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Napoleon's hat fetches record $2.1m at auction
Australian Community Media
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11/20/2023
The black bicorne hat, worn by Napoleon in the 19th century, sold at more than double the estimated price, setting a record at the auction. Napoleon wore the hat during his reign from 1808 to 1815.
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It's a very simple hat.
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It's not a ceremonial hat at all.
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You have specificities mainly underneath.
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The emperor couldn't stand the sweat band,
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so it's been removed.
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He had reinforcements put in so he
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could grab it with his hands.
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Otherwise, there is the question of the condition of the hat,
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which shows that the hat is 200 years old
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and has suffered a little, which makes it even more charming.
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