Antique French Green Enamelled Pill Box with Raised Jewels, attrib. Alphonse Tahan
Code: 14941
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Antique French Green Enamelled Pill Box with Raised Jewels, attrib. Alphonse Tahan (1830–1880).
A Charming 19th-Century French Pill Box in Emerald-Green Enamel, Prettily Scattered with Polychrome Flowers and Raised “Jewel” Cabochons.
The Lid Centred by a Hand-Painted Floral Medallion within a Ring of Tiny "Pearls".
The Ground is RichlyEembellished with Tooled Gilt Scrollwork and Scattered Raised “Jewel” Cabochons in Red and BlueEenamel; Matching Decoration Continues Around the Side and Base.
CONDITION: Good, No Chips or Cracks All Jewels Present.
Alphonse Tahan (1830–1880).
Tahan—celebrated “ébéniste du Louvre” and supplier to the imperial household—produced a variety of luxurious small objects with distinctive jewel-studded enamels during the Second Empire.
