A. MUNIER. Watchmaker to the Emperor and King. Eccentric pocket watch. Present from Emperor Napoleon I to General Charles-Tristan de Montholon-Semonville on 15 August 1817 at St Helena. Round silver case, smooth bezel, key winding mechanism, clip back, chased on the back with foliate scrolls and flowers; engraved on the inside with a portrait of Emperor Napoleon I in profile, his laurelled head framed by laurel branches and surmounted by a trophy eagle. Enamelled dial, (slight chip), eccentric needle barrels, painted railway track and Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Mineral crystal (missing). Mechanical movement with key winding and verge escapement. Cock balance with signed plate, protected by a shell engraved with the crowned eagle on tuns and marked "Napoléon au Cte MONTHOLON, Sainte-Hélène 15 août 1817". Diameter: 55 mm. Gross weight: 92.25 g. The watch is accompanied by a bristol of the Countess of MONTHOLON née Fe d'Ostiani (daughter of Count Fe d'Ostiani, Italian Minister Plenipotentiary in Athens, Senator) and wife of Charles-Jean-Tristan de Montholon, (born in Ham, 1843-1899), with handwritten inscription "Regals del imperator Napoleone Ier et generale de Montholon a Sainte Hélène 15 agosto 1817". Pauline FE D'OSTIANI, daughter of Count Fe d'Ostiani, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, married, in 1894, Charles-Jean Tristan (b. Ham, 1843-1899), Count of Montholon, son of Charles Tristan, Count of Montholon (1783-1853), Provenance : - Charles Tristan, Marquis de Montholon (1783-1853) - Charles-Jean Tristan, Marquis de Montholon (1843-1899) - Pauline Fé d'Ostiani, his wife, then direct descendants