Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Do you know what fills me most with wonder?” Napoleon once reportedly asked the Marquis de Fontanes. “The powerlessness of ...

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the sword to reach $800,000 to $1.1 million when it goes under the hammer in ...