"Tahan Naphtha Ecritoire"
Writing case in blackened wood inlaid with mother of pearl and brass threads. It opens with two flaps revealing a letter holder and an inkwell with two buckets, tray trimmed with red velvet, carries a brass plate "Tahan in Paris", Napoleon III, state of use and lack of veneer inside on the amounts of the side, small slot on the top (see photo). 
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato