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Like the designs of Rene Lalique, his contemporary in France, Tiffany's jewelry reflected the natural world in the fluid forms of Art Nouveau while retaining a distinctly American quality. Even in the exotic pieces influenced by his travels to the Middle East and North Africa, there was an unmistakably modern sensibility that appealed to his American clients<a href="http://www.sterlingtiffany.com/Tiffany-Sale-32.html">Square cuff links</a><br />