Elon Musk could become the owner of a host of French conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal items — if the current seller ...

PARIS — 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 ...

One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous black hats sold for more than $2 million at an auction in France on Sunday. The €1.932 million ($2.1 million) sale set a record for Napoleon’s trademark ...

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 ...

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Naturally, his bicorne hat. Napoleon’s penchant for croissant-shaped headwear made him one of the few historical figures who can be instantly identified by mere silhouette. His obsession with ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. PARIS (AP) — A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings.

Napoleon Bonaparte's iconic hat sold at auction Sunday, fetching a history-making $2.1 million. While French auction house Osenat expected the hat to go for up to $875,328, it far surpassed that ...

A black felt bicorn hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction in Fontainebleau, France, on Sunday, fetching the highest price ever paid for one of the 19th -century ...

A felt hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th century sold for more than $2 million at auction in Paris Sunday, French auction house Osenat said in a statement.

We are at 1.5 million [euros] for Napoleon’s hat ... for this major symbol of the Napoleonic epoch,” he said. The name of the winning bidder was not released. While other officers customarily ...