Tiffany & Co. Necklaces & Pendants

What began as a "stationery and fancy goods store" in lower Manhattan has evolved into an American luxury brand replete with fine jewelry designs that are recognized and sought after on a global scale. In 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany established Tiffany & Co., and later developed the iconic six-prong Tiffany engagement ring setting that remains a triumph today.

Long before designer collaborations were de rigueur, Tiffany & Co. further distinguished itself with special collections commissioned from the world’s most talented artists. Over the last 175+ years, necklaces and pendants have played a starring role in the house’s treasury of designs, from wear-everywhere diamond solitaires and Elsa Peretti beans to opulent couture masterpieces by such luminaries as J. Paulding Farnham and Jean Schlumberger.

Among Tiffany necklaces and pendants shown on the Fifth Avenue store's main floor is the 128.54-carat yellow “Tiffany Diamond.” Originally mounted in an artful tangle of crisscrossed diamond-studded ribbons (Audrey Hepburn wore the impressive necklace in publicity photos for "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"), the stone was reset within a design featuring 20 Lucida diamonds and 58 brilliant-cut diamonds in honor of the house’s 175th anniversary.

Quick Facts

• Mary Todd Lincoln wore a Tiffany necklace of seed pearls (and its matching earrings, brooch and bracelet) to President Lincoln’s first inaugural ball
• In 2012, Tiffany & Co. debuted an oval-shaped kunzite pendant weighing 175.51 carats, rimmed in diamonds, and suspended from a platinum-and-diamond chain
• At the 2015 Academy Awards, actress Cate Blanchett accented her black column gown with an extraordinary Tiffany bib necklace that featured 500 carats of turquoise beads artfully intertwined with diamonds and aquamarines