurements are estimated and approximate. Industry standard and accepted treatments for gemstones are assumed unless otherwise noted.
Condition
- minor markings throughout, some areas of worn amalgam
- patina
Dimensions
- the total weight, inclusive of all materials, is 1.385 ozt.; total weight of cufflinks marked “950”, inclusive of all materials, is 0.340 ozt.
Item #
17CIN640-220
