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The two tiaras – each part of a parure – are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of which are possibly ancient, and were believed to endow the wearer with their various depicted qualities such as heroism, faithfulness and love. 

Made in Paris in 1808, Sotheby’s describe them as ’embodying the fascination for neo-classical design that reached its zenith under Bonapartes regime’. 

The set are said to come from a ‘UK private collection’ where they have remained for ‘at least 150 years’ and are expected to fetch £200,000- 300,000 and £100,000-200,000 respectively in Sothebys London Treasures sale in December.

A gold, cameo and enamel diadem by Jacques-Amboise Oliveras from circa 1808 with five oval hardstone cameos depicting Zeus, Dionysus  probably 18th century , Medusa, Pan and Gaia  probably late 16th century  estimated to sell for £100,000-£200,000

Renowned for their lavish entertainment and appetite for grandeur and luxury, Napoléon and Joséphine’s patronage of the arts was intrinsic to the establishment of design during the regime and provided a much needed impetus to the luxury industries and jewellery workshops following the French Revolution and its aftermath. 

In just six years, Joséphine spent an impressive sum of over 25 million francs on jewellery and clothes, far exceeding her designated allowance. 

Joséphine understood the value of her public image, using her clothes and jewels to evoke the ideals of the ancient world, and linking it with the current Empire to enhance the prestige of her husband’s regime. 

The tiaras’ style reflects the fact that after the French Revolution, Napoléon had sought to legitimise his new government by resurrecting historical and cultural references to ancient Rome, even choosing to stud his coronation crown 2 with a large number of ancient portrait cameos. 
A set of rare early 19th-century tiaras which are thought to have once belonged to Napoleon's wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France, are set to go on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva. A Carnelian, enamel and gold diadem, circa 1808, some glyptics possibly Ancient estimated at £200,000 - £300,000


The two tiaras – each part of a parure – are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of which are possibly ancient, and were believed to endow the wearer with their various depicted qualities such as heroism, faithfulness and love. 

Made in Paris in 1808, Sotheby’s describe them as ’embodying the fascination for neo-classical design that reached its zenith under Bonaparte’s regime’. 

The set are said to come from a ‘UK private collection’ where they have remained for ‘at least 150 years’ and are expected to fetch £200,000- 300,000 and £100,000-200,000 respectively in Sotheby’s London Treasures sale in December.

A gold, cameo and enamel diadem by Jacques-Amboise Oliveras from circa 1808 with five oval hardstone cameos depicting Zeus, Dionysus (probably 18th century), Medusa, Pan and Gaia  probably late 16th centuryb estimated to sell for £100,000-£200,000

Renowned for their lavish entertainment and appetite for grandeur and luxury, Napoléon and Joséphine’s patronage of the arts was intrinsic to the establishment of design during the regime and provided a much needed impetus to the luxury industries and jewellery workshops following the French Revolution and its aftermath. 

In just six years, Joséphine spent an impressive sum of over 25 million francs on jewellery and clothes, far exceeding her designated allowance. 

Joséphine understood the value of her public image, using her clothes and jewels to evoke the ideals of the ancient world, and linking it with the current Empire to enhance the prestige of her husband’s regime. 

The tiaras’ style reflects the fact that after the French Revolution, Napoléon had sought to legitimise his new government by resurrecting historical and cultural references to ancient Rome, even choosing to stud his coronation crown 2 with a large number of ancient portrait cameos. 
A set of rare early 19th-century tiaras which are thought to have once belonged to Napoleon's wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France, are set to go on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva.  A Carnelian, enamel and gold diadem, circa 1808, some glyptics possibly Ancient estimated at £200,000 - £300,000

A set of rare early 19th-century tiaras which are thought to have once belonged to Napoleon’s wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France, are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva.  A Carnelian, enamel and gold diadem, circa 1808, some glyptics possibly Ancient estimated at £200,000 – £300,000

A similar parure is held in the collection of the Swedish Royal family, inherited through Joséphine’s son, Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg.
In just six years, Joséphine spent an impressive sum of over 25 million francs on jewellery and clothes, far exceeding her designated allowance



 His daughter, Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, brought numerous jewels into the Swedish Royal family when she married the future King Oscar I in 1823.

Those interested in buying the items will be able to view the remarkable items at the Mandarin Oriental, Geneva, alongside highlights from Sotheby’s sales of Magnificent Jewels next month.

According to Joséphine s lady in waiting, Mademoiselle Avrillion, who was in charge of her jewellery, her greatest pleasure when at her home, Château de Malmaison, was to sit at a table with her ladies beside a fire, and show them the cameos she was wearing that day. 

