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Old 06-19-18, 04:35 PM   #1
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Default Napoleon’s Hat, Dropped at Waterloo, Is Picked Up at Auction for $400,000

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PARIS — A hat attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte and said to have been dropped on the battlefield at Waterloo 203 years ago was bought on Monday for over $400,000. It was another sign, if one were needed, that the French emperor continues to fascinate collectors and curators across the globe.
The hat — one of Napoleon’s iconic black felt bicorns — was sold at an auction in the central French city of Lyon for 350,000 euros, or about $407,000, including fees, far beyond the presale estimate of 30,000 to 40,000 euros. The buyer was a private collector from Europe whose identity was not made public.

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If ya got the money and the hat fits...sooo
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