Sotheby's did not disclose the identity of the seller of the brooch, and said that the buyer was a "private collector." ...

The circular jewel was found in a stash of Napoleon’s personal belongings in carriages that got held up on muddy roads as he ...

The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he ...

The Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 was Napoleon Bonaparte’s final gamble for power. In one minute: Napoleon faced the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-allied army, holding a strong defensive ridge near the ...

And as they say, history often comes back to remind us that it once played a part. The diamond brooch that belonged to ...

Thieves recently stole several of the French crown jewels worn by the two imperial families of Napoleon and his nephew, ...

A T SOTHEBY’S GENEVA this past week, a long-lost treasure of Napoleonic history inspired one of the most electrifying jewelry ...

The brooch, which Napoleon used as a hat ornament, was an heirloom of the Prussian Royal House of Hohenzollern for more than ...

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold a brooch that purportedly once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. The winning bid, made by a private ...

On November 12, Sotheby’s holds its annual auction of historic royal jewels. The sale will also include a diamond ring owned by the last Ottoman princess, Fatma Neslisah ...

The literal French definition of “tour de force,” an admiring noun that gets thrown around a lot in English, translates as “feat of strength.” Therefore I don’t get it. I don’t get why Joaquin Phoenix ...

The visual effects supervisors on Ridley Scott's epic talk about how real-world reference points combined with digital wizardry to create the Battle of Waterloo. A variety of economic factors — as ...