The inventories of Joséphine s jewels drawn up in 1804 and after her death in 1814 list numerous examples of her cameo and intaglio jewellery, though unfortunately provide few precise details of the contents. 

The sale includes a selection of further pieces which are thought to have once belonged to Joséphine de Beauharnais. 
A pair of pendent earrings, each set with a single intaglio and similarly decorated  a hair comb, and a belt ornament, the centre set with a carnelian cameo of Bacchus. In the original fitted case they are offered as part of the tiara set



Kristian Spofforth, Head of Sotheby’s Jewels department said: ‘These majestic jewels mounted with cameos and intaglios certainly evoke the style of the grand Empress Joséphine – her rank as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, her impeccable taste and her interest in the classical world. 

‘Empress Joséphine was much more than just a collector of antiquities. By being the first to incorporate these cameos and intaglios into her dress, wearing them side by side with pearls and diamonds, she created an entire new fashion that swept Paris and the world, based on neo-classical forms. 

‘The jewels offered here demonstrate the finest delicate work by the finest French workshops, and, today, there are hardly any comparable pieces in the world. When fashions changed, jewellery was broken up and re-modelled, making their survival a truly exceptional one.’  
A belt ornament, circa 1808

A belt ornament, circa 1808
Napoleon and Joséphine’s interest in the arts, design and gem engraving

Since the noble art of gem engraving had been patronised by the rulers of the ancient world, Napoleon too associated this technique with his own regime. 

The Imperial couple had images of themselves recreated in numerous cameos with quintessential Roman motifs of laurel leaf, crown and cloak. 

Napoléon’s interest culminated in founding a school in Paris to instruct on their engraving and, from 1805, extending the Prix de Rome (hitherto reserved for painters, sculptors and architects) to engravers too. 

Joséphine herself possessed an extensive and well curated collection of antiquities. 

Advised by Dominique-Vivant Denon, Director of the Musée Napoleon, she learnt to distinguish between the various hardstones used, to appreciate the virtuoso engraving techniques, and to recognise the gods and heroes of mythology, successive Roman Emperors and Empresses, and the significance of the scenes depicted. 

She would select cameos from her collection to be mounted into jewellery and into other items in her wardrobe, such as her green velvet riding jacket that was reportedly secured with a gold belt decorated with them. 

This type of jewellery struck just the right note in Paris during the Consulate and the Empire when there was a transition of collective taste towards classical simplicity, rejecting the previous century’s penchant for elaborate embellishment. 

The ideal of female beauty was to model oneself on the ancient Greek sculptures in all their simple purity, abstaining from any sort of fashion which might pose as a distraction. 


A set of rare early 19th-century tiaras which are thought to have once belonged to Napoleon’s wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France, are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva. Pictured: A Carnelian, enamel and gold diadem, circa 1808, some glyptics possibly Ancient estimated at £200,000 – £300,000

A similar parure is held in the collection of the Swedish Royal family, inherited through Joséphine’s son, Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg.
In just six years, Joséphine spent an impressive sum of over 25 million francs on jewellery and clothes, far exceeding her designated allowance

In just six years, Joséphine spent an impressive sum of over 25 million francs on jewellery and clothes, far exceeding her designated allowance

 His daughter, Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, brought numerous jewels into the Swedish Royal family when she married the future King Oscar I in 1823.

Those interested in buying the items will be able to view the remarkable items at the Mandarin Oriental, Geneva, alongside highlights from Sotheby’s sales of Magnificent Jewels next month.

According to Joséphine s lady in waiting, Mademoiselle Avrillion, who was in charge of her jewellery, her greatest pleasure when at her home, Château de Malmaison, was to sit at a table with her ladies beside a fire, and show them the cameos she was wearing that day. 

The inventories of Joséphine s jewels drawn up in 1804 and after her death in 1814 list numerous examples of her cameo and intaglio jewellery, though unfortunately provide few precise details of the contents. 

The sale includes a selection of further pieces which are thought to have once belonged to Joséphine de Beauharnais. 
A pair of pendent earrings, each set with a single intaglio and similarly decorated  a hair comb, and a belt ornament, the centre set with a carnelian cameo of Bacchus. In the original fitted case they are offered as part of the tiara set

A pair of pendent earrings, each set with a single intaglio and similarly decorated  a hair comb, and a belt ornament, the centre set with a carnelian cameo of Bacchus. In the original fitted case they are offered as part of the tiara set

Kristian Spofforth, Head of Sotheby’s Jewels department said: ‘These majestic jewels mounted with cameos and intaglios certainly evoke the style of the grand Empress Joséphine – her rank as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, her impeccable taste and her interest in the classical world. 

