A Chinese export tortoiseshell box and cover19th century|The cover with a topographical scene depicting Longwood House on the Island of St. Helena, the residence depicted within a compound, before a mountainous landscape, the base carved with a traditional Chinese scene of figures at leisure in pavilion gardens. 7.6cm (3in) diam. (2).|Provenance|Longwood House was the residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821.