Pair of Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflinks featuring detailed horse head designs with oxidized silver finish and stirrup-shaped backs, set against a white background.

Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink worn on a blue-striped dress shirt, paired with a brown plaid jacket and a Rust Orange Printed Silk Tie from Fort Belvedere.

Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink worn on a blue-striped dress shirt, paired with a brown plaid jacket.

Close-up of Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink on a blue-striped dress shirt, partially covered by a brown plaid jacket.

close-up of a Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink on a blue-striped dress shirt, paired with a brown plaid jacket.

Back view of Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink with stirrup-shaped fastening on a blue-striped dress shirt.

Pair of Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflinks with detailed horse head designs and oxidized sterling silver finish, set against a white background.

Fort Belvedere

Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflinks

Name: Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflinks
Brand: Fort Belvedere
SKU: 4054956030082
Price: 375.0 USD
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Solid Silver Predator & Prey Cufflinks
Features	Fort Belvedere	Ox & Bull Trading Co. Lion Head Cufflinks	Aspinal of London Fox Head Cufflinks	Cartier Double C de Cartier Cufflinks
Material	925 Sterling Silver	925 Sterling Silver	925 Sterling Silver	925 Sterling Silver
Made In	Germany	The United Kingdom	?	?
Plating	5-6 Microns 23kt Yellow Gold	Unplated	14kt Gold	Palladium
Lusters	Yellow Gold Or Blackened Silver	Silver	Yellow Gold	Silver
Unique Animal Design	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Handcarved Wax Model for Mold	Yes	[?]	?	?
Sturdy Post Shank for Durability	Yes	No	No	Yes
Fully Decorated Shank & Foot	Yes	No	No	No
Hypoallergenic & Nickel Free	Yes	?	?	?
Competitive Info Gathered	March 2025	March 2025	March 2025	March 2025

Crafted from Solid 925 Sterling Silver
Plated in Precious Metal
Unique Animal Design
Designed by an Artisan Jeweler
Handmade in Germany
Heirloom Quality Jewelry
Hypoallergenic & Nickel Free
Arrives in Handsome Gift Packaging

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Be as Bold as the Beasts

Unique Animal Motifs Found Nowhere Else
Designed by an Artisan Jeweler
Cast from a Handcarved Wax Original
Made with Solid 925 Sterling Silver for Heft & Durability
Available in Blackened Silver or Yellow Gold Plating
Handmade in Germany from Start to Finish
Hypoallergenic and Nickel Free
Truly One-of-a-Kind Heirlooms Intended to be Passed Down

The Predators and Prey Collection

This cufflink is part of our Predators and Prey Collection, a series of cufflinks inspired by the animal kingdom and the struggle to survive and thrive in a dangerous world. These pairings reflect the strength of the predator and the tenacity of the prey, ensuring that no matter what your circumstances are, you are encouraged to excel with sartorial styling roused by the power of nature.

Silver and gold cufflinks on a blue background

Ride into the Sunset with Style

A stallion's speed and strength are legendary, but without direction, that power runs rampant. A stirrup can guide and harness this energy, yet it risks taming a free spirit. Only a true cowboy knows how to balance power and freedom, realizing his potential without losing his wild heart.

When you wear these extraordinary cufflinks, featuring a beautifully crafted horse head symbolizing strength and grace, paired with a detailed stirrup representing stability and tradition, you declare to the world: I've mastered my spirit without losing my freedom.

Designed exclusively for Fort Belvedere by a heritage German jeweler, these cufflinks are made out of solid 925 sterling silver intended to last well beyond your Last Roundup: your kids and grand kids will be fighting over who gets them.

To dramatically emphasize the fine details that festoon the head of the horse and the stirrup, the silver has been allowed to oxidize and then partially polished, creating a high contrast effect that brings the carvings to life.

If a cowboy is only as good as his gear, you should seek out the best, and no other pair of equestrian cufflinks can compare to these. More than a mere accessory, they're an extension of your personal style and your personal philosophy: run at the head of the herd, give everything you do your all, and never back down.

How to Wear These Cufflinks

Dress Code Appropriateness

These distinguished silver cufflinks provide exceptional adaptability while introducing an element of refined character to your wardrobe. Perfect for most daytime functions, they transition seamlessly to casual evening gatherings or Black Tie events that embrace personal flair, such as Creative Black Tie or Festive Black Tie interpretations.

Coordinating Accessories

To achieve a thoughtfully curated appearance, align the cool silver finish of these cufflinks with the other metallic components in your outfit. Complement them with silver-toned watch cases, tie accessories, or belt fixtures for an integrated aesthetic that reflects meticulous consideration.

