C. Tiffany mark on Sterling Spoon...Is it really Tiffany's?

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C. Tiffany mark on Sterling Spoon...Is it really Tiffany's?

Postby kdcollections » Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:02 am

Help!!! Is this a real Tiffany mark and if so, what is the pattern? I only ever see Tiffany & Co. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Image

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Postby wev » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:52 am

Yes, it is a real Tiffany mark, only not the one you think it is. This one belongs to Calvin Tiffany, a manufacturing jeweler in Hartford CT c 1870-1880. He was a fourth cousin, once removed of the other Tiffany.

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Postby kdcollections » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:55 pm

Ahhh... long lost cousin Calvin Tiffany....the one who manufactured the most precious and rarer pieces of Tiffany Silver!!!! How lucky am I!! Anyway,....thanks so much for your information, a mystery solved and so quickly. I really do appreciate it. Thanks again.


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