Here are 114 precious stones plus the quartz crystal sphinx. There are many passages in the “authentication report” like this: 3 ribs on the Sphinx) and connecting these to Tarot-card symbolism or other alpha-numeric codes (3 is the number of the “Empress” card). Much of Jensen’s evidence hinges on enumerating features of the Talisman (e.g. These findings are laid out in a 120-page research document and summarized in a 15-minute video in which Jensen decodes the details of the relic. The results led Jensen to his belief that it was once the personal talisman of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Randall “Randy” Jensen, “a Mensa member and one of the world’s leading authorities on antique golf memorabilia.”īecause of his acute intelligence, “Randy realized the Talisman had tarot coding 45 minutes into his initial examination.” He then embarked upon a six-year mission to unlock the symbols coded into the patterns of gems in the bibelot, 114 in all.

in fleeing World War II, passed it to his son, who in turn put it on eBay, ultimately trading it for a set of Ping golf clubs to its current owner, G.

The modern story of the Napoleon Talisman, as told in a video on the official Talisman site, begins in 1936, when a Dutch trench digger found it. Screenshot of Pat Boone’s endorsement of the Talisman of Napoleon. The Eisenhower-era hit-maker and conservative Christian icon has put his stamp of approval on the sale and will even be present in person at the public unveiling of the Talisman and auction kick-off event on February 4 (the final auction takes place on March 4). So allow me to introduce you to the evidence in favor of the Talisman’s authenticity and importance, which has impressed noted Napoleonic jewelry experts such as Pat Boone. Also perhaps because the existence of a bejeweled “Talisman of Napoleon” was heretofore unknown to art historians, generating some skepticism.

Why then, you ask, haven’t you heard of this landmark event? Perhaps because it is being conducted by the Miami-based Auction Company of America, which specializes in estate liquidations. The top estimate? A jaw-dropping $250 million. It is a truly, truly immense bit of art news: the auction of an ultra-rare, jewel-encrusted crystal sphinx once belonging to Napoleon himself. Curiosities is a column where I comment on the art news of the week, sometimes about stories that were too small or strange to make the cut, sometimes just giving my thoughts on the highs and lows.

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