A hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has gone on display at an auction house in Hong Kong.

The item is being previewed at Bonhams in Hong Kong before it moves to Paris and then London, where it will be auctioned on October 27.

The hat, one of the bicornes often seen in depictions of Napoleon on the battlefield, was purchased by its present owner at a small auction house in Germany before a DNA test showed the item had been worn by the French military leader.

Experts expect the hat to fetch between £100,000 and £150,0000.

Napoleon's famous hats were made by Poupart et Cie. of Paris from pure beaver fur felt.

This, the first hat to bear Emperor Napoleons DNA and is one of the highlights of Bonhams’ Napoleon Bonaparte: The British Sale in London on Wednesday 27 October.
The Emperor Napoleon’s Hat is Estimated as £100,000-150,000.
Napoleon’s hats were made by Poupart et Cie. of Paris from expensive pure beaver fur felt.
It is believed to be the first of Napoleon’s hats to contain DNA.