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Gold Carnelian Jasper cameo and enamel diadem | Empress Josephine Bonaparte Tiara | Royal Jewel History

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Cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate as an Imperial Jewel, not anymore as lent to the Victoria and Albert Museum.

carnelian parure empress josephine Josephine empress cameo parure-french bonaparte tiara iadem Gold with enamel, with cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate. Red leather case of tongue shape, curving at the front. Fitted for diadem, belt clasp and slide and further items no longer in parure. jewellery belonging to Empress Joséphine An antique gold, enamel and carnelian intaglio tiara, possibly owned by Joséphine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoléon Bonaparte and Empress of France. This tiara is exquisite example of the finest early 19th-century French craftsmanship. Made in Paris circa 1808, they embody the fascination for neo-classical design that reached its zenith under Bonaparte’s regime. The 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 with a large number of ancient portrait cameos. 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. This tiara is part of a parure (or a set of matching jewellery designed to be worn together) – are set with gemstones engraved with twenty five carnelian intaglio’s carved 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. The parure comprises a pair of matching ear pendants, a hair comb and a belt ornament, all in fitted leather case. The tiara is sold at auction. It was part of a private collection for over 150 years, and by tradition is believed to have been owned by Josephine de Beauharnais. 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. His daughter, Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, brought numerous jewels into the Swedish Royal family when she married the future King Oscar I in 1823. neoclassicalintaglioparure
Empress Josephine of France | Cameo Parure Bonaparte Tiara Diadem of Gold with enamel, with cameos of layered agate, jasper and jasper agate. Red leather case of tongue shape, curving at the front. Fitted for diadem, belt clasp and slide

Carnelian parure empress josephine. These jewels are once owned by Napoleon’s wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France,

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

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