Napoleon I's Moorish Sword Up for Auction in London
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
It might go unnoticed were it not associated with Napoleon I: a Moorish sword, "likely seized from a defeated soldier" and given by the deposed emperor to a British officer, will be auctioned on November 12 in London. This 80-centimeter object, with a curved, still very sharp blade, is being sold by the specialized auction house Charles Miller ...
