Charles Lewis Tiffany: King of Diamonds

The King of Diamonds. Founder Charles Lewis Tiffany had an abiding passion for the most beautiful diamonds in the world. < Previous: Our Story Begins Next.
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He walked to work, and never, in his long life, missed a day through illness.


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One such innovation was the introduction of colored gemstones in fine jewelry. In Tiffany purchased an exceptional tourmaline from acclaimed gemologist George Frederick Kunz. Kunz joined the company and collaborated with Charles Tiffany in sourcing the finest gemstones in America and the world for Tiffany's clientele.

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In one of the world's largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds was discovered in the Kimberley diamond mines of South Africa. Charles Tiffany purchased the Under the guidance of Dr. Kunz, the diamond was cut into a cushion-shaped brilliant weighing At the Paris fair, Tiffany received the top awards for silver and jewelry, and Charles Tiffany was awarded the Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

At the Paris fair, Tiffany again received grand prize gold medals for a spectacular collection of jeweled orchid brooches praised by the judges and the press for their lifelike quality.

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Tiffany also created the magnificent trophies that captured the pageantry of the great yacht and thoroughbred horse races of the period. While Charles Tiffany built his company into a palace of merchandising, his son and heir to the business forged his own path to the pinnacle of American design. Louis Comfort Tiffany was appointed design director at the death of his father in The Truth About Trump.

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