"Tahan Wooden Box And Mother-of-pearl Marquetry"
Tahan Wooden Box And Mother-of-Pearl Marquetry Very beautiful piece from the Napoleon III period, "queen's marquetry" mother-of-pearl star motifs "Prince of small cabinetmaking", Tahan marked his era by the care given to each of his pieces, both objects of art and utility. Generally small or medium-sized, these pieces of furniture invaded bourgeois interiors, so much so that according to the Manual of Elegant Economy (1859) Free and insured shipping in metropolitan France