Both adulated and hated, nearly two centuries after going the way of all flesh the Emperor continues to be talked about and to drive the market wild.
€1,500,000
The Emperor's "French" bicorn hat in felt, known as a "black beaver", decorated with a cockade (remade
subsequently) and black silk braid, second half of the 19th century, l. 49, h. 15 cm.
Fontainebleau, 16 November 2014, Osenat and Binoche et Giquello auction houses.