It was nearly Napoleon Blownapart: pistols he once ‘intended to use on himself’ sell in French auction
A pair of pistols Napoleon Bonaparte supposedly intended to use on himself after defeat sold for €1.69m (£1.4m) including buyer’s premium at auction house Osenat in Fontainebleau, France.
Carrying an estimate of €1.2m-1.5m on July 7, they were presented by the emperor to his friend and…