Porcelain Bonbonniere, Sèvres, Napoleon III 
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Porcelain Bonbonniere, Sèvres, Napoleon III
Blue Porcelain bonbonniere mounted in gilt bronze, Sèvres, France, 19th century, Napoleon III period
in excellent condition.
Dated 1844
When Napoleon came into power in 1799, he made the Tuileries the official residence of the First Consul and, later, the imperial palace. In 1808, Napoleon began constructing the northern gallery which also connected to the Louvre, enclosing a vast square. As Napoleon I 's chief residence, the Tuileries Palace was redecorated in the Neoclassical Style by some of the best known architects, designers, and furniture makers of the day.
In 1809, Jacob Desmalter, principal supplier of furniture to the Emperor, began work on a jewel cabinet designed for the Empress Josephine's great bedroom in the Tuileries. The Tuileries Palace became the royal residence at the time of the Bourbon Restoration from 1814 to 1830. During the July Revolution of 1830, the palace was attacked for a third time by an armed mob and occupied. The Swiss Guards stationed at the palace, aware of what had happened in 1792 to their predecessors, abandoned the palace. King Louis Phillippe I took up permanent residence there until 1848, when it was again invaded on 24 February. After the coup d'état by Bonaparte in 1852, the Tuileries Palace served as the official residence of the executive branch of government, and when President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte became Emperor Napoléon III, he moved from his office to the Tuileries.
Condition:
Good, See Photos - light wear to some gilding.
Size:
7" H X 7.5" W X 5.5" D