Gold dress sets were an essential accessory for gentlemen since the Georgian era. They usually consist of cufflinks, buttons and sometimes tie pins.
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Below are some examples and price guides of gold dress sets including a yellow and white gold set and a hunting set in the form of foxes and horses.
9-PIECE 10K YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD DRESS SET comprising a pair of cufflinks, 4 buttons, and 3 shirt studs, all set with mother of pearl and small pearls, dia. of largest 0.5″, 15.5 grams
Sold for CA$450 at Waddington’s Auctioneers in 2021
18K GOLD DRESS SET, SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO with signed box
Sold for 3,300 USD at Sotheby’s in 2019
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SEED PEARL DRESS-SET, CIRCA 1910 Comprising a pair of cufflinks, each designed as a mother-of-pearl and seed pearl disc, within a white gold frame; three buttons and three studs en suite; cufflink length 2.4cm; button and stud length 2.0cm
Sold for HK$5,100 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2021
DIAMOND AND RUBY CUFFLINKS AND PIN
Circular-cut diamonds, circular-cut rubies, yellow gold (UK hallmarks) Size/Dimensions: cufflinks 2.0 x 2.0 cm; cufflinks 2.0 x 1.9 cm; pin 5.2 x 1.3 cm Gross weight: 12.7 grams
Sold for CHF 1,000 at Christie’s in 2021
