1840 Paris Funeral Procession of Napoleon Bonaparte Pressed Horn Snuff Box.19th Century Pressed Horn Snuff Box Depicting the 1840 Funeral Procession of Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris. Napoleon's remains arrived in Paris on 15th December 1840 on the ship La Dorade. Sailors carried the casket to the funeral carriage, which was more triumphal car than hearse. Resting on four massive gilt wheels, it consisted of a gilded base, 25 feet long and 6 feet high, with a semi circular platform in front. The carriage, weighing 13 tons, was