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Napoleon's hat sells for record 1.9 mn euros in French auction

By AFP

November 19, 2023 08:05 PM


 

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

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 in 2014.


AFP


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