Mid 19th Century blue jasperware flowerhead buttons with diamond accents
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid 19th century
This collection consists of mid 19th-century decorative elements, featuring a set of buttons and a pair of cufflinks. Each piece is designed as a circular blue ceramic jasperware panel, meticulously modelled in the shape of a flowerhead.
The buttons are centered with an old-cut diamond accent, while the cufflinks feature rose-cut diamonds set within the floral centers. The cufflinks are constructed with chain-link fittings. The button panels have a diameter of approximately 1.4 cm. The total weight for the combined buttons is 14.5 grams, with the cufflinks weighing 5.5 grams. The metal standards for the mounts are untested. These decorative items represent a period style combining ceramic craft with precious stones.
Several components show wear consistent with age, including surface abrasions to the metal mounts, occasional surface dirt on the jasperware, and various minor chips, cracks, or losses to the floral petals and ceramic panels, reflecting their historical usage and construction.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- buttons 14.5g, cufflinks 5.5g
- Material
- blue ceramic jasperware, diamond, metal
- Dimensions
- buttons diameter 1.4cm
Technical characteristics
- Fittings
- chain-link (cufflinks)
- Stone types
- old-cut diamond, rose-cut diamond
Design
- Motif
- flowerhead
- Shape
- circular
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.