Banded Onyx 18ct Gold Victorian Cufflinks

A wonderful pair of VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold cufflinks which have been set with oval cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone – either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat’s eyes and stars.
banded onyxOnyx is an opaque black variety of polycrystalline chalcedony quartz.  sections. They are really well matched. Onyx has good meanings,  inner strength, focused attention, willpower, self-mastery, discipline, reason and is also conceived as the third eye, solar plexus or root.