Napoleon's iconic bicorne hat and personal treasures expected to fetch millions in Paris The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation.

The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation. Now over 100 relics are on display in Paris ahead of what experts call one of the most important Napoleonic ...

Some call him a genius and a statesman. Others say he was a tyrant. Napoleon Bonaparte died 204 years ago, and now Sotheby's is auctioning off some of the general-turned-emperor's belongings in ...

Some call him a genius and a statesman. Others say he was a tyrant. Napoleon Bonaparte died 204 years ago, and now Sotheby's is auctioning off some of the general-turned-emperor's belongings in ...

The hat is estimated to sell for at least over half a million dollars. For all the pageantry — throne, swords, the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor — the auction’s true power comes from its intimacy ...

Napoleon’s belongings going up for auction, from divorce papers to his iconic hat June 20, 2025 by The Associated Press ...

After Hollywood's “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation, over 100 relics — which shaped empires, broke hearts and spawned centuries of fascination — are on display ...

It includes more than 100 items such as one of the Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hats, his coronation sword, a folding camp bed, ornate throne and even a sleeve from one of his consular garments ...

PARIS (AP) — A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings. Yes, $2.1 million. The signature ...