PARIS — A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings Sunday.
"On a field of battle his hat is worth 50,000 men. But it doesn't matter. He is not a gentleman."
-Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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