Cloak clasp taken as memento after Napoleon’s death creates a big buzz

A gilt metal cloak clasp taken from the apartment of Napoleon Bonaparte after his death on St Helena in 1821 has sold at auction for £10,000.

The buckle, offered in Hansons’ Medals, Militaria & Frearms auction in Etwall, Derbyshire, on …

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