Two of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte's tiaras are up for sale

Combined, they are expected to fetch up to £500,000 at Sotheby's auction house in London next month.

The second gold and enamel tiara features cameo portraits of the ancient Greek deities Zeus, Dionysus, Medusa, Pan and Gaia in agate and jasper. London's Victoria & Albert Museum, which previously held the item on loan, noted that it was"probably a gift from Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat." The tiaras are both part of 19th-century parures -- or jewelry sets -- that are emblematic of neoclassical design, which flourished during Napoleon's reign. Following the unrest of the French Revolution, the emperor judiciously evoked ancient Roman traditions, styles and design in order to associate his rule with an ancient lineage, according to Sotheby's.

"Empress Joséphine was much more than just a collector of antiquities," said Kristian Spofforth, who helms Sotheby's jewels department in London, in a press statement."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 neoclassical forms.

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