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Tiffany Paloma’s Tenderness coil bracelet sterling

This Paloma Tenderness coil bracelet is an original design by Paloma Picasso. The entire bracelet band is created from genuine sterling silver. The end tips of the band are each a smooth perfectly shaped polished flat heart. The band of this bracelet is the shape of the heart extruded out and around from the end to create a bracelet band that follows the design of the heart shape, so the heart point is at the center of the highly polished sterling band. The band comes to a slight point in the center of it. The band coils, or curves around and meets the other end in a slightly upraised position and it does not meet the other heart end. There is an open space at that point. This is a geometrically contrived heart shape that really works. The two heart shaped ends are like a little secret that you have to look for.

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Charles Tiffany

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

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IS THIS A GENUINE TIFFANY BANGLE OR NOT?

  Okay, any Tiffany experts out there? I need help as I think that maybe, just maybe, I've been duped again, but I'm not sure.

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IS THIS A GENUINE TIFFANY BANGLE OR NOT?

  Okay, any Tiffany experts out there? I need help as I think that maybe, just maybe, I've been duped again, but I'm not sure.

I attended an estate auction about a month back. They had 4 pieces of "authentic" Tiffany bangle there. Whoo-hoo I thought! My lucky day. If I didn't buy anything else, I was determined to win all four pieces of Tiffany. Well I won and congratulated myself. So did the other bidders around me.

During a lull in the auction ..well a lull for me as they were auctioning off die cast car collections, comics, and all the crystal in the world it seemed (doesn't anyone value real crystal anymore ... this stuff was going for peanuts ) ... sorry, I digress. So while that was going on, I took out my Tiffanys and began examining them. Something didn't seem quite right on two of the pieces.  The weight of a necklace seemed too light for silver and a charm wasn't stamped. Hmmm... Then there was one of those bangles that looks like mesh: lo and behold, the Tiffany stamp was crooked. Okay. These had to be knock-offs. The other two pieces were harder to decide. Everything looked good with them. I got my money back on the two suspect pieces and told the auctioneer I'd be testing the others and to expect a call from me if I wasn't satisfied they were the real thing. Thinking back on it, why didn't I just hand the whole lot back!

Well we tested the silver when we got home and couldn't find any reason to believe the last two pieces were bona fide Tiffanys. We took photos so we could list them in OUR NEW SHOP at RUBY PLAZA (these weren't vintage enough for Ruby Lane) and were all set to go when my daughter stopped me dead: she questioned the 1837 logo on the Tiffany bangle shown above.  She'd been poking around the net and found a different logo for "1837 Tiffany" It wasn't fully oval with rounded edges. It actually had a hard edge with a little corner at either end. So, was my Tiffany bangle authentic or not? Wasn't it possible for Tiffany to have more than one logo over the years? After all, designers do modify their logos from time to time, don't they?

Well I spent several hours yesterday trying to find photos of authentic "1837 Tiffany" logos. It was hard to find. Nor could I find any written material on the logos. There was tons of about how to spot fake Tiffanys. I learned a lot from that but my question is still unanswered.

You see, what I read on eBay is that real Tiffany is stamped thus in many cases:
Year, Tiffany & Co., 925 along with the copyright symbol. Well that's exactly what is on my tiffany bangle

The spacing is perfectly even between the letters. The stamps are definitely engraved, not lasered (apparently if it's lasered on you can see dots under magnification ... not the case here). It's scuffed enough to have been worn and loved. The outer stamping (top photo) is consistent with authentic Tiffany. 

And now here's what's really confusing me:  I visited the Tiffany website in Canada and at the top of the page on BRACELETS is a photo showing that "1837" logo identical to the one on my bangle!! Click that BRACELETS link and see it for yourself... curved edges on that oval, just like mine! Below is a photo I found on eBay of the other logo:

Here's another : 

See how the "1837" logo is slightly squared on the edges of that oval? Not nice and round like mine ... or like the one shown on the Tiffany website!!

So I need help. What do  you think? Any Tiffany experts out there who can resolve this for me? I'd already listed this bangle in my RUBY PLAZA SHOP but I've taken it off for now until I get some definitive answer ... if I can. Can you help? Is this bangle of mine an authentic Tiffany or not?

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany

 

Louis Comfort Tiffany

      Son of Charles Louis County Funi Louis Comfort Tiffany , Tiffany (Louis Comfort Tiffany) was born in 1848. He does not have the father's unique sales drive, but he have  creative spirit.Tiffany's jewelry, design  was  forward as he as a first  design , After he went to to learn in Paris  to become experts in  glass, Tiffany Studios created and invented the unique texture and multi-faceted spiral-shaped diamond-cutting process to make diamonds shine even more dazzling brilliance, he designed the lighting was also great popular . Tiffany became the outstanding representatives of the new technology and make the U.S. craft to become the rage of the goods.Tiffany was founded on the design of the beam near to the white ribbon of  tiffany blue boxes , which become a famous landmark.

