A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings

A Hat Worn by Napoleon Sold for $2.1 Million at an Auction of the French Emperor's Belongings

A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French

Napoleon's hat sells for over $2M at auction in France

A hat once worn by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for over $2 million at auction. The iconic bicorne hat, faded and damaged over the centuries, sold for 1.5 million Euros (approximately U.S. $1,641,700) on Sunday amid sales of the French emperor's other belongings.  ‘’We are at 1.5 million (euros) for Napoleon’s hat ... for this major symbol of the Napoleonic epoch,'' announced Jean Pierre Osenat, president of the Osenat auction house, at the completio…

Napoleon letters from Russian campaign on sale as hat bags record

Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor's hat for $2.1 million.Among them is one dated September 18, 1812, in which he arrives in Moscow at the height of his Russian campaign and reports that the city is ablaze amid a scorched-earth policy adopted by the Russian side."Today I toured the main quarters. It was a spectacula…

Napoleon letters from Russian campaign on sale as hat bags record

Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor’s hat for $2.1 million.Among them is one dated September 18, 1812, in which he arrives in Moscow at the height of his Russian campaign and reports that the city is ablaze...

A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at French auction

PARIS (AP) — A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings. Yes, $2.1 million. The signature broad, black hat — one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe — was initially valued at 600,000 to 800,000 euros ($650,000-870,000). It was the centerpiece of Sunday's auction in Fontaineble…

A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor's belongings

A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings. The signature broad, black bicorne hat is one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when…