‘Empress Joséphine was much more than just a collector of antiquities. By being the first to incorporate these cameos and intaglios into her dress, wearing them side by side with pearls and diamonds, she created an entire new fashion that swept Paris and the world, based on neo-classical forms. 

‘The jewels offered here demonstrate the finest delicate work by the finest French workshops, and, today, there are hardly any comparable pieces in the world. When fashions changed, jewellery was broken up and re-modelled, making their survival a truly exceptional one.   
 
Napoleon and Joséphine’s interest in the arts, design and gem engraving

Since the noble art of gem engraving had been patronised by the rulers of the ancient world, Napoleon too associated this technique with his own regime. 

The Imperial couple had images of themselves recreated in numerous cameos with quintessential Roman motifs of laurel leaf, crown and cloak. 

Napoléon s interest culminated in founding a school in Paris to instruct on their engraving and, from 1805, extending the Prix de Rome (hitherto reserved for painters, sculptors and architects  to engravers too. 

Joséphine herself possessed an extensive and well curated collection of antiquities. 

Advised by Dominique-Vivant Denon, Director of the Musée Napoleon, she learnt to distinguish between the various hardstones used, to appreciate the virtuoso engraving techniques, and to recognise the gods and heroes of mythology, successive Roman Emperors and Empresses, and the significance of the scenes depicted. 

She would select cameos from her collection to be mounted into jewellery and into other items in her wardrobe, such as her green velvet riding jacket that was reportedly secured with a gold belt decorated with them. 

This type of jewellery struck just the right note in Paris during the Consulate and the Empire when there was a transition of collective taste towards classical simplicity, rejecting the previous century’s penchant for elaborate embellishment. 

The ideal of female beauty was to model oneself on the ancient Greek sculptures in all their simple purity, abstaining from any sort of fashion which might pose as a distraction. 

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Cameo Gold diadem mounted with Jaspis cameos and blue Enamel| Imperial Jewelry Empress Josephine of France| Napoleon Bonaparte Tiara

 

 

Cameo Gold diadem mounted with Jaspis cameos and blue Enamel| Imperial Jewelry Empress Josephine of France| Napoleon Bonaparte Tiara

 

Formerly in the collection of the Empress Josephine, the carved gems are probably a gift from Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat, the Queen Consort of Naples.

The Napoleonic Gold diadem mounted with cameos, from Jacques-Ambroise Oliveras, in France ca. 1808, are still in a old red leather case of tongue shape, curving at the front. Fitted for diadem, belt clasp and slide, further items no longer in parure.


The tiara is made of gold with enamel and five oval hardstone cameos depicting Zeus, Dionysus (probably 18th century), Medusa, Pan and Gaia of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate.

This set of rare early 19th-century tiaras which are thought to have once belonged to Napoleon’s wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France, are set to go on sale at Sotheby’s in Geneva.

The two tiaras – each part of a parure – are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of which are possibly ancient, and were believed to endow the wearer with their various depicted qualities such as heroism, faithfulness and love.

Sotheby’s describe them as ’embodying the fascination for neo-classical design that reached its zenith under Bonaparte’s regime’.

The set are said to come from a ‘UK private collection’ where they have remained for ‘at least 150 years’ and are on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, for a long time, expected to fetch £200,000- 300,000 and £100,000-200,000 respectively in Sotheby’s London Treasures sale in December.

A gold, cameo and enamel diadem by Jacques-Amboise Oliveras from circa 1808 with five oval hardstone cameos depicting Zeus, Dionysus (probably 18th century), Medusa, Pan and Gaia (probably late 16th century) estimated to sell for £100,000-£200,000.

Renowned for their lavish entertainment and appetite for gems, cameos and luxury, Napoléon and Joséphine’s patronage of the arts was intrinsic to the establishment of design during the regime and provided a much needed impetus to the luxury industries and jewellery workshops following the French Revolution and its aftermath.


Height: 47mm (Note: of central roundel) Diadem width: 203mm Diadem depth: 155mm


 

Source: Sothebys;

 


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Die Orginalversion der Smaragd Parure | The Imperial Emerald-Diamond-Parure

Die Kaiserin mit der Smaragd-Garnitur | The Empress wearing the Emerald-Parure

Spätere Versionen der Smaragd Tiara | Later Versions of the tiara

Das Smaragdcollier und die Ohrringe| The Emerald-Diamond-Necklace and the Earrings with Emeralds

Cameo Gold diadem mounted with Jaspis cameos and blue Enamel| Imperial Jewelry Empress Josephine of France| Napoleon Bonaparte Tiara


Königliche und Kaiserliche Juwelen | Royal and Imperial Jewels of France

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