Tiffany jewels

Abstract

Loring covers the rise of Tiffany & Co. during the nineteenth century to become the country's preeminent jewelers.

Contents

Foreword / Michael Kowalski -- 1. "The King of Diamonds" -- 2. The New York World's Fair and the Empress Eugenie's Wedding -- 3. The Expositions of 1855, 1862, and 1867 -- 4. The Diamond Wedding of 1859 and Second Empire Style -- 5. The New Tiffany's -- 6. Paris 1878 -- 7. The Crown Jewels for Sale -- 8. The Glories of Paris 1889 -- 9. The World's Columbian Exposition -- 10. The Edwardian Era -- 11. Louis Comfort Tiffany -- 12. Between the Wars -- 13. Design Direction Regained -- 14. Claflin, Cipullo, and Cummings -- 15. Elsa Peretti -- 16. Paloma Picasso -- 17. Into the Twenty-first Century.