Constructed almost entirely from porcelain, this remarkable table was one of four commissioned by Napoleon to immortalise his reign. It took six years to complete and combines some of the finest and most technically challenging work achieved by the Sèvres porcelain factory in the early nineteenth century. The table was given to George IV by a grateful Louis XVIII two years after the defeat of Napoleon. George IV regarded this gift so highly that it became part of the ceremonial backdrop for all of his state portraits.