Tiffany & Co.

Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young opened Tiffany, Young and Ellis at 259 Broadway in Manhattan in 1837 as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". The first Blue Book catalogue appeared in 1845. In 1867 Tiffany became the first American firm to win an award for silverware at the Paris Exposition Universelle, and in 1879 it bought the yellow diamond now known as the Tiffany Diamond.

After Charles Lewis Tiffany died in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the company's first design director. The flagship moved to its present building at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in 1940, later the setting of Breakfast at Tiffany's. Jean Schlumberger joined in 1956, and in 1974 Elsa Peretti signed a contract to design silver jewellery; her Bean, Open Heart and Bone designs became house signatures.

Avon Products owned the company from 1978 to 1984. Tiffany trademarked its blue in 1998 and later standardised it with Pantone as 1837 Blue. LVMH completed its acquisition in January 2021 for $15.8 billion. In Australia the flagship opened on Collins Street, Melbourne, in 1996. In April 2026 Tiffany promoted Nathalie Verdeille to chief artistic officer, overseeing jewellery, watches, home and accessories.