1.  What prompted your interest to start cuff links collection?

 

My single-minded affair with cuff links was first awakened 24 years ago when my grandfather presented me with an antique gold pair upon my graduation from The Indiana University School of Business.  Moving to New York City and working on Wall Street were instrumental in my eventually becoming a ‘Collector’s Collector.’  “I was in an environment where people were wearing French cuff shirts — mainly bankers and lawyers — a working situation that fostered stylish dressing.”  ” The appeal is as practical as it is aesthetic. At first I collected all genre of antique and vintage cuff links and then became more familiar with enamels.  My eye naturally gravitated toward them; there is something about the gem-like brilliance of enameling that just stands out and above the rest.  To me, the enamel just seems to capture the fire from which it was made.”

 

Another thing that fueled my interest in collecting was the discovery of a fascinating group of like-minded individuals who collect cuff links of all types – The National Cuff Link Society.
 

 

I was 21 years old when that first pair came my way via a gift from my grandfather.  They are still in my collection today.