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s America's first direct-mail catalogue, the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book has long held a certain cachet. Launched in 1845, eight years after cofounders Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young opened their "stationery and fancy goods" emporium on lower Broadway in downtown Manhattan (it was then known as Tiffany, Young & Ellis), this first edition featured a precursor to "Tiffany Blue," with a slight greenish tint on the famous hue. On the cover, it held the modest title of CATALOGUE, along with the following declaration: "Cash Wholesale purchasers, who may suppose they will be asked higher prices in Broadway than elsewhere, are invited to test the truth of their supposition." Fast forward to today, and the Blue Book still carries a kind of moxie. It is now the vessel for Tiffany's high jewelry collections, a showcase of artistry and beauty in the combination of rare, important gems and the paramount of jewelry-making techniques. And some of the earliest printed editions have even become collectors' items in their own right. For the past few collections, the Blue Book has looked back to the creations of Jean Schlumberger, the legendary French jewelry designer who worked at the house from 1956 until his death in 1987. His bold motifs and playful point of view helped to define the aesthetic of mid-century jewelry, and while his pieces have long been highly coveted, his work has seen a renewed resonance. That Schlumberger is only one of four designers Tiffany has allowed to engrave a signature on pieces proves the significance of his work to the brand's 189-year heritage. While past recent collections have explored various biological systems and habitats within Schlumberger's repertoire (2023 and 2025 focused on all things oceanic, while 2024 collection featured celestial motifs), the Blue Book 2026: Hidden Garden brings Tiffany's high jewelry back to some of the designer's favorite flora and fauna. Designed by Senior Vice President and Chief Artistic Officer Nathalie Verdeille, in collaboration with the Tiffany Design Studio, the collection looks back to important motifs (some well known, others less discovered) from Schlumberger's archives and reinterprets them in more abstract, sculptured, and innovative designs. Take Jasmine, a floral design motif that Schlumberger developed around 1962, notably through a collier of cushion-cut multicolored sapphires with miniature sculpted and three-dimensional jasmine flowers in diamonds that dangle on articulated drops throughout the necklace. The floral design was used in a pair of platinum, diamond, and cushion-cut kunzite earrings, and the original necklace's croissillon motif ("crosshatch" in French; a Schlumberger signature) was used for a the covet Tiffany & Co. continues its Blue Book legacy with a new flora and fauna–inspired high jewelry collection that marries past to present, with one-of-a-kind gems and archival motifs. BY SHANNON ADDUCCI the toniest of tomes 1845 1867 1902 Charles Lewis Tiffany launches the first Blue Book, America's first direct-mail catalogue. It includes a variety of the company's offerings, from jewelry to silverware and other home goods. Early editions include everything from cutlery to curling irons. Tiffany receives the bronze medal for silverware at the Paris Exposition Universelle, the first time that an international body recognizes American silversmithing. The brand's Blue Book plays a role in its growing acclaim. After the death of his father, Charles, Louis Comfort Tiffany is appointed vice president and becomes the house's first art director. Already an established artist, the younger Tiffany is instrumental in boosting a commitment to design and craftsmanship. A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF TIFFANY & CO.'S BLUE BOOK A Jasmine, the floral motif developed by Jean Schlumberger in the early 1960s, as seen in a collier of cushion-cut diamonds above, has been revisited in a new kunzite, platinum and diamond necklace, showcasing the designer's signature crosshatch. recognizes The TIFFANY & CO.'S BLUE BOOK C O U R T E S Y O F T I F FA N Y & C O . ; ( T I M E L I N E A N D A R C H I VA L I M AG E S ) T H E T I F FA N Y A R C H I V E S ; J E A N S C H LU M B E R G E R , JA S M I N E N EC K L AC E , 1 9 6 2 , V I R G I N I A M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S , R I C H M O N D , C O L L EC T I O N O F M R S . PAU L M E L LO N , 2 0 1 5 . 7 7 BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M

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