Make these statement-worthy cufflinks the centerpiece of your accessory collection. Limit additional jewelry to essentials—perhaps an elegant timepiece and understated ring. This judicious approach creates visual balance, allowing your cufflinks to serve as conversation starters without visual competition from other adornments.

Seasonality

The sophisticated silver tone performs admirably throughout all seasons but resonates particularly well with winter's crisp palette and summer's bright ambiance. In transitional seasons, these cufflinks introduce a pleasant coolness to autumn and spring's medium-hued suits and shirts.

Please Note: Due to the size of the stirrup, which is needed to ensure balance, these cufflinks may not fit into very small, narrow cuff buttonholes.

SKU: 4054956030082

Precious Metals for Precious Cufflinks

925 Sterling Silver

Each of these cufflinks is cast from solid 925 Sterling Silver, the quality standard for silver products with a purity of 92.5%. Because they are solid, and not hollow, these cufflinks have a pleasing heft in your hand and will also sit more securely in your cuff buttonhole, ensuring a neat and refined appearance.

The pieces featuring a Blackened Silver luster consist entirely of 925 Sterling Silver. Their unique appearance has been created by intentionally oxidizing the surface of the silver to darken it before the surface features are carefully polished to remove portions of the oxidation. This polishing creates a high contrast between the surface and the oxidized details, emphasizing the sculptural appearance of the figures and the fine intricacies of the carving.

Our silver alloy does not contain nickel, meaning that our cufflinks are hypoallergenic and allergen free.

23k Yellow Gold Plating

The pieces featuring Yellow Gold are plated with 23 karat yellow gold to a depth of between 5 to 6 microns, considerably thicker than the plating employed by most other jewelers. This thickness ensures that the plating will not deteriorate with regular use, providing you with a heritage-grade accessory that looks and functions exactly like a solid gold cufflink, but at a fraction of the cost.

Our gold has been sourced from a legacy bullion provider in Germany founded in 1850. Its operations take advantage of the latest technology to produce exceptional gold of the highest possible purity. Dedicated to sustainability and the protection of the environment, this refinery is carbon dioxide neutral and is also one of the leading gold recyclers on the planet.

A silver lion head cufflink worn with a pink shirt

How to Wear

Rather than employing a rotating t-bar mechanism, which can wear down and break with time, these cufflinks have a fixed post shank, ensuring vastly superior durability and cleaner overall lines.

To use it, simply guide the foot, or smaller, end of the cufflink through the outer and then the inner fold of your cuff buttonhole. The weight of the cufflink and the size of the face and foot will hold everything perfectly in place.

Measurements & Weight

Horse and Stirrup: Approximately 7 grams

Fox and Goose: Approximately 14 grams

Lion and Gazelle: Approximately 12 grams

Eagle and Snake: Approximately 14 grams

Close-up of Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflink on a blue-striped dress shirt, paired with a brown plaid jacket

How To Store Your Cufflinks

To prevent scratches, avoid placing or storing your cufflinks on or near rough surfaces. For further protection, store your cufflinks in a soft pouch, lined jewelry box, or the case in which they arrived. Keep your cufflinks separate from other jewelry to avoid damaging contact or abrasion.

How To Clean Your Cufflinks

Wipe your cufflinks with a soft, lint-free cloth after each use to remove any dirt or oils. This prevents buildup and maintains their shine.
If needed, you may polish your cufflinks with a high quality gold or silver polish, following all indicated instructions.
Keep your cufflinks away from harsh chemicals like perfumes, lotions, and cleaning products. These can damage their precious metal.

Please Note: Our Blackened Silver Cufflinks will continue to oxidize and darken with age. To restore their original high-contrast appearance, lightly polish them as needed.

Silver and gold cufflinks on a navy blue fabric background

Golden lion head cufflink worn with a blue shirt

What makes these Predator & Prey cufflinks so special?

A gentleman’s jewelry was once one of his most intimate accessories, either passed down through the generations or purchased bespoke from a trusted jeweler. Fort Belvedere invites you to revive this elegant mode of dressing with our Predator and Prey Collection.

Every cufflink features a painstakingly drafted and realized original design, conceived by a heritage master jeweler and precious metal smith. Inspired by the beauty and ferocity of nature, these figurations are precisely and minutely detailed, featuring minuscule decorations that festoon all of the exposed area of the cufflink. Unlike other brands, our cufflinks are carved throughout, with intricate designs appearing not only on the foot, but even on the bar shank, so that these cufflinks are captivating and awe-inspiring from every angle.

