{"id":98795,"date":"2021-12-09T04:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=98795"},"modified":"2023-05-11T10:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:34:59","slug":"i-gioielli-di-josephine-raddoppiano-la-stima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/i-gioielli-di-josephine-raddoppiano-la-stima\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9phine&#8217;s jewels double the estimate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",\n          enable_page_level_ads: true\n     });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"image-side\"\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the year of the anniversary of<strong> Napoleon&#8217;s<\/strong> death, two diadems which are traditionally thought to have belonged to <strong>Jos\u00e9phine de Beauharnais<\/strong> (1763-1814), wife of the French emperor, were sold by <strong>Sotheby&#8217;s<\/strong> London for \u00a3 576,600 (approx. 671.00 euros or 759,000 dollars). A figure that has almost doubled the maximum estimate of 300,000 pounds. A sign that historical jewels retain a charm that goes beyond their material value.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25719\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Josephine_di_Appiani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Josephine_di_Appiani.jpg\" alt=\"Giuseppina di Beauharnais ritratta da Andrea Appiani\" width=\"709\" height=\"891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25719\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Josephine_di_Appiani.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Josephine_di_Appiani-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Josephine_di_Appiani-44x55.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jos\u00e9phine de Beauharnais ritratta da Andrea Appiani<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTiaras are considered examples of the finest French craftsmanship of the early 19th century. They were made in Paris around 1808 with a neoclassical design. After the French Revolution, in fact, Napoleon had tried to legitimize his new government by resurrecting historical and cultural references to ancient Rome. Jos\u00e9phine understood the value of her public image of her, and used clothing and jewelry to evoke the ideals of the ancient world and connect her with the present Empire to increase the prestige of her husband&#8217;s regime.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97083\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro-.jpg\" alt=\"Diadema in oro, cammeo e smalto di Jacques-Amboise Oliveras del 1808 circa con cinque cammei ovali in pietra dura raffiguranti Zeus, Dioniso (probabilmente XVIII secolo), Medusa, Pan e Gaia (probabilmente fine XVI secolo); offerto insieme a una chiusura da cintura di design simile, con un cammeo in agata di Medusa (probabilmente fine del XVI secolo) e un ornamento per cintura con un cammeo in pietra dura di Zeus (1780-1800), nella custodia originale\" width=\"709\" height=\"530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97083\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro-.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro--300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro--74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro--400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/diadema-in-oro--100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diadema in oro, cammeo e smalto di Jacques-Amboise Oliveras del 1808 circa con cinque cammei ovali in pietra dura raffiguranti Zeus, Dioniso (probabilmente XVIII secolo), Medusa, Pan e Gaia (probabilmente fine XVI secolo); offerto insieme a una chiusura da cintura di design simile, con un cammeo in agata di Medusa (probabilmente fine del XVI secolo) e un ornamento per cintura con un cammeo in pietra dura di Zeus (1780-1800), nella custodia originale<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe two tiaras are part of a set (designed to also be worn together). They are made of gold and blue champlev\u00e9 enamel decorated with twenty-five carnelian carvings, predominantly male and female classical heads. They were offered together with a pair of drop earrings, each with a single intaglio and similarly decorated, and a hair comb and belt ornament, centered with a Bacchus carnelian cameo. The jewels have been kept in London for 150 years.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_97085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97085\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise.jpg\" alt=\"Diadema in oro, cammeo e smalto di Jacques-Amboise Oliveras del 1808 circa con cinque cammei ovali in pietra dura raffiguranti Zeus, Dioniso (probabilmente XVIII secolo), Medusa, Pan e Gaia (fine XVI secolo)\" width=\"709\" height=\"472\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97085\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Diadema-in-oro-cammeo-e-smalto-di-Jacques-Amboise-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diadema in oro, cammeo e smalto di Jacques-Amboise Oliveras del 1808 circa con cinque cammei ovali in pietra dura raffiguranti Zeus, Dioniso (probabilmente XVIII secolo), Medusa, Pan e Gaia (fine XVI secolo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9203601299\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the year of the anniversary of Napoleon&#8217;s death, two diadems which are traditionally thought to have belonged to Jos\u00e9phine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), wife of the French emperor, were sold by Sotheby&#8217;s London for \u00a3 576,600 (approx. 671.00 euros or 759,000 dollars). A figure that has almost doubled the maximum estimate of 300,000 pounds. A sign that historical jewels retain a charm that goes beyond their material value. Tiaras are considered examples of the finest French craftsmanship of the early 19th century. They were made in Paris around 1808 with a neoclassical design. After the French Revolution, in fact, Napoleon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":97083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,65,133,228,1435,6116],"class_list":["post-98795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-auction","tag-asta","tag-sothebys","tag-tiara","tag-diadema","tag-napoleone","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115661,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98795\/revisions\/115661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}