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A Napoleon hat is the ultimate symbol of the French emperor. A major sale in Paris next month includes a great example at ...
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PARIS, May 23. /TASS/. A sabre belonging to French Emperor Napoleon I has sold at an auction in Paris for 4.7 mln euro. The sabre was valued at 700,000 - 1,000,000 euro but a bidding war brought the ...
Expected to sell for nearly £700,000, the hat is one of around 100 objects being sold in Paris via leading auction house ...