A hat that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte,
was sold for 1.9 million euros at a Paris auction, UNN writes with reference to
BBC.
The name of the buyer who purchased the
The name of the buyer remains unknown.
The black beaver hat with the attached cockade was preliminarily
was preliminarily estimated by the Osenat auction house at 600-800 thousand euros. The hat
was sold along with other items of the French emperor, including a silver
plate and a wooden cosmetic bag with a razor, a silver toothbrush
scissors and other things.
According to historians, the hat was part of the image of the
of the French commander, and wearing it on the side made him recognizable in battle.
Napoleon had about
120 two-horned hats, of which only 20 are believed to have survived.