Tiffany Makers Mark
21st Century and Contemporary British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century European Band Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Modern Band Rings
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century British Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Link Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century British Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century British Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Link Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wedding Rings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Letter Openers
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Band Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s British Modern Chain Bracelets
Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Toys and Dolls
Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze, Lead
20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Tennis Bracelets
White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Bangles
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Barware
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
1990s American Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century German Modern Cuff Bracelets
Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Italian Retro Band Rings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Engagement Rings
Diamond, Platinum
1990s Belgian Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Link Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Barware
Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Band Rings
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Retro Flatware and Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
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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. jewelry. 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.
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- 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.
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