The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he ...
Sotheby's did not disclose the identity of the seller of the brooch, and said that the buyer was a "private collector." ...
A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 ...
The brooch, which Napoleon used as a hat ornament, was an heirloom of the Prussian Royal House of Hohenzollern for more than ...
The story of the rise and fall of the Stalinist-era Soviet Union told through a farm animal uprising gone wrong, offers ...
The annual Royal & Noble Jewels auction, held on Wednesday in Geneva, concluded with record sales. The jewel that the French military leader lost at the Battle of Waterloo alone increased its starting ...