When Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned as Emperor of the French in 1804, he revived the style and grandeur of jewellery and fashion in France. Under Napoleonâ≢s rule, jewellers introduced parures, suites of matching jewellery, such as a diamond tiara, diamond earrings, diamond rings, a diamond brooch and a diamond necklace. Both of Napoleonâ≢s wives had dazzling sets such as these and wore them regularly. Another fashion trend resurrected by Napoleon was the cameo. Early after his cameo decorated crown was seen, cameos were highly sought after. The period also saw the prevenient stages of costume jewellery, with fish scale covered jar beads in home of pearls or conch shell cameos instead of rock cameos. Cutting Edge terms were coined to differentiate the arts: Jewelry jewellers who worked in cheaper materials were called bijoutiers, while jewellers who worked with big-ticket materials were called joailliers; a process which continues to this day.
Other motives commonly found in Jewish jewellery are symbols from the Kabbalah (also down pat as kabala, cabala) such as the Merkaba, a three-dimensional Star of David, and the Tree of life. Many pieces of jewellery are decorated with parts or initials of known Jewish prayers and with 3-letters combinations, believed to represent different names of the Jewish God.
