VINTAGE CUFFLINKS AND STUDS COLLECTION - PROUDS LTD SYDNEY, CIRCA 1920-1940

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF GENTLEMAN'S FORMAL DRESS ACCESSORIES HOUSED IN ORIGINAL RETAILER BOXES FROM PROUDS LTD, THE PRESTIGIOUS SYDNEY WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF PITT AND KING STREETS. THIS LOT COMPRISES MULTIPLE SETS OF CUFFLINKS AND STUDS IN ROSE GOLD, YELLOW GOLD, AND BASE METAL, WITH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS INCLUDING BLACK ONYX AND PEARL.

RETAILER ATTRIBUTION:
- RETAILER: PROUDS LTD, WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS
- LOCATION: CORNER PITT & KING STREETS, SYDNEY
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1920-1940 BASED ON BOX DESIGN AND PRINTING STYLE
- BOXES: ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOXES WITH PRINTED RETAILER DETAILS AND CREAM SILK/SATIN LININGS

PIECES INCLUDED:
- PAIR OF ROSE GOLD CUFFLINKS WITH OVAL FACE AND CHAIN LINK CONNECTOR
- PAIR OF ROSE GOLD CUFFLINKS WITH ENGRAVED DECORATION
- SET OF THREE ROSE GOLD STUDS WITH SPHERICAL HEADS
- SET OF THREE PEARL STUDS WITH ROSE GOLD MOUNTS
- PAIR OF BLACK ONYX STUDS WITH ROSE GOLD MOUNTS
- ADDITIONAL BASE METAL STUDS AND CUFFLINKS IN VARIOUS STYLES
- LOOSE DECORATIVE STUDS AND CUFFLINKS IN MIXED METALS

MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION:
ROSE GOLD CUFFLINKS FEATURE TRADITIONAL CHAIN-LINK CONSTRUCTION WITH OVAL OR SPHERICAL TERMINALS. PEARL STUDS MOUNTED IN ROSE GOLD WITH SECURE SETTINGS. BLACK ONYX PIECES SHOW GOOD COLOUR SATURATION. SEVERAL PIECES MARKED 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INDICATING ENGLISH MANUFACTURE, CONSISTENT WITH THE PERIOD WHEN ENGLISH JEWELLERY WAS RETAILED THROUGH PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN JEWELLERS.

CONDITION:
THE ORIGINAL PROUDS LTD PRESENTATION BOXES SHOW EXPECTED AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE CARDBOARD AND FABRIC, WITH SOME DISCOLOURATION TO THE CREAM SILK LININGS. THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SURFACE PATINA APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE. THE ROSE GOLD CUFFLINKS RETAIN THEIR WARM COLOUR WITH NATURAL PATINA. PEARL STUDS RETAIN GOOD LUSTRE WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OBSERVED. ALL PIECES ARE SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL. NO SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION OR REPAIR IS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE:
THESE PIECES REPRESENT THE STOCK OR PERSONAL COLLECTION OF FORMAL DRESS ACCESSORIES FROM THE EARLY-TO-MID 20TH CENTURY, RETAILED THROUGH ONE OF SYDNEY'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS JEWELLERY HOUSES. PROUDS LTD WAS A SIGNIFICANT RETAILER OF QUALITY TIMEPIECES AND JEWELLERY, AND THESE PIECES REFLECT THE QUALITY STANDARDS OF THAT ESTABLISHMENT.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
CUFFLINKS AND STUDS OF THIS TYPE WERE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF FORMAL GENTLEMAN'S DRESS THROUGHOUT THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THE PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE SETS IN ORIGINAL RETAILER BOXES SUGGESTS EITHER A GENTLEMAN'S PERSONAL COLLECTION OR STOCK FROM THE JEWELLER. THE MIX OF ENGLISH MANUFACTURE WITH AUSTRALIAN RETAIL PRESENTATION IS TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD, WHEN QUALITY ENGLISH JEWELLERY WAS IMPORTED AND SOLD THROUGH ESTABLISHED AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS.

Item Size: Height: 3cm, Width: 3cm, Depth: 3cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11689+31

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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