In 1887, the French crown jewels were ... leather boxes made for each jewel and embossed them with the royal coats of arms and Diamants de la Couronne (crown jewels) in 24-karat gold on top ...

of jewels amounting in value to 3,675,267f. of the present time. There were eight pieces -- a necklace of eleven diamonds, one of which, the "Fusee de Bretague," was more beautiful than the others ...

The French Crown Jewels ... As part of the Important Jewels sale on November 27, Christie's London will offer jewels from the personal collection of Eugénie de Montijo, the wife of Napoleon ...

The great and the glamorous of French society were out in force last month, as Princess Charlotte de Bourbon-Parma tied the knot with her ... Corps gala dinner in Amsterdam – but do the jewels contain ...