TIFFANY & CO

This mark represents Tiffany & Co., the premier American luxury jewelry house founded in New York City in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young. Tiffany & Co. played a defining role in American silver history, famously adopting and popularizing the 925/1000 sterling standard in the United States during the mid-nineteenth century before expanding into high jewelry, watches, and modern designer silver collections.

On estate and vintage silver, the mark appears stamped in clean capital letters as "TIFFANY & CO." or "TIFFANY & Co." It is typically accompanied by metal fineness stamps such as "925", "STERLING", or "AG 925", and often includes copyright dates or specific origin marks like "MEXICO" or "ITALY" where specialized manufacturing took place. Across the late twentieth century onward, it is also frequently paired with facsimile signatures of featured house designers, notably Paloma Picasso and Elsa Peretti.

Authentic Tiffany & Co. strikes are characterized by uniform letter depth, precise kerning, and crisp edges, whether stamped into ring shanks or laser-engraved onto collection tags such as the "Please Return to Tiffany" series. Due to the high prevalence of counterfeit pieces on the secondary market, authentic marks should be distinguished from cast fakes, which exhibit soft, rounded lettering, irregular alignment, or shallow, indistinct impressions.