Retro Tiffany Co
20th Century Retro Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Desk Accessories
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro More Necklaces
Garnet, 14k Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Retro Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Retro Bracelets
Garnet, Moonstone, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Retro Bracelets
Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Retro Retro Bracelets
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Retro Retro Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
20th Century Retro Bracelets
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Retro Bracelets
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century German Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
20th Century Italian Retro Retro Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Bracelets
Ruby
Vintage 1960s Italian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Retro Bracelets
18k Gold
20th Century British Retro Rope Necklaces
Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s German Retro Brooches
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold
20th Century American Retro More Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
Moonstone, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Retro Desk Accessories
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Retro Brooches
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s More Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Retro Brooches
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Lever-Back Earrings
14k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Retro Brooches
Citrine, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold
Vintage 1950s American Retro Band Rings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Brooches
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Palladium
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Revival Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold
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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.