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

Scientists recently discovered deadly bacteria in DNA from Napoleon's soldiers' teeth, revealing new causes of death during ...

A dazzling 13-carat diamond brooch once owned by Napoleon I could fetch up to $600,000 during Sotheby’s Royal and Noble ...

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

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold ...

This video explores the fate of France after the fall of Napoleon in 1815. We trace the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, ...

Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...

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

For the man with history’s first recorded Napoleon complex, it must have been the consummate insult. After Napoleon Bonaparte’s disastrous campaign in Russia ended in defeat, he was forced into exile ...