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Feb 1, 2016 · Another Broadway-based jeweler was Dreicer and Co. (1868–1926), whose first street-level shop was opened at 6 John Street near this thoroughfare by Jacob Dreicer and his wife Gita. The couple emigrated from Russia in 1866 and both were knowledgeable about gems before their arrival in Manhattan.
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Charles Lewis Tiffany and John Burnett Young established a small store in 1837 to sell fancy goods and soon added imported jewelry. After Tiffany took control of the company in 1853, he renamed it Tiffany & Co. Although most of its sales were diamonds, Tiffany started to showcase native stones in the 1880s. George Frederick Kunz, Tiffany’s chief ge...
Dreicer & Co. (1868-1926), another successful Broadway-based jeweler, was started by Jacob Dreicer and his wife, who emigrated from Russia in 1866. They opened their shop in 1868 and were renowned for diamonds and pearls, the signature jewel of the Gilded Age that Jacob Dreicer had a passion for, and the high quality of their gemstones. He was also...
Another firm that used colored gems was Marcus & Co. (1892-1962), named for Herman Marcus. Born in Germany, where he trained as a gold and silversmith, Marcus moved to New York City in 1850 and started working for Tiffany & Co. and Ball, Black & Co. He eventually left Tiffany to start Starr & Marcus with Theodore B. Starr and later went into busine...
Black, Starr & Frost (1810 to present) is known as America’s first jeweler and the first firm to open on Fifth Avenue. Isaac Marquand opened Marquand & Co. in 1810. By the 1830s, the company became the leading jewelry house, known primarily for its silver. In 1851, the firm’s name was changed to Ball, Black, & Co. One of the materials that the comp...
Theodore B. Starr founded his store in 1877. For the range and quality of luxury goods offered, it rivaled any in New York. In addition, it was among the most influential jewelry and silversmithing firms. Starr’s work was regularly touted in the press, including a March 18, 1880, issue ofThe Independent that said his establishment stimulated taste ...
Sep 1, 2024 · Early History of Tiffany and Co. In its nearly 200-year history, Tiffany and Co has grown to become the quintessential American jeweler with a worldwide reputation for glamour and style. Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902) and his partner, J. B Young, as Tiffany & Young, a “fancy goods” store on Broadway in New York.
Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887 Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [15] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [16]
Apr 24, 2013 · Louis Bornemann’s Sons, 1919. “The firm of Louis Bornemann’s Sons, makers of diamond jewelry, 106 Fulton St., is among the concerns which date back for a period of 50 years or more. Louis Bornemann started in business in 1857 at the corner of Cortlandt St. and Broadway, in the building then known as the Gilsey building, which was later ...
Nov 28, 2019 · Vincent Tullo for The New York Times. In 1878 Charles Lewis Tiffany acquired one of the biggest and rarest yellow diamonds ever mined: a 287.42-carat behemoth from South Africa’s Kimberley mine ...
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