Tiffany 18K but what is it?

[otrkid70]

I have this small Tiffany 18K thing but what is it?

 

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[reale bill]

collar button

 

[otrkid70]

Thanks for the reply! Do these usually come in pairs? if so i guess it's only good for scrap metal.

 

[jewelerguy]

Thanks for the reply! Do these usually come in pairs? if so i guess it's only good for scrap metal.

I'm usually a fan of scrapping most precious metals I find and turning it into money instead of just putting it away in a box somewhere and forgetting about it. However, the Tiffany name could help bring a higher price on ebay or somewhere. There just might be someone out there needing a match for theirs

 

[stefen]

Thanks for the reply! Do these usually come in pairs? if so i guess it's only good for scrap metal.

Only come in pairs if y'all have 2 necks...

 

[joee5]

Anything Tiffany will command a premium at resale.
Nice find

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Why can't that be a cuff-link?

 

[2Minnesota]

I had a single Tiffany gold earring by Elsa Peretti that sold for several times scrap prices. I wouldn't scrap it.

 

[tamrock]

Why can't that be a cuff-link?

Back in the day if you were fitted with a fine tailored shirt and coat it came without any buttons. Those you had to choose and there were many makers to select from. If you were a high roller you got a set from Tiffany or Cartier made of solid gold. If not a member of the Ritz you accessorized with another brand of buttons made of gold plate. Even today when you rent a tux many don't have buttons and studs and you'll have a selection to choose from. It's not a cufflink, because this item was made to button the collar. Cufflinks button the sleeves. This item was solve by the very first reply

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Back in the day if you were fitted with a fine tailored shirt and coat it came without any buttons. Those you had to choose and there were many makers to select from. If you were a high roller you got a set from Tiffany or Cartier made of solid gold. If not a member of the Ritz you accessorized with another brand of buttons made of gold plate. Even today when you rent a tux many don't have buttons and studs and you'll have a selection to choose from. It's not a cufflink, because this item was made to button the collar. Cufflinks button the sleeves. This item was solve by the very first reply

And so? How does any of what you typed ^ discount the possibility of this being a cuff link/stud?

 

[tamrock]

And so? How does any of what you typed ^ discount the possibility of this being a cuff link/stud?

Look at the photo reference I added. What a we need professional tailor to settle this issue on what this is ?? "reale bill"nailed it in the first reply imo.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Look at the photo reference I added. What a we need professional tailor to settle this issue on what this is ?? "reale bill"nailed it in the first reply imo.

I am not looking for a fist fight here, but, if it can hold a collar together it can hold a cuff together, and I have seen sets of 3. So how do you claim this is distinguished?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Guys, I'm just trying to be helpful here:
I think its ID is distinguished by the small end being too small to be retained by the buttonhole on a shirtcuff. That could be debated... but there's also the non-arguable fact that these items were advertized as being for the collar, not the cuff. See the scan from the 1909 Sears & Roebuck catalog, below.

 

[cw0909]

agree worth more $ than scrap $

https://www.rubylane.com/item/546129-H-210/Antique-Tiffany-amp-Company-18K-Gold

 

[tamrock]

I am not looking for a fist fight here, but, if it can hold a collar together it can hold a cuff together, and I have seen sets of 3. So how do you claim this is distinguished?

I think a collar button could be used to retain a sleeve cuff, but not as good as a cufflink would. So some time ago they came up with two different devices for the two different application and labeled them with two different descriptions. That's all.