LONDON.- An historic and rare clock believed to have been designed for Napoleon’s ‘Exposition publique des produits de l’industrie Francaise’ in 1801 and which has lain undiscovered in Europe for two centuries, is to be sold at Bonh…
Clock Designed for Napoleon’s 1801 Exposition, Lost for Two Centuries, to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An historic and rare clock believed to have been designed for Napoleon’s ‘Exposition publique des produits de l’industrie Francaise’ in 1801 and which has lain undiscovered in Europe for two centuries, is to be sold at Bonh…
French and English Furniture and Decorative Arts Highlight June Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields
LOS ANGELES.- Bonhams & Butterfields offered Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on June 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. The 550-lot sale featured an array of works for varied tastes and collecting levels from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with…
Bonhams to Sell a Wine Glass Reputed to Have Belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte
LONDON.- A wine glass that is thought to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is to be part of the auction of Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights on 15th June 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The glass is offered in a red-leather c…
Bonhams to Sell a Wine Glass Reputed to Have Belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte
LONDON.- A wine glass that is thought to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is to be part of the auction of Fine British and European Glass and Paperweights on 15th June 2011 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London. The glass is offered in a red-leather c…
Napoleon Used Years on St. Helena to Learn English
PARIS (REUTERS).- Graying, ink stained notebook fragments showing Napoleon Bonaparte’s efforts two centuries ago to grasp the English language go on auction in Paris at the weekend, alongside some 350 other Napoleonic artifacts. Defeated by the British…
Statue Leaves Italy for the First Time Since 1816 for Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
Statue Leaves Italy for the First Time Since 1816 for Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
Sotheby’s to Sell a Superb Regency Table, Almost Certainly from Napoleon Bonaparte’s Home
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…
Sotheby’s London to Sell a Superb Regency Table, Almost Certainly from Napoleon Bonaparte’s Home in Exile
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…