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One of Napoleonâs hats could fetch â¬600,000 at auction
Felt bicorne is part of sale at Sothebyâs in Paris to mark bicentenary of Napoleonâs death
The star lot of the auction is a bicorne which, it is thought, travelled with Napoleon throughout his triumphant campaign of 1807. Photograph: Handout
The star lot of the auction is a bicorne which, it is thought, travelled with Napoleon throughout his triumphant campaign of 1807. Photograph: Handout
Thu 15 Jul 2021 01.01 EDT
One of Napoleonâs distinctive black felt bicorne hats, perhaps worn during his armyâs crushing defeat of Russia in 1807, is to appear at auction.