19, at the turn of the twentieth century, the first time Tiffany brand stainless steel jewelry box, emphasis on silver, not gold.  

 

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   Tiffany & Co. is one jewelry firm that really needs no introduction. Founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City in 1837 as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” the company has truly achieved iconic status.</p>

Charles Tiffany
   Connecticut, USA a miller's son, Charles · Lewis · Tiffany (Tiffany Charles Luyisidi) in 1837 came to New York Broadway, opened an unassuming little shop, business stationery and fabric, the first day of sales is 4.89 U.S. dollars. Each Tiffany tiffany items are marked with a "fixed", this became a big news. And changed to the jewelry business. Did not expect after years of an ugly duckling into a white swan, simple changes in the small shop several times and eventually became the United States's premier high-end jewelry stores - Tiffany jewelry company. And its strength is comparable to Europe compete against a jewelry dynasty, reputation more than the then brand Cartier in Paris. The nineteenth century, Tiffany's customers include the British Queen Victoria, King of Italy, as well as Denmark, Belgium, Greece and the United States a number of prestigious and millionaire, himself won the "Diamond King" title.

Charles Lewis Tiffany

     Charles Lewis Tiffany is indeed a genius businessman. That year the United States across the Atlantic telegraph cable has a cable needs to be replaced due to breakage, he learned the news after resolutely bought this Cables. When people are still waiting to see with eyes of amazement that he bought the occasion of the use of cables, he has in his Tiffany store the cable cut into two-inch-long short short, as the history of postcards. In this way, he earned a large sum of money. On another occasion, he bought the Empress Eugenie of bright yellow diamonds, but he did not hurry to shot, but calmly held an exhibition about the in New York,

 

successful flocked from all over the world wanted to see this rare Jumbo style of visitors who earned billions of dollars.

 

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Circle and Loops bangle

Sterling silver, with eighteen karat gold accent.

World Exposition 2010 in ShangHai

1.What is the full name of Expo 2010? World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China
2.Is that the Expo emblem? The Expo emblem looks like three people holding hands
3.How long will the Expo last? The Expo will last for six months
4.What’s the theme of Expo 2010? Better city, better life
5.When will the Expo begin? The Expo will begin on May 1
6.When will it end? The Expo will end on October 31
7.Where is the Expo Site? It’s along both sides of the Huangpu River
8.Where are the theme pavilions? They ate in the center of the Expo Site
9.Shanghai is most beautiful in autumn
10.It’s the best time of year for people to visit Shanghai
11.Do you want to take the Maglev or the shuttle bus to the airport
12.Where is the light rail station, please
13.Go straight ahead to the traffic lights and then turn left
14.You can go there through tunnels under the river
15.Can I take a ferry to cross the river
16.Excuse me. Where can I take Metro Line 8
17.There is a metro station just across from the parking lot
18.How far is the airport from the Expo Village? About an hour by bus
19.How often does the shuttle bus run? Every ten minutes
20.Is the Expo Center still far off? You can walk there right down the sightseeing corridor
21.Can I help you? Yes, please. I’m looking for the Service Center
22.Are you all volunteers for the Expo? Yes, we are. We want to do something for our city and the Expo
23.Where shall we wait for the on-site bus? Over there. Please look for the road sign
24.Excuse me , my friend has a bad stomachache. Let me call the Emergency Center
25.Is the Emergency Center open now? Yes, it is open round-the-clock
26.I hope to see you again soon
27.How do you like Shanghai
28.You can pay at the cashier over there
29.Can I use my credit card/ traveler's checks
30.Here's your change/receipt
31.Thanks for your good service
32.May I have a look at the menu/wine list
33.What's the specialty of this restaurant?
34.The steak sounds good to me
35.I'm full. I can't eat any more
36.Bill, please
37.Keep the change
38.When were you born? I was born in 1977
39.Would you like to drink something, coffee, tea or cola
40.To our friendship!
41.Where are you from
42.I'm flying back on Sunday
43.Goodbye then and all the very best
44.Please say hello to your family
45.I hope you'll come back to China again
46.I'd like a room on the upper level
47.I'd like a room with a nice view /a balcony
48.Would you fill in this registration form
49.Could you keep my valuables
50.It's a pleasure
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