A bicorne hat believed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for a record 1,932,000 euros ($2.11 million) at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Sunday.

The hat was initially estimated at 600,000 to 800,000 euros, but the price beat the 1,884,000 euros paid for another Napoleon hat at Drouot in 2014.

The black beaver felt hat in the traditional bicorne shape was a trademark for Napoleon, who had owned about 120 such hats throughout his life.

According to historians, Napoleon always wore the hat with the corners aligned with his shoulders, while most people at the time wore it with the corners front to back.

The hat was part of the image he constructed, as Napoleon was a man of communication.

Hats believed to have been owned by Napoleon regularly appear at auctions, and in October 2021, a newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon was auctioned by Bonhams in London.