Cameo jewelry

This category includes intaglios and cameos, jewels steeped in history, once used as seals or adorning men's rings. The intaglio, engraved in reverse relief, has its origins in ancient Rome, where it was used to seal official documents. On the other hand, cameos feature images carved in bas-relief on fine and decorative stones such as agate, carnelian, onyx and shell.

Highly prized in the 18th and 19th centuries, antique cameos were symbols of prestige and refinement. Among the most famous, the cameo set of Empress Joséphine, made by Eugène-Marie Nitot in 1809, is an emblematic piece of jewelry from the First Empire. Today, intaglios and cameos continue to seduce collectors and lovers of antique jewelry.