
‘Extraordinary’ Napoleon's 200-Year-Old Spyglass Worth Five Figures

Filmed at Plas Newydd in Wales in 2015, appraiser Paul Atterbury examines a remarkable rediscovery from the family collection: a 200-year-old spyglass once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte. Gifted in the 1860s and linked to his exile on Elba, this historic telescope carries what Paul calls 'magic history.' Even in its damaged state, its association with Napoleon makes it immensely valuable, but how much this battlefield relic really worth?
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