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The black beaver felt hat, sold at a record price, belonged to the ruler of the French empire in the 19th century.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor has sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction.<\/p>\n The black beaver felt hat went for 1.932 million euros ($2.1 million) on Sunday at the Drouot auction house, breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat held by the same auction house: 1.884 million euros in 2014.<\/p>\n The hat, known as a bicorne, is in Napoleon\u2019s trademark colours \u2013 black, with the French flag\u2019s colours blue-white-red as insignia \u2013 and attracted collectors \u201cfrom the world over\u201d, auctioneer Jeane-Pierre Osenat said, declining to give the identity or nationality of the eventual buyer.<\/p>\n The hat was last owned by businessman Jean-Louis Noisiez, who died last year.<\/p>\n The final price was more than double the estimate of 600,000 to 800,000 euros ($655,00 to $873,000), and nearly four times the reserve price, said the auction house based in Fontainebleau, south of Paris.<\/p>\n Napoleon is believed to have owned around 120 such hats in total, most of which are now lost.<\/p>\n \u201cOne million four hundred fifty thousand [euros] to my left, 1.5 million, we have 1.5 million in the room, 1.5 million for Napoleon\u2019s hat. We\u2019re leaving it at 1.5 million for this major Napoleon symbol, I\u2019m selling for 1.5 million [before fees], no regrets, sold,\u201d Osenat said as he brought down the hammer to applause.<\/p>\n Napoleon wore the felt hat towards the middle of his time as emperor, which lasted from 1808 to 1815, according to the auction house.<\/p>\n Unlike most other people at the time, Napoleon wore his hat sideways, which gave him a distinct silhouette easily recognised by his troops in battle.<\/p>\n Napoleon rose to prominence during the French Revolution, becoming a key figure in the revolutionary wars. He served the republic as first consul, and had himself crowned as emperor in 1804.<\/p>\n He was exiled in 1815 after losing the battle against British and Prussian forces at Waterloo and died in 1821 on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s hat sale comes only days before a biopic on Napoleon reaches cinemas worldwide. The film, by Ridley Scott, features massive-scale battles across Europe but also portrays the emperor\u2019s complex relationship with his wife Josephine.<\/p>\n Joaquin Phoenix, who plays Napoleon in the movie, said of the late emperor that he was \u201csocially awkward\u201d, but also a \u201cromantic\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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