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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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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Hat worn by Napoleon sells for $2.1 million at auction (NBC News)

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.

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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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'Napoleon' review: Joaquin Phoenix meets his Waterloo (Chicago Tribune)

Ridley Scott's plan for the Apple TV+ airing of “Napoleon” will restore 90 minutes and likely a battle or three. Will it make for a better experience?

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'Napoleon' Immerses Viewers in a Historically Inaccurate Love Story (The Heights)

Director Ridley Scott makes sure that Napoleon's relationship with his wife, Joséphine, is at the film's core.

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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 hats were a fashion statement. One has sold for $2.1 ... (The Washington Post)

In artwork depicting the Napoleonic Wars, gunpowder often clouds the scene, but among the hundreds of troops, one figure is immediately recognizable as ...

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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'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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