BOTTLE OF A NECESSARY OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON I PERIOD FIRST EMPIRE In cut crystal decorated with gadroons and ovals. Silver screw-cap engraved with the "N". Goldsmith's hallmark: Claude Isaac BOURGOIN. Goldsmith La Grosserie. 20 cours Neuve Palais. Insculpation Paris 1779/98 Guarantee mark: Paris (1798-1809) H. 9 cm - D. 5.3 cm A.B.E. Origin : - Probably comes from the souvenirs of Lieutenant Wilhelm Ribbeck, taken on the Genappe causeway in the Emperor's sedan, then by inheritance to Pastor Kypke, with mention in his inventory "silver perfume bottle, with an N engraved on the lid" ; - Then the former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (2nd sale, lot 128), with mention of this history. A crystal and silver flacon from a toilet case of the Emperor Napoleon I Related work : Pieces of Bourgoin's nécessaire can be found in the travel kit of Marshal Kellermann or that of Queen Hortense, kept at La Malmaison.