British hold Bonaparte captive for a while longer... "Having once spent a fortune to stop Napoleon invading, the British now seek one to stop him leaving.
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British hold Bonaparte captive for a while longer
Ed Vaizey, the Culture Minister, said that Napoleon's death mask was too closely connected with British history to go to an overseas buyer
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A worker poses with the death mask of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, at Bonhams auction
Ed Vaizey, the Culture Minister, said that Napoleon's death mask was too closely connected with British history to go to an overseas buyer Paul Hackett/Reuters
Katie Gibbons
Published at 12:01AM, November 14 2013
Having once spent a fortune to stop Napoleon invading, the British now seek one to stop him leaving.
An overseas buyer bid £175,100 for the French emperor’s death mask at Bonhams this year, but its export has been delayed in the hope that the price will be matched in Britain.
Ed Vaizey, the Culture Minister, said that the mask was too closely connected with British history to go, adding: “This is perhaps one of the most unusual objects I’ve ever come across, both fascinating and macabre, but I believe it should remain here.”
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