Sotheby's in Paris is actioning off a collection of relics from Napoleon's private world, including rings, a travel throne and one of his iconic bicorn hats.

Sotheby's in Paris is actioning off a collection of relics from Napoleon's private world, including rings, a travel throne and one of his iconic bicorn hats.

Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat and personal treasures expected to fetch millions in Paris More than 100 relics are on display in Paris ahead of what experts call one of the most important ...

The centerpiece is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, the black felt chapeau he wore in battle — with wings parallel to his shoulders — so soldiers and enemies could spot him instantly through ...

His battered military hat. A sleeve from his red velvet coat. Even the divorce papers that ended one of history’s most tormented romances — with Josephine, the empress who haunted him to the end.

The hat on sale at Sotheby’s was created by Poupard, Napoleon’s hatmaker, and was a gift from the Emperor to General Georges Mouton, his trusted aide-de-camp.

The black beaver felt hat went for $ 2.1 million on November 19 at the Drouot auction house, breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat held by the same auction house.

We remember Napoleon for his military achievements (and failings) as well as his supposed short stature and of course his bicorne hat.

In the week one of Napoleon's iconic bicorne hats sold at auction for $2.1 million, we're ranking five of art history's best hats.

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.