THE death mask of Napolean Bonaparte featured in The Westmorland Gazette was sold to a collector at auction in Swindon for £1,000.
The death mask of the French Emperor was found on a bric-a-brac stall in Wetherby, North Yorkshire, by Kendal-based historian and author Geoffrey Abbott.
Mr Abbott, who paid less than £100 for the 6lb bronze mask made in 1821, said it was a rather nice profit to make.
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