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Imperiale Juwelen | Imperial Jewels - Les joyaux de la couronne de France

FRENCH CROWN JEWELS

A small part of the crown jewels are on display in the Louvre, Paris in the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre museum.

These pieces include Louis XV's and Napoleon's coronation crowns,
Eugenie's 1853 tiara and 1855 crown and a diamond and sapphire parure worn by Marie-Amelie (1782-1866), wife of Louis-Philippe.

Also on display are the Regent, Sancy and Hortensia diamonds.
In 2002, the Louvre purchased a diamond and emerald tiara (made in 1819-20 by Christophe-Frederic Bapst) for Marie-Therese-Charlotte, duchesse d'Angouleme (1778-1851), the only child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette to survive the Revolution; two years later, the museum paid 3.7-million € to acquire the necklace and two earrings of Marie-Louise's 1811 emerald parure.


The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History also has several examples from the French crown jewels:
the tiara of Marie-Louise's emerald parure (the original 79 emeralds were replaced by turquoise after the 1887 auction),
the Hope diamond (the re-cut French Blue), another Marie-Louise diamond necklace and a pair of Marie-Antoinette diamond earrings.
The Ruspoli Sapphire - which probably survived the previous 200 years intact due to its plain, cubic shape - is located in the Paris Museum of Natural History.

The jewels of the late Countess of Paris often wore, belonged to the late Count of Paris and a few years before his dead he sold some to the Louve. (The so called "Saphire parure of Marie Antoinette").
The other saphire parure was auctioned by him after a hard dispute with his children. He left literally nothing from the enormous wealth he inherited from his ancestors!

The vast bulk of them (rest) was auctioned by the French government (Third Republic) in 1887.

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"Un superbe diamant brilliant blanc, forme carree, les coins arrondis, ayant une petite glace dans le filetis, et une autre a un coin dans le dessous: pesant 136 14/16 karats, estime douze millions livres."

The Regent Diamond's description in a 1791 inventory of the Crown Jewels

Each one of Europe's Crown Jewels has a fascinating history. The creation of - and sometimes the dispersal of - these regal gemstone collections make for compelling reading: the travels of gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (who, legend says, plucked Louis XIV's French Blue diamond from an idol's eye in India); the attempted theft of the British Crown Jewels on 9 May 1671 by Colonel Thomas Blood; the disappearance of the Hapsburg-owned 137-carat Florentine diamond after the First World War.

DIAMOND PENDANT HAIR ORNAMENT, BAPST, CIRCA 1860


Designed as a brooch composed of a cluster of three leaves pavé-set with diamonds, framed by larger stones representing berries, supporting three cascading strands of articulated links of similar foliate design, terminating in graduated fringes, mounted in silver and gold, length approximately 7 ¾ inches, indistinct maker's mark, assay marks, fringes detachable. With tooled red leather fitted box .

The present hair ornament was formerly one of the French Crown Jewels, designed by the Parisian firm of Bapst for the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, during the Second Empire. In May of 1887, after the Fall of the Second Empire, the French Ministry of Finance ordered the Crown Jewels to be sold at auction. The elegant jewel was described as a “Pendant Hair Ornament” set with 477 brilliant diamonds weighing 66.85 metric carats. It is illustrated in the engravings of the catalogue of the Crown Jewels sale in 1887, as no. 8. According to the present owner, this jewel has been in his family collection since the early 1900’s.


The style of the brooch reflects the popular taste for jewels in the naturalistic style, which lasted throughout the nineteenth century. Artists and jewelers inspired by the Romantic movement spoke in a “language of flowers” through the use of plant and floral motifs which often times conveyed a secret message of love or affection. We might assume that the leaves in the Pendant Hair Ornament were intended by Maison Bapst to be currant leaves with surrounding clusters of currant berries; the currants relaying the message: “you please all”. The Pendant Hair Ornament is displayed adjacent to Bapst’s Currant Leaf Parure” in both the 1884 exhibition of the French Crown Jewel images, as well as the engravings in the 1887 sale catalogue


The Empress Eugenie, for whom the jewel was designed, was the epitome of style and elegance. An avid lover of jewelry and fashion, she was able to wear haute joaillerie to its greatest advantage by reviving the style for huge dresses which certainly acted as backdrops for certain pieces. The Diamond Hair Comb should be of great interest to both jewelry historians and collectors throughout the world. Jewels of Royal Provenance, and particularly those from the Sale of the French Crown Jewels in 1887 seldom appear on the market.
Sold.21 Apr 04 Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 260,000 USD
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES
Bernard Morel, The French Crown Jewels, Antwerp: Fonds Mercator, 1988, p. 367 and p. 371, no. 8. See also p. 377, no 8 for the description.

Lord Twining, A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1960, p. 282, no. 8.

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The french jewel-collection:

Die Orginalversion der Smaragd Parure | France |The Imperial Emerald-Diamond-Parure

Die Kaiserin mit der Smaragd-Garnitur | France Imperial Jewels |The Empress wearing the Emerald-Parure

Das Smaragdcollier und die Ohrringe| France Imperial Jewels |The Emerald-Diamond-Necklace and the Earrings with Emeralds

Die Smaragd Juwelen der französischen Kaiserin Marie-Louise| Emeralds Sketch of the Napoleonic Tiara |VanCleef Arpels

Spätere Versionen der Smaragd Tiara | France Imperial Jewels History |Later Versions of the tiara

Türkis Parure Diadem mit Türkisen und Diamanten, Armband Türkisen und Diamanten, Halsband mit Türkisen und Diamanten| Imperialer Schmuck der Kaiserin Marie-Louise |Les Joyaux Marie Louise impératrice des Français

