The mask was cast from a mold taken shortly after Napoleon’s death, according to New Orleans gallery M.S. Rau Antiques, which is selling the unusual artifact for $34,500.

However, Mr. Henry-Roy said he believes the "London" mask, which was sold in 2004 by a New York auction house for $50,000 to an unknown buyer, is the real death mask.

Napoleon’s Death Mask. Attributed to Francesco Antommarchi, 1821, Loaned by the Louisiana Historical Society. Louisiana State Museum 00441. PROVIDED PHOTO BY LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM.

The mask made shortly after Napoleon's death is estimated to sell for 40,000 - 60,000 GB pounds (US $60,000 - 91,000.

The death mask was made by surgeon Francis Burton of Britain’s Sixty-Sixth Regiment of Foot on May 7th, 1821, two days after Napoleon’s death on St. Helena.

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The mask made shortly after Napoleon's death is estimated to sell for 40,000 - 60,000 GB pounds (US $60,000 - 91,000.