Where did you get that €1.5m hat?

Arguably the most famous historic figure in French history and a princely provenance proved an irresistible combination earlier this month in France when a collection of Napoleonic memorabilia formed by the Grimaldi dynasty of Monaco went under the hammer.

The sale in Fontainebleau, just south of Paris, on November 15 and 16 was the first of a trio of auc…

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