Crown of Napoleon

The Imperial Crown of Napoleon I was made for the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French in 1804, but actually not worn. It is also known as the crown of Charlemagne, or crown of Charlemagne.

There is a bracket crown, which is made ​​of gilded silver and copper, and is embellished with gems and cameos. The narrow circlet carries eight leaf-shaped, serrated teeth that have smaller prongs in their interstices, carry the small balls. From the large tines the bow rise steeply and contribute to its apex a small globe with cross. The intaglios and cameos sit in the bowl-shaped versions of bloom and ironing, ironing three to six and the brackets on the front and two back. Inside sits a velvet Kronhaube behind each bracket has a Broderiestreifen. The diameter is 18.5 cm and height 25 cm. The court jewelers Nitot et Fils put the crown in 1804 ago. It is located today in the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre, Paris.

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