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The Crown jewels design was influenced by Eastern and Western European Art. The Karađorđević crown jewels of Serbia were created in 1904 for the coronation of King Peter I. The pieces were made from material that included bronze of Karađorđe's cannon. This gesture was symbolic because 1904 was the 100th anniversary of the First Serbian ...
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Although not regalia these items, known as plate (from the Spanish plata, meaning silver), [195] are considered to be Crown Jewels by virtue of their long association with the Jewel House. [ 196 ] One of the most striking pieces is a large dish 95 cm (3.12 ft) across and weighing 13 kg (28.7 lb), in the centre of which is a relief depiction of ...
Replicas of the Crown of Bolesław I the Brave, the royal orb and sceptre used for the coronation of Stanisław II August in 1764 Regalia of King Augustus III. The only surviving original piece of the Polish crown jewels (Polish: Polskie klejnoty koronne) from the time of the Piast dynasty is the ceremonial sword Szczerbiec.
St Edward's Crown is the coronation crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. [2] Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, versions of it have traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century. It is normally on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.
Other jewels earmarked for sale at this time included two half pearls from the Mirror of Great Britain. [265] Jewels including the coronation circlet were acquired and sold in 1630 by James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun. [266] Gold plate with her name and arms was pawned with Charles and Peter de Latfeur in Holland in 1635. [267]
Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugénie to the left, the set of Queen Marie Amélie in the centre, and the crown of Louis XV to the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême The Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel with the set of Queen Marie Amélie to the left, the bracelets and diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême in the centre and ...
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