Napoleon

2023 - 11 - 19

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Napoleon Bonaparte's hat sells for €1.9m at Paris auction (BBC News)

The black bicorne felt hat was a trademark of the French emperor, and was sold above estimates.

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Signature Napoleon hat fetches record €1.9 million at French auction (FRANCE 24)

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction ...

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Napoleon's Hat Sells for Record Sum at French Auction (Voice of America)

It went for 1.932 million euros ($2.1 million) — breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of 1.884 million euros ...

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Hat belonging to Napoleon fetches record amount at auction in France (Sky News)

Napoleon was famous for wearing his bicorne hat with the tips in line with his shoulders, rather than it facing front to back, making it easier for him to ...

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Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1m at Paris auction (Aljazeera.com)

The black beaver felt hat sold at a record price belonged to the ruler of the French empire in the 19th century.

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Napoleon's hat sells for record €1.9m in French auction (RTE.ie)

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly €2 million at a French auction, the auction house has said.

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Napoleon Bonaparte's hat sells for €1.9m at Paris auction (BBC News)

The black bicorne felt hat was a trademark of the French emperor, and was sold above estimates.

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One of Napoleon's trademark hats sells for record $2.1 million (CNN)

The broad black hat that Napoleon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe fetched more than $2 million at auction on Sunday. Christophe ...

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Ridley Scott's “Napoleon”: Accidentally A Comedy? (The New Republic)

It's a portrayal so undignified that I almost expected ABBA's “Waterloo” to play over the credits.

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Is Napoleon anti-French? (Spectator.co.uk)

The English director Ridley Scott has certainly produced a massive irritation to French amour-propre. Over the weekend, he said that criticism of his film ...

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Ridley Scott Slams French Napoleon Reviews: They Hate ... (Variety)

Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman called the movie “bloated” in his review, adding: “While the dynamic between a stoic Joaquin Phoenix and smoldering Vanessa ...

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Napoleon's Hat Sells for Record $2.1 Million (WWD)

A hat worn by Napoleon when he was emperor sold for a record $2.1 million. He wore the two-pointed hat sideways to create a signature style.

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Napoleon Review - IGN (IGN)

Ridley Scott's biopic of the French emperor hides a funny character study inside a so-so historical epic.

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Napoleon's bicorne hat sold at auction for a history-making price (CBS News)

Antiques dealer Charles Meyer sold the hat to Jean Brunon in 1928 and it was passed down in his family. Legendary bicorne of Emperor Napoleon on auction in ...

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