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One of the unique hats that Napoleon Bonaparte was believed to have worn when he ruled 19th century France was bought by an anonymous buyer.
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros, according to the French auction house, Osenat, in Fontainebleau. It went for 1.932 million euros - breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of 1.884 million euros in 2014 shelled out by a South Korean businessman.
Napoleon's hat sells for €1.9M at French auction
A "bicorne" hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte, purportedly picked off the battlefield after his 1815 defeat at Waterloo, goes up for auction.
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