Description A fine pair of Gents patterned quality Oval Cufflinks in solid gold with a striped engine-turned pattern on the face that will catch the light nicely to match a striped tie or shirt? The real ‘feature’ of these chain-link Cufflinks is not just their eye-catching impression, but they have been hallmarked 9 carat gold by the esteemed jewellers ‘Cropp & Farr’ in Chester way back in 1954, just eight years before the Chester Assay Office closed for good. Dimensions : 18mm x 14mm : 15.8gms * Engine Turning is the mechanical engraving of an intricate and repetitive pattern onto an underlying surface using an engine turning machine. The machines were first used in the sixteenth century on soft materials such as ivory and wood, before being used on precious metals such as gold and silver in the eighteenth century.
