BEAUTIFUL OVAL TABATIERE WITH THE GLORY OF EMPEROR NAPOLEON I, FIRST EMPIRE PERIOD In burr walnut, gold inlay, with rounded sides. The lid and base are edged with "wolf's tooth" friezes, decorated with inlaid medallions featuring cut-out and engraved gold motifs: on the lid, the Emperor Napoleon I on horseback in a laurel wreath; on the base, a 3rd type Legion of Honour in a wreath of laurel leaves. H. 3 cm - W. 13 cm - D. 8 cm Gross weight: 154.3 g B.E. Origin : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (1st sale, lot 187). This snuffbox was presented in the collections of the Napoleonic Museum in Monaco as having belonged to Maximilian Emperor of Mexico (1832-1867). A beautiful oval snuffbox inlayed with scale and gold, made to the glory of the Emperor Napoleon I