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 ...

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

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

A diamond jewel owned and abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo will go up for auction for the first time. The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the ...

A diamond brooch lost by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) during wartime sold for approximately 5.2 billion ...

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