France awoke to a profound sense of loss. The jewels that once adorned emperors and empresses — nine masterpieces of royal craftsmanship — are gone. The disappearance of the Crown Jewels from the Louvre is more than a crime; it is…

France awoke to a profound sense of loss. The jewels that once adorned emperors and empresses — nine masterpieces of royal craftsmanship — are gone. The disappearance of the Crown Jewels from the Louvre is more than a crime; it is…