The word "Jewel" is actually a derivative of the French word "jouel", referring to the royal table dressings many years ago in France. Kings, Queens and people of great wealth and political prominence wore fine lacy jewels throughout the 18th and 19th century that were encrusted with fine gems when they came to the dinner tables of court.
Because members of the King's and Queen's courts often had to travel many miles by coach to reach the destination palace, they would take trunks and lockboxes of jewels and their most valuable possessions to be worn in the company of Royalty. During their travels, however, robbery was commonplace. Hence the term "highway robbery", since people were often stripped of their valuables, precious gems and gold. Given this, which became more common than not, wealthy persons began to commission their very best artisan jewels to create exact mold replicas or imitations of the original pieces that they owned. They discontinued the practice of traveling with their authentic gems and would take their replicas or imitation to court so the threat of thievery was that less painful.
Speaking of jewelry, stop by our shop to see what jewels we have available! Our unique pieces may not be as old as the Queen’s gems, but many are just as wonderful And our prices are certainly not “highway robbery!”
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