REMEMBERING EMPEROR NAPOLEON I Pocket with handwritten inscription "Ile de St Hélène Containing earth from Napoleon's tomb brought to France by the Countess de la Nièvre, decorated with a surround of various leaves and pieces of branches (notably cypress and willow). 34 x 42 cm Framed under glass. On the back "Vient de la collection de Monsieur de Bourgoin". A.B.E. Origin : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (2nd sale, lot 190) A pouch with an manuscript inscription comprising earth from Napoleon's tomb Commentary: He may have been Baron Philippe de Bourgoing, born on 22 October 1827 in Nevers and died on 20 April 1882 in Paris. Appointed director of the Lamballe stallion depot in 1852, then director of the Charleville stud farm. In 1854, he became equerry to Napoleon III, then first inspector general of stud farms.