Laurent Ronde

Laurent Ronde was the Crown Jeweller of France in the early 18th century. His most famous creation was the Crown of Louis XV, which he designed and manufactured and which was used as the coronation crown at the coronation of 1722 in Reims.[1]

Louis XV's crown.

References
  1. Kings as Collectors: Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts from the Musée Du Louvre, High Museum of Art, 2006, see also books.google.ie


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