French emperor Napoleon’s hat goes for $2.1 million at auction

By Jenny Goldsberry

Published November 20, 2023 1:35am ET

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French emperor Napoleon’s hat goes for $2.1 million at auction — One of the signature broad, black hats that NapolÃ©on wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe is on display at Osenat's auction house in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. The hat is tipped to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at the auction Sunday of Napoleonic memorabilia patiently collected by a French industrialist. | (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A hat that French leader Napoleon Bonaparte wore himself sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday.

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