Antiques dealer Charles Meyer sold the hat to Jean Brunon in 1928 and it was passed down in his family. His hat was later owned by Colonel Pierre Baillon, a military officer, who kept it in his family until the 19th century when his grandson sold it. The felt hat with its emblem the colors of the French flag – red, white and blue – dates back to the 1800s, according to Osenat. Napoleon was a French general who was key to the French Revolution and then overthrew the French government, and ultimately becoming the emperor of France. While French auction house Osenat expected the hat to go for up to $875,328, it far surpassed that amount – and the previous record holder, a Napoleon hat sold at the same auction house for about $2 million in 2014, according to AFP. Napoleon Bonaparte's iconic hat sold at auction Sunday, fetching a history-making $2.1 million.
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