CNN —One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous black hats sold for more than $2 million at an auction in France on Sunday.
The €1.932 million ($2.1 million) sale set a record for Napoleon’s trademark two-cornered military dress hats.
The hat was part of a collection belonging to French industrialist Jean Louis Noisiez that went on sale on Sunday.
According to its online listing, the hat - which sold for more than double its original estimate - was made by a furrier at the emperor’s palace.
In 2018, another version of the hat sold for more than $400,000 at an auction in Lyon, France.
Persons:
Napoleon Bonaparte’s, Jean Louis Noisiez, Napoleon, Jean, Pierre Osenat, ”, Helena, Ridley, Joaquin Phoenix
Organizations:
CNN, Sunday, Reuters
Locations:
France, Fontainebleau, French, Elba, “, Lyon, British, Waterloo, St