To ensure that this beautiful figuration does not adversely affect the functionality of our cufflinks, each pair has been carefully tested for convenient wearability. All sharp points have been rounded and any edges that could caught or snag have been altered, so you do not need to worry about any part of these cufflinks poking holes in or catching on your clothing.

Crafted from solid 925 sterling silver, these cufflinks are durable and made to last. Accordingly, we opted for a fixed shank bar, not a toggle bar, because a toggle bar mechacism will eventually wear down and break. We want to ensure that these cufflinks truly last a lifetime, and even longer than that, because we know that you will be proud to pass them down through the generations.

Details & Specs

A silver fox head cufflink worn with a tartan dinner jacket

Original Zoomorphic Design

We were first inspired to explore the theme of predators and prey by vintage animal motifs on antique closet hangers. From there, we commissioned a master jeweler to develop an original design for cufflinks showcasing animals engaged in the struggle to dominate, survive, and thrive. Our jeweler event visited his local zoo for inspiration! From this extensive labor he produced for us the most detailed, functional, and beautiful animal-design jewelry we have ever seen.
Finely Detailed Figuration

This cufflink is beautifully adorned in gorgeously fine ornamentation, achieved by the artisanal craft of a master precious metal smith. Every detail was carved by hand into the wax model from which these cufflinks were later molded. As a result, each cufflink features unrivaled minute detailing typical only of bespoke jewelry.
All Exposed Surfaces Fully Decorated

Most modern cufflinks are only decorated on the face, leaving the foot and shank bare and unadorned. This oversight means your cufflinks look ugly from every other side unless they are exclusively viewed head on. Like the true works of art that they are, Fort Belvedere cufflinks look gorgeous from every angle because they feature beautiful and intricate decoration on the face, on the foot, and on the sections of the shank not covered by the shirt cuff. We are proud to attentively decorate every facet just as fully as we decorate the face.
Cufflinks Cast in Solid 925 Sterling Silver

The overwhelming majority of modern cufflinks are made hollow to save time and money. Because of our dedication to functionality and appearance, Fort Belvedere refused to compromise in this way and cast these cufflinks in solid 925-fineness sterling silver. As a result, these cufflinks weigh, on average, about twice as much as those offered by our competitors. Not only does this give the cufflinks a pleasing heft in your hand, but the solid construction also improves durability and helps the cufflink sit securely in your sleeve.
Solid Bar Shank

Modern cufflinks increasingly rely on toggle bars, or "t-bars," to ensure a secure fit at the cuff. This mechanism, however, will eventually wear down and fail with use. Our cufflinks feature a solid bar shank, meaning that there is nothing to break, setting them apart as genuine heritage accessories that can be passed down through the generations. A close and solid closure is achieved through the heavy weight of the face and foot, and the foot itself has been designed to slip easily into your cuff buttonholes but then remain securely seated.
Crafted Exactly Like Bespoke Jewelry

The process by which these cufflinks were created mirrors precisely the process for commissioning bespoke jewelry. From a totally originally design, a wax model was hand carved by a master jeweler. That model was then used to create the mold in which each cufflink was cast.
Extensively Tested for Functionality

All of our cufflinks have undergone a rigorous testing process to ensure that they can be worn safely with a wide array of shirts. Many small details were changed to facilitate your convenience and the safety of your clothes: sharp points have been rounded to prevent tearing and free edges have been altered to reduce the risk of catching. The feet of these cufflinks have also been designed so that they can pass easily into even very tight cufflink buttonholes.
Hypoallergenic & Nickel-Free

Most gold or platinum platings on the market contain nickel. Many people, however, are allergic to nickel, and can suffer unpleasant reactions from even the trace amounts of nickel found in metal alloys. To ensure that everyone can enjoy our products, Fort Belvedere is proud to offer metal goods that are all nickel-free and hypoallergenic. Even if you have suffered adverse reactions from other buckles or jewelry because of their nickel content, you can confidently use Fort Belvedere buckles because they are 100% nickel-free.

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How To Wear Our Horse & Stirrup Blackened Sterling Silver Cufflinks

The strength of the horse is harnessed by the stirrup, but its spirit remains unbroken. That is the message behind these elegant cufflinks, decadently rendered in solid sterling silver that has been strategically oxidized to highlight every minute detail. Ideally suited for daytime attire, these cufflinks can also be worn as part of a creative Black Tie ensemble for when you want to add a unique touch to your formal evening attire.