Crown of Louis XV, 1938 (colour litho)

Only royal crown of the French Ancien Régime to have survived the French Revolution; made in 1722 by the court jeweller, Laurent Ronde, for Louis XV (1710-740 and worn by him for his coronation; contained 8 of the Mazarin diamonds and the Regent Diamond visible in front of the fleur-de-lis, later replaced with crystals; from a series of illustrations of famous royal crowns published by the cigarette manufacturer, Godfrey Phillips, to coincide with the public interest in royalty and regalia after the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937;