Emperor Franz Joseph’s bowler hat emerges at Vienna sale

A bowler hat that once belonged to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria will go under the hammer at Dorotheum on October 19 in the sale of imperial court memorabilia and historical objects in Vienna.

Made of black felt and dating from c.1900, the hat displays the imperial double-headed eagle and t…

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