A Superb Palais Royal Antique Tahan Pink 'Bombe' Jewel Casket

A Superb Palais Royal Antique French Pink 'Bombe' Jewel Casket with Enamelled Panels by Tahan. 

Fine Dore Bronze Mounts Frame Pink Enamelled Panels with Raised Turquoise Jewelled Enamelling. 

The Panels are Domed like Cushions and Set under the Dore Bronze Frame. 

Original Silk Lined Interior and Decorative Feet.

Includes the Original Shop Label, MARQUIS, Passages des Panoramas Nos 58 & 59 (Paris)

Circa 1870 

Alphonse Tahan (1830-1880) 

was the official ébéniste de l'Empereur or master cabinet maker to Emperor Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugénie. Known for her beauty and impeccable taste, the Empress Eugene enjoyed the reputation as a trend setter and favoured the workshop Tahan. 

Tahan Fabricant was located at 30 Rue de La Paix from 1849 and subsequently from 1878 at Boulevard des Italiens. 

The firm exhibited at The London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, and on both occasions were awarded medals. His work exhibits such quality and is in high demand by collectors and enthusiasts alike. Not only did he produce furniture, but also small articles, such beautiful wooden boxes and fine bronze jewellery caskets. 

His son, Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan continued the legacy of his father, and his business in Paris was celebrated for its imaginative, exhibition-quality work.