Order Essex Crystal Cuff Links-Racehorses

This is a rare set of Essex cufflinks featuring two horses racing. It measures 1 1/8 inch long by 3/4 inch high.
They are immaculate and retain their crystal clear images. Here is some information regarding Essex jewelry:

One of the most unique types of Victorian era jewelry must surely be the genre known as “Essex crystal”. The name does order not refer to a brand, nor to geography (like Vauxhall glass jewelry), but to a mistaken identity!

All Essex crystal jewelry began life as a piece of clear rock crystal (not glass, but crystal). In that respect it's related to pools of light which are also made from rock crystal but that's where the similarity ends. For Essex crystal pieces, the crystal is first cut into a cabochon (flat back + rounded dome shaped top), and then working from the flat back the artisan oh-so-carefully carves a detailed design into it. Then the carved-out design is painted so that it seems to float, in three dimensions, inside the crystal when viewed from the front. This technique is what's called a “reverse carving.”

The difference between reverse carving and intaglio is that an intaglio piece is carved into the front rather than the back of the surface. The front of a reverse carved piece remains intact. Many people do prefer to call the Essex crystal technique “reverse intaglio”, in fact.