Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat)        

Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat). Many people are defined by their hat. Take Napoleon, for example.  Last month, on 19 November 2023, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s black bicorne (two-cornered) hats – with a red, white, and blue cockade (the ribboned rosette of official office) – sold for a record price of nearly twoContinue reading “Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat)        “