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Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,329 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,019–$3,036, n=7). The auction record is $555,376 for Premier codicille du premier testament de Napoléon Ier. Manuscrit autographe signé \"Nap.\" Les toutes premières dernières volontés de l'Empereur. Un document d’une insigne importance : le seul témoignage connu du tout premier testament de Napoléon Ier rédigé à Sainte-Hélène au début du mois d’août 1819. (2025, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Napoléon Ier value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}