Legendary Tiffany Book
Antique 19th Century American Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Sterling Silver
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Antique Early 1900s American Candlesticks
Sterling Silver, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Centerpieces
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver, Silver
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Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Candelabras
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Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s North American Modern Collectible Jewelry
Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century American Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Barware
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Serving Bowls
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Tableware
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Collectible Jewelry
Gold
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Bottles
Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Ink
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Acrylic
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Acrylic, Archival Paper
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Retro Brooches
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20th Century American Retro Brooches
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
20th Century Pop Art Animal Paintings
Synthetic, Paper, Polymer
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver Plate
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewels. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.
Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry. In 1868, Tiffany & Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.
At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.
When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany & Co.’s distinguished repertoire.
Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world. In a broader sense, Tiffany & Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A Tiffany & Co. engagement ring can cost as little as $13,000 or as much as $500,000 depending on the center stone’s carat weight, the band material and whether or not there are any side stones. The smaller the stone, the cheaper the ring will be. Find engagement rings designed by Tiffany & Co. on 1stDibs.