In the 1840s, the Tiffany Company began to design and create its own jewelry, hiring the well-known silversmith John Chandler Moore (1803-1874). John Moore developed a standard for the firm’s silver, equal to English sterling silver – 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals. Subsequently, the development of Tiffany & Co. adopted as the US standard for silver.

John’s son, Edward Chandler Moore (1827-1891), later also collaborated with Tiffany & Co and was responsible for the design and manufacture of silverware. By the mid-1860s, Charles Tiffany’s company had become a leader in the American silver market, and in 1867 at the World Exhibition in Paris, the company’s products won the main prize for silverware. It was a big breakthrough – the first time an American design house was recognized in the European market.

Charles Tiffany lived a long life and died at the age of 90. At this point, his company has gained worldwide fame, its value was estimated at more than $ 2 million.

This collection features Tiffany & Co silverware from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Edward Moore’s Japanese designs for Tiffany, developed in the 1870s, include overlaid three-dimensional flora and fauna, often in brass and copper. By the time of the Paris Exposition of 1878, the style was at its peak, earning Tiffany & Co the top silverware prize and a gold medal for E. Moore. The international press admired the innovative, intricate Japanese style. Emile Bergerat wrote: “Works with inlays, niello and alloying are equally worthy of the attention of connoisseurs. They are made with boundless taste, for which the American manufacturer should be congratulated twice.”