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Tiffany Date Mark
Tiffany date mark or hallmark from 1851
Brief History
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902) and Teddy Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut in the year 1837. The firm was named Tiffany & Young. Initially when first opened, the shop only sell stationaries item. It was not linked to a luxury goods store.
In the year of 1941, a new partnership was formed with J. L Ellis. The company was renamed Tiffany, Young & Ellis.
It is only in the year 1845, Tiffany begun introducing small silver products. At that time, all its silver items were imported or manufactured by other silversmith. Most of its pieces are manufactured in Europe.
Then in the year 1847 when Tiffany started selling silverware after they move to a larger premise at 271, Broadway. Tiffany begun contracting its silverware from other silversmith in New York area. It is interesting to note that item sold during this period bore both Tiffany mark and also the manufacturer silversmith mark.
A • c.1848 ~ 1852 Tiffany, Young & Ellis (J.C. Moore, maker) Hallmark Chronology
B • c. 1853 (J.C. Moore, maker)
C • c.1854 ~ 1869 (J.C. Moore & Son, maker)
D • 1873 ~ 1891 (directorship of Edward Moore)
E • 1892 ~ 1902 (directorship of Charles L. Tiffany)
F • 1902 ~ 1907 (directorship of Charles T. Cook)
G • 1907 ~ 1947 (directorship of John C. Moore II)
H • 1947 ~ 1956 (directorship of Louis deBebian Moore)
I • 1956 ~ c.1965 (directorship of William T. Lusk)
J • c. 1965 ~ Present (directorship initial discontinued)
Tiffany Hollow-ware Pattern and order Numbers
Tiffany & Company's adopt a pattern number and order number system. The order number s not useful or meaning to collectors and only used as an Tiffany internal number system. For what reason, we do not have any idea.
The pattern number indicated when a design is put into production. Hence using this pattern number system allows collectors to fairly accurately estimate the year of production for a particle silver article or piece.
However as many of the popular design were manufacture over the course of many years, the numbers below is no longer accurate for the more popular design. However collectors can compare the numbers below with the marker marks information above, this would allows collectors a much more accurate.
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ChineseArgent: All Silver: Art, Antiques, Hallmark & Articles
Chinese Export Silver. Silver antique, Chinese Art, Silver hallmarks, fineness, Coin Silver, Maker's mark, flatware patterns
Tiffany Date Mark
Tiffany date mark or hallmark from 1851
Brief History
Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902) and Teddy Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut in the year 1837. The firm was named Tiffany & Young. Initially when first opened, the shop only sell stationaries item. It was not linked to a luxury goods store.
In the year of 1941, a new partnership was formed with J. L Ellis. The company was renamed Tiffany, Young & Ellis.
It is only in the year 1845, Tiffany begun introducing small silver products. At that time, all its silver items were imported or manufactured by other silversmith. Most of its pieces are manufactured in Europe.
Then in the year 1847 when Tiffany started selling silverware after they move to a larger premise at 271, Broadway. Tiffany begun contracting its silverware from other silversmith in New York area. It is interesting to note that item sold during this period bore both Tiffany mark and also the manufacturer silversmith mark.
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Tiffany maker's marks
Tiffany Hollow-ware Pattern and order Numbers
Tiffany & Company's adopt a pattern number and order number system. The order number s not useful or meaning to collectors and only used as an Tiffany internal number system. For what reason, we do not have any idea.
The pattern number indicated when a design is put into production. Hence using this pattern number system allows collectors to fairly accurately estimate the year of production for a particle silver article or piece.
However as many of the popular design were manufacture over the course of many years, the numbers below is no longer accurate for the more popular design. However collectors can compare the numbers below with the marker marks information above, this would allows collectors a much more accurate.
Tiffany Hollow-ware Pattern Numbers
Year - Pattern Number
1851 ~ 1
1856 ~ 301
1860 ~ 1,001
1865 ~ 1,551
1870 ~ 2,251
1875 ~ 3,801
1876 ~ 4,545
1877 ~ 4,620
1878 ~ 5,050
1879 ~ 5,370
1880 ~ 5,910
1881 ~ 6,260
1882 ~ 6,760
1883 ~ 7,300
1884 ~ 7,840
1885 ~ 8,340
1886 ~ 8,800
1887 ~ 9,260
1888 ~ 9,660
1889 ~ 10,120
1890 ~ 10,400
1891 ~ 10,820
1892 ~ 11,140
1893 ~ 11,520
1894 ~ 11,940
1895 ~ 12,220
1896 ~ 12,600
1897 ~ 13,040
1898 ~ 13,510
1899 ~ 13,900
1900 ~ 14,250
1901 ~ 14,650
1902 ~ 15,145
1903 ~ 15,550
1904 ~ 15,943
1905 ~ 16,356
1906 ~ 16,555
1907 ~ 16,849
1908 ~ 17,103
1909 ~ 17,272
1911 ~ 17,880
1912 ~ 18,190
1913 ~ 18,395
1914 ~ 18,601
1915 ~ 18,808
1916 ~ 18,996
1917 ~ 19,193
1918 ~ 19,460
1919 ~ 19,521
1920 ~ 19,683
1921 ~ 19,831
1922 ~ 20,021
1923 ~ 20,160
1924 ~ 20,296
1925 ~ 20,470
1926 ~ 20,664
1927 ~ 20,845
1928 ~ 21,177
1929 ~ 21,352
1931 ~ 21,724
1932 ~ 21,855
1933 ~ 21,950
1934 ~ 21,987
1935 ~ 22,100
1936 ~ 22,280
1937 ~ 22,360
1938 ~ 22,575
1939 ~ 22,650
1940 ~ 22,850
1941 ~ 22,950
1942 ~ 23,140
1944 ~ 23,164
1945 ~ 23,177
1946 ~ 23,204
1947 ~ 23,238
1948 ~ 23,250
1949 ~ 23,274
1950 ~ 23,310
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