Napoleon

2023 - 11 - 19

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Napoleon Bonaparte's hat sells for €1.9m at Paris auction (BBC News)

The black bicorne felt hat was a trademark of the French emperor, and was sold above estimates.

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Signature Napoleon hat fetches record €1.9 million at French auction (FRANCE 24)

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction ...

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Napoleon's Hat Sells for Record Sum at French Auction (Voice of America)

It went for 1.932 million euros ($2.1 million) — breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of 1.884 million euros ...

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Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1m at Paris auction (Aljazeera.com)

The black beaver felt hat sold at a record price belonged to the ruler of the French empire in the 19th century.

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