Brooches, cufflinks & vintage: buying guide
Antique and vintage eras, brooch mechanisms and cufflink styles.
Quick answer
Antique jewellery is generally over 100 years old; vintage is 20–100 years. Key eras are Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Retro. Hallmark date letters, old-cut stones and C-clasps on brooches help date a piece.
Jewellery eras
Georgian to Retro: dates, materials and signature styles.
Signed Art Deco pieces are among the most sought after
Brooches
Bar brooches, cameos, dress clips and brooch fittings.
£30 for costume to many thousands for signed gem-set pieces
Cufflinks
Swivel bar, whale back, chain link, fixed and enamel cufflinks.
Gold cufflinks often sell near metal value; signed designer pairs more
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