I was intrigued to find numerous reports in the UK newspapers in 1928 of an emerald said to have belonged to Empress Josephine for sale by Mauboussin.
Obviously the setting is not from the Napoleonic era.
Does anyone know if this emerald, said to weigh 24.38 carats, was part of Empress Josephine's jewels?
I would assume that a firm such as Mauboussin would have had some reasonable evidence for their claim.
Does anyone know what where the jewel is today? The emerald itself is such a distinctive shape that, even if the setting were changed, the stone might still be recognised.