"Napoleon III Jewelry Box Signed Tahan In Inlaid Wood"
Jewelry box signed Tahan, supplier to the emperor, in wood inlaid with garlanded flowers. Falls of gilded bronze (without key) JP Tahan (1813-1892) is the heir to his father's cabinetmaking workshop. It was under his leadership that the Tahan house expanded greatly to become one of the most famous in Paris. Napoleon III's appointed cabinetmaker, he became the great specialist in precious furniture, necessities and boxes.