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Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.
Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...
A rare sword commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte for his personal use will be auctioned in Paris on May 22, according to the ...
A sword that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte and was specially ordered ... while one of his trademark "bicorne" hats set a record price for his possessions when it was acquired for a history ...
Carême,” a new Apple TV+ series, is based on the life of a 19th-century society chef who delighted diners and lovers. It’s ...
By JOCELYN NOVECK He’s a dream in the kitchen — and elsewhere in the house. He makes a mean cream-puff tower. And he’s got ...
Carême takes place during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte after the French Revolution. The chef, played by Benjamin Voisin, ...
BRUNO MEYERFELD / LE MONDE Napoléon Bonaparte, on his white horse, wearing the insignia of the Légion d'Honneur and his tricorn hat, posed facing Sugarloaf Mountain. In the diaphanous and purple ...