Art Nouveau 9ct Gold & Blister Pearl Cufflinks

A good pair of 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold round cufflinks that were made circa 1900-1910 and are in the Art NouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. style that was popular at the time. Each link has been set with a blister pearlNatural pearls are an organic gem formed inside live mollusc shells and come in all shapes and sizes. They are formed as the result of a natural irritant within the mollusc’s mantle and as a defence, layers of iridescent nacre form over the top of it, creating a pearl.  in a rub over 9ct gold setting. The links have chains between them for easy access to the cuff