Tiffany & Co. Necklaces

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.
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold
20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Sterling Silver
20th Century Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Garnet, 14k Gold
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Platinum
1980s Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Platinum
2010s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1970s Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1980s Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold
Early 2000s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
2010s Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Artist Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Retro Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
1990s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold
2010s Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
18k Gold
Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
1980s Vintage Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Quartz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Modern Tiffany & Co. Necklaces
Diamond, Platinum