Imperial Tourquoises Bracelet Turquoise and Diamonds, Necklace with Turquoises and Diamonds | French Empress Imperial Jewelry
Pink Topaz Grand Parure | Empress Marie Louise of France | Tiara, Collier, Bracelet, Guirdle, Comb with Topaz| Joaillerie Marie Louise impératrice des Français

Pink Topaz Parure with Diamonds | Empress Marie Louise of France | Rosa Topase Diadem, Kamm, Halsband,Gürtel | Joaillerie Marie Louise impératrice des Français

Habsburg Sapphires Parure with Diamonds, Fleur de Lys Brooches, Stomacher, Necklace | Austrian Bourbon Piacenza Tiara

Saphir Schmuck der Kaiserin Marie-Louise | Sapphire Parure of the Marie-Louise Empress of France | Joaillerie Marie Louise impératrice des Français

Entwurf der Rubin Parure der französischen Krone | France Imperatrice|Sketch of the Imperial Ruby-Diamond-Parure

Modell der Rubin Parure aus dem 19.Jhdt | France Imperatrice |Replica of the Imperial Ruby-Diamond-Parure

Die Rubin Parure der französischen Krone |Empress France| The Imperial Ruby-Diamond-Parure

CHAUMET Rubies|Empress France |Napoleonic Design of the French Crown Jewels

Joyaux de la couronne française Ruby Parure Réplique Chaumet France

Joyaux de la couronne française | Imperial Ruby Parure Réplique Chaumet France

The parure of Marie-Louise Empress of France mosaik parure|Imperial Jewelry France

Parure en or et mosaïque, provenant de l'impératrice Marie-Louise

Diamond Necklace of Empress Marie Louise 1791 - 1847| France Diamonds Napoleon Bonaparte

Das spektakuläre Diamant - Collier der französischen Kaiserin Marie-Louise|Imperial Royal Jewel History

Empress Josephine’s Sapphire Parure

Saphire Parure der Kaiserin Josephine von Frankreich

Ruby-Necklace of Empress Eugenie | Rubin-Diamant-Perlen Collier der Kaiserin Eugenie

Imperial Marguerites of Diamond for the Empress of France

Parure de Sapphires - Joyaux de Coronne | Saphir Parure der französischen Krone

JOUAUX JUWELEN und SCHMUCK der Könige und Kaiser Frankreichs

Source:Christie's

 

More of the Diamants De La Couronne | Imperatrice France

Empress Eugenie Tassel-Bow-Brooch | Grand noeud de corsage de l'impératrice Eugénie Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France | Schleifenbrosche der Kaiserin Eugenie

Famous Pearl Napoleon & La Regente, Diadem with Pearls of the French Empress Eugenie | Imperatrice France

Pearls Parure Diamantes Stomacher | Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France | Joyaux de la couronne

The historical pearls of the French Imperial treasure - the Tiara | Joyaux historiques LA PERLE DE L'EMPEREUR

The Diamond Hair Jewel Empress Eugenie | Diamant Haar-Schmuck der Kaiserin Eugenie Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France

Feuilles de Groseillier Diamant Parure | Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France | Joyaux de la Couronne France

4 Perles Broches Brillants | Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France | Joyaux de la Couronne France

2 Bracelets with Brilliants & Pearls | Empress Eugenie| French Crown Jewels| Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France

Pair of Great Shoulder Knot Brooches with Diamonds | French Crown Jewels|Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France

Couronnette Perles et Brillants | Joyaux et Histoire des diamants de la Couronne de France| French Crown Jewels

Empress Eugenie's Personal Jewels

Empress Eugenies Lilac Spray Brooches | Mellerio Flieder Brosche| Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Ruby-Necklace of Empress Eugenie | Rubin-Diamant-Perlen Collier der Kaiserin Eugenie| Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Imperial Marguerites of Diamond for the Empress of France | Margeriten aus Diamanten für die Blumenliebhaberin Kaiserin Eugenie von Frankreich | Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Exotic inspired corsage brooch of diamonds, once in the collection of Empress Eugénie| Orchideen Knospe, Diamant Brosche mit sechs Diamanttropfen | Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Empress Eugénie - Jewels Anchor Diamond Brooches Empress Eugénie - Jewel History France | Anker Broschen Kaiserin Eugenie von Frankreich

Diamants bleu | Zwei Anker mit geheimnisvollen Diamanten der Kaiserin Eugénie

Broché rubis perles et diamants Eugénie | Brosche mit drei Tropfenperlen, Rubinen und Diamanten der Kaiserin Eugénie

Three pearl and diamond fringe pendants composed of large stones | Broché rubis perles et diamants Eugénie brooch| later in the possession of the Mrs Ernest G Raphael nee Sassoon

Diademe Imperatrice - Eugenie de France |Fontenay Diadem of Empress Eugenie | Diadem der Kaiserin Eugenie von Frankreich | Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Emerald Collection Empress Eugenie | Magnifique ensemble de joyaux en émeraudes et brillants Imperatrice Eugenie| Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Imperial Emeralds from Empress Eugenie to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain Emerald-Necklace | Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Imperial Emeralds of Empress Eugenie Gift to Queen Victoria Eugenia | Emerald-Necklace in long Version with the Cross| Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Imperial Emeralds Present to Queen Victoria Eugenia | Emeraldcross of Queen Isabella II. - Madame Patiño| Les bijoux de l'Impératrice Eugénie

Spray Brooch of Diamonds |Imperial Jewelry Empress Josephine of France| Diamant Devante de Corsage Queen Hortense de Beauharnais- L`imperatrice Josephine

Schmuck von Prinzessin Mathilde Bonaparte | Princess Mathilde Bonaparte's Jewels

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