Tag Archives: Napoleon

Speaking of Napoleon…

Posted on 2013-03-20 by Jonathan

I am surprised that Josephine’s engagement ring from Napoleon was not already in some  museum collection, but sometimes its amazing what is still out there… When I was growing up in Vancouver I knew a family whose dining room table … Continue reading →

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Josephine Bonaparte’s engagement ring

Posted on 2013-03-19 by Jonathan

The diamond and sapphire engagement ring Napoleon Bonaparte gave to Joséphine will go up for auction March 24 at the Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France with an estimate of $20,000. The gold ring is set with teardrop-shaped gems, a … Continue reading →

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Napoleonic what-not…

Posted on 2012-07-09 by Jonathan

As a former shoe curator and shoe author I do get more than my fair share of shoe-shaped objects as gifts: Christmas ornaments, paper clip holders, pie servers, tape dispensers, as well as shoe calendars, date books and note cards… … Continue reading →

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