Rare Civil War, WWI military items made by Tiffany & Co. to hit Illinois auction block
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Rock Island Auction Company in Illinois is putting three Tiffany & Co. creations with military significance up for auction including two Civil War-era swords and a WWI naval aviator pin.
Rock Island Auction Company interactive production manager Joel Kolander shared the fine details of each item in an interview with Fox News Digital. "Their emphasis on craftsmanship is apparent even 160 years ago." Perhaps the most fascinating feature is a small chip on the edge of the blade, said Kolander. An aviator pin from World War I created by Tiffany & Co. (Rock Island Auction Company) A 14-karat aviator badge with a personal inscription on the back. (Rock Island Auction Company) Theodore Roosevelt's factor-engraved rough rider Smith & Wesson revolver is pictured. (Rock Island Auction Company) A plaque with fine engraving details Abraham Lincoln's presentation of this carbine on Feb. 1, 1862. (Rock Island Auction Company) Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
The auctioning expert explained that while today’s public thinks of Tiffany & Co. as a fine jewelry seller, the luxury brand has some of its earliest roots in Civil War-era weaponry.