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Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City as a stationery and fancy goods emporium, initially financed with $1,000 from Charles Tiffany's father. The store opened at 259 Broadway in Lower Manhattan and operated under the name "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" before being shortened to Tiffany & Company in 1853.
LVMH acquired Tiffany & Co. for $15.8 billion, with the deal approved by shareholders in December 2020 and finalized in January 2021. The final price was reduced from the originally announced $16.2 billion after a legal dispute during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is one of the world's largest yellow diamonds, weighing 128.54 carats, purchased by Tiffany in 1879. Only four people have worn it, including Audrey Hepburn during promotion for the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's and Beyoncé in the 2021 "About Love" campaign.
Tiffany Blue is the robin's egg blue color associated with Tiffany's packaging and branding. Tiffany trademarked the color in 1998 and three years later partnered with Pantone to standardize it as "1837 Blue," referencing the company's founding year.
Tiffany & Co. makes the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the NFL Super Bowl winner, the Larry O'Brien Trophy for the NBA Finals champion (since 1977), the US Open trophies for the United States Tennis Association (since 1987), and the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Trophy (since 2007). The company also makes the Commissioner's Trophy for the World Series winner and, since 2022, the redesigned Summoner's Cup for the League of Legends World Championship.
Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of founder Charles Lewis Tiffany and became the company's first official design director in 1902 following his father's death. Known for his innovations in stained glass and Art Nouveau jewelry, he worked with iridescent glass, opals, and enamel to introduce new techniques that blended organic forms with vibrant colors.