Of rich silver plate, Tiffany & Co. present a very rare collection, which, together with their gold and diamond jewelry, is worth half a million of dollars. One small case of gold jewelry, is, alone, worth more than half that sum. Many of their pieces are in repousse work, from designs of their own, and of exceedingly rich and delicate ornamentation.
One dessert service, in Syrian style, is valued at $10,000. They have made nearly 300 prize cups, and a large number of presentation swords. One for Gen. Grant, exhibited at the New York Sanitary Fair, added $50,000 to the treasury. They have one diamond feather, purchased at the sale of the jewels of the mad Duke of Brunswick—an exquisite ornament, worth $30,000.
The firm was established in 1840, under the name of Tiffany, Young & Ellis. They now employ 1000 men, and do all their own work, from the first design to the last polish.
Source: Four Thousand Years of the World's Progress from the Early Ages to the Present Time. - Samuel J. Burr and S. De Vere Burr - 1878
A. J. G. Hodenpyl, of Hodenpyl & Sons, who was a juror at the Paris Exposition of last Summer, is the recipient of a beautiful silver loving cup, presented to him by Tiffany & Co., last week. The cup, which was made by the donors, comes as a memento of their esteem and as a token in recognition of Mr. Hodenpyl's successful work at the Exposition. It is of sterling silver, eight and one half inches high by six inches, in diameter, weighs 45 ounces and has' a capacity of five pints. At the front between two of the three handles, appears Mr. Hodenpyl’s monogram, “A. J. G. H.,” surrounded by a belt containing the motto, “Cum grato animo fpro optime factis.'” The cup has been universally admired by the many friends to whom Mr. Hodenpyl has shown it and is one of the most cherished testimonials in Mr. Hodenpyl’s possession.
Oscar F. Gillard, who for 40 years was head of the electroplating and gilding department of Tiffany & Co.’s factory, Forest Hill, died Wednesday of last week at his home, 22 Cottage St., of paralysis, at the age of 60 years. Last June he retired from active work, owing to infirmities. The deceased was born in Northfield, Mass., and enlisted in Company E of the Third Cavalry, Rhode Island, when he was 15 years old ; he served in the Red River campaign in Louisiana as a scout and was shot in the leg. A widow, son and daughter survive him.
Tiffany & Co. are exhibiting miniature reproductions of the Pinta, Niña and Santa Maria in 18 karat gold, made by Praedo, of Genoa, after designs by an engineer of the Royal Italian Navy. These miniatures were exhibited at Chicago.
Charles W. Greville, sixty-one years old, who had been employed at Tiffany & Co., nearly twenty years, committed suicide last Sunday night, in his home at 58, Barrow street, New York, by cutting his throat with a razor.
Mr. Greville was born in England. Early last July he was incapacitated for work by an attack sciatic rheumatism, from which he seemed to be recovering. While visiting his son, Monday of last week, he fell, injuring his thigh, and was able to leave his bed last Sunday for the first time since. Yesterday afternoon he went to his room to sleep, and was found dead in the evening by his daughter.
Nicholas Wiese, a watchmaker employed by Tiffany & Co., was held for trial last week on the charge of larceny. Wiese is accused of pawning a watch given to him to repair.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 24th October 1894
The $1,000 Belmont Stakes trophy for 1908, offered by August Belmont and won by James R. Keene’s horse "Colin" on the Belmont race track, Saturday May 30. The prize for this year was a humidor incased in silver and gold, by Tiffany & Co. The illustration shows a front view of the trophy. The decorative scheme is in the style of Louis XVI. The humidor is mounted on four short standards. On the four corners at the top of the trophy are four horseshoes. Massive handles embellish the sides. On the front of the trophy is this inscription in relief in solid gold letters and numerals; "The Belmont Stakes, 1908. Won by ." The case of the humidor is surmounted by a superbly modeled representation of "Rockland," the famous race horse. The trophy is 15⅞ inches in length, 11 inches wide and 9¼ inches high, without measuring the height of the horse.