© National Museum of Scotland
Table service commissioned by Napoleon I
Artist: Martin Guillaume Biennais (1764 - 1843)
Location: National Museum of Scotland
Date: 1810
Materials: silver-gilt
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £40,000)
Vendor: Hamilton & Kinneil Estates
Review number: 2604 (1976)
Provenance:
Commissioned by Emperor Napolean I. Full service sold on orders of Charles X in 1830 when it was purchased by Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, half of it was sold on in 1919, now in Louvre.
Description:
Consisting of punch-bowl, sugar basin, 2 salt cellars, 2 toast racks, 12 plates & 149 pieces of cutlery in the original case, formed part of a still larger service. Each piece is decorated with the imperial arms, a crowned initial 'N', or other emblems.
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