Vintage reverse-painted intaglio horse head cufflinks, image 1
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Mille Trouvailles

Mille Trouvailles

MT-TR-117 · One of one

Vintage Reverse-Painted Intaglio Horse Head Cufflinks

$75
A horse's head painted behind glass on each link, in a gold-tone mount.

Sold as found · All vintage is final sale

The equestrian intaglio is one of the oldest subjects in the form, and the head in profile is the oldest of those. The reverse crystal intaglio was a Victorian idea, carved into rock crystal from behind from about 1860 and sold to the hunting and racing set, which is why horses outnumber everything else; painting the image on the back of the glass is the later way of getting the same depth, and that is what these are.

One of one. Sold as found.

No returns - as is.

Fabric: Gold-tone metal mounts, reverse-painted glass