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A diamond brooch lost by French emperor Napoleon during the Battle of Waterloo sold for over 3.5 million Swiss francs at a Geneva auction. The piece features an oval diamond weighing over 13 carats and was previously part of Napoleon's belongings abandoned during his retreat. Sotheby’s noted that a separate green beryl worn by Napoleon at his coronation also sold for 838,000 francs, linking increased interest in Napoleonic jewelry to recent thefts from the Louvre museum.

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A diamond brooch lost by French emperor Napoleon during the Battle of Waterloo sold for over 3.5 million Swiss francs at a Geneva auction. The piece features an oval diamond weighing over 13 carats and was previously...

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