The hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte will be auctioned off in Paris
On Sunday, a hat owned by Napoleon Bonaparte, the 19th-century ruler of the French Empire, will go up for auction in Paris.
The estimated worth of the bicorn black beaver felt hat is between €600,000 and €800,000 (£525,850–£701,131).
According to historians, Napoleon's headgear was a part of his brand. Wearing it on his side helped him stand out in combat.
roughly twenty of the roughly 120 bicorne hats he acquired throughout the years exist; several of them are in private collections.
The hat is being offered alongside other items of Napoleonic memorabilia that belonged to a businessman who passed away the previous year.
The hat, according to auctioneers, is the true holy grail for specialists.
The majority of the Emperor's officers wore their hats perpendicular to the shoulders, but the Emperor wore his with the cornice parallel to the shoulders, a style known as "en bataille".
According to auctioneer Jean-Pierre Ossenat, "This hat was instantly recognizable everywhere." They knew Napoleon was present when they saw it on the battlefield."
"And he would constantly hold it in his palm or on his head when he was alone himself, sometimes tossing it to the floor. That was the emperor's image and emblem."
Napoleon's artifacts in images
The price of Napoleon's headgear was 19 lakh euros.
The hat has a flawless pedigree, according to the auctioneers, having belonged to Napoleon's palace quartermaster's family until the 19th century.
The cockade that Napoleon wore in his hat in 1815 while traveling across the Mediterranean Sea from his exile on Elba to Antibes, where he momentarily regained power, is being auctioned off by the Ocenet auction house in Fontainebleau.
A silver plate that was taken from Napoleon's wagon after his loss at Waterloo in 1815 and a wooden vanity box that held a razor, a silver toothbrush, scissors, and other accessories are among the other objects up for auction.
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