RARE FRENCH NAPOLEONIC IMPERIAL GUARD OFFICER CHAPEAU: 

In good general condition showing expected wear as well as some old repairs on the tips (see photos). 100% authentic. Complete with its officer’s cockade, gilded bullions and Imperial Guard regulation gilded brass button. Inside retaining its original black leather sweatband (loose stitching) with the original silk liner showing normal wear and tear. Maker’s tag still present. A rare and desirable Napoleonic 1st Empire headdress!

$2400