09-07-2024 22:35 via artnews.com

Pistols Napoleon Planned to Use for Suicide Sell in France for $1.84 M.

Two pistols previously belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte were sold at auction in France for €1.69 million ($1.84 million) after the government banned as they were declared national treasures.The decorated guns are inlaid with gold and silver, as well as engraved images of Napoleon, and carried an estimate from the Osenat auction house of €1.2 million to €1.5 million. The auction took place on July 7 in the city of Fontainbleau, south of Paris. According to auction house president Je
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