Kay Says Lab-Made Earrings May Contain Natural Diamonds Jck
The Crown Jewels represented a strong symbol of the deposed Monarchy, and by dispersing these jewels, the Government intended not only to destroy this symbol but to stop any would-be monarch from making use of them. Throughout the First Empire, the Hortensia was mounted on the fastening of Napoleon’s epaulet braid. Later it was set in the center of the headband of the excellent diamond-encrusted comb made by the Court Jeweler, Bapst, for Empress Eugénie in 1856. In amongst, in 1830, the diamond was stolen once again, on this occasion from the Ministry of the Marine, but it was rapidly...