crown jewels

A <n>Baroque</n> pearl and gold cradle, c. 1695. A gift from <n>Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine</n> to his wife, <n>Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici</n>.

Detail from a <n>Baroque</n> portrait of <n>Queen Lovisa from Sweden</n>.

The <n>Galerie d'Apollon</n> at the <n>Louvre Museum</n>, home to the <n>French Crown Jewels</n>. Photo by <n>Landen Kerr</n>.

A pearl choker and earrings from the <n>Dior</n> Haute Couture Spring 2017 collection.

The emerald and diamond tiara of <n>Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck</n>, created c. 1900.

The <n>Emerald and Diamond Parure of Empress Marie-Louise</n>, created by <n>Nitot et Fils</n> in 1810. Photo by <n>Michel Urtado</n>.

Jewelry from the <n>Dior à Versailles, Pièces Secrètes</n> collection by <n>Victoire de Castellane</n> for <n>Dior</n>.

<n>Empress Eugénie's Bow Brooch</n>, created by jeweler <n>François Kramer</n> in 1855. Photo by <n>Hervé Lewandowski</n>.

A pair of ruby and diamond bracelets by <n>Nitot et Fils</n> for <n>Empress Marie-Louise</n>, 1811. Now at the <n>Louvre Museum</n>.

The <n>Hortensia Diamond</n>, part of the French Crown Jewels at the <n>Musée du Louvre</n>. Photo by <n>Tony Querrec</n>.

The <n>Pearl and Diamond Tiara of Empress Eugénie</n> (1853), reported stolen in the 2025 <n>Louvre Museum Heist</n>.

The <n>Tiara and Necklace of Queen Marie-Amélie's Sapphire and Diamond Parure</n>, part of the <n>French Crown Jewels</n>. Created by jeweler <n>Bapst</n> in 1820. Photo by <n>Landen Kerr</n>.

Galerie d'Apollon and the French Crown Jewels

Photo by <n>David Abrahams</n> for <n>Harper's Bazaar France</n> with set design by <n>Raf Medeiros</n>.

<n>Empress Eugénie</n> in a <n>Charles Frederick Worth</n> gown. Portrait by <n>Franz Xaver Winterhalter</n>, 1853.

The <n>Empress Eugénie's Pearl Tiara</n> by <n>Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier</n>, reported stolen in a 2025 <n>Louvre Museum heist</n>.

The <n>Eléphant blanc de Danemark</n> statuette, c. 1670, from the <n>French Crown Jewels</n> collection. Photo by <n>Hughes Dubois</n>.

The <n>Crown of Empress Eugenie</n>, created by jeweler <n>Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier</n> for the <n>Exposition Universelle of 1855</n>.

<n>Diamond and Pearl Oak Leaf Brooch</n> by <n>René Lalique</n>, circa 1880.

<n>Empress Maria Feodorovna</n> wearing the <n>Romanov Sapphire Suite</n> in a portrait by <n>Konstantin Makovsky</n>, 1885.

The <n>Toison d'Or of Louis XV</n>, a carved ruby insignia made in 1755.

<n>Bejeweled Armoured Yashmak</n> by <n>Shaun Leane</n> for <n>Alexander McQueen</n>'s <n>Eye</n> collection, S/S 2000.

The <n>Emerald Parure of Empress Marie Louise</n>, a gift from <n>Napoleon I</n> created by <n>Nitot et Fils</n> in 1810.

The sapphire and diamond parure of <n>Queen Marie-Amélie</n>, created by <n>Bapst Jewellers</n> in 1814.

<n>Tiara of Empress Eugénie</n> by <n>Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier</n> in the <n>Galerie d'Apollon</n> at the <n>Louvre</n>. Photo by <n>Sameer Al-Doumy</n>.

French Crown Jewels in the Galerie d'Apollon | Musée du Louvre

The <n>Reliquary Brooch</n>, created by <n>François-Regnault Nitot</n> in 1807 for Empress Josephine.

The <n>Crown of Empress Eugénie</n> by <n>Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier</n> (1853) at the <n>Louvre Museum</n>.

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<n>Crown of Louis XV</n> (1722) by jewelers <n>Laurent Rondé</n> and <n>Augustin Duflos</n>. Photo by <n>Tony Querrec</n>.

<n>Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier</n>'s <n>Pearl and Diamond Tiara of Empress Eugénie</n> (1853), stolen in 2025.

The <n>Crown of Louis XV</n>, created by jeweler <n>Laurent Rondé</n> in 1722. Photo by <n>Marie-Lan Nguyen</n>.

<n>The Empress Marie-Louise's Emerald and Diamond Necklace and Earrings</n>, created in 1810. Photo by <n>Castleholic</n>.

Ruby and diamond insignia of the order of the Golden Fleece. Johann Melchior Dinglinger, 1772

The tiara from <n>Queen Marie-Amélie</n>'s sapphire and diamond parure, made by <n>Bapst</n> in 1814. Photo by <n>Yoav Lavi</n>.

<n>Eye of a Lady</n> (c. 1790), a "Lover's Eye" miniature brooch by artist <n>George Engleheart</n>.