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A High Quality Palais Royal Antique Tahan 'Bombe' Jewel Casket

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Code: 13582

Dimensions:

W: 8cm (3.1")H: 6cm (2.4")D: 7cm (2.8")



A High Quality Palais Royal Antique Tahan 'Bombe' Jewel Casket with a Fine Enamelled Medallions of Flowers.

Beautiful Enamelled Medallion Depicting Garlands of Flowers Surrounded by a Pearl Frame.

Dore Bronze Mounts Frame the Emerald Green Enamelled Panels that are also Decorated with Leaves and Scroll Work.

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

Original Silk Lined Interior with Hook to Hang a Pendant or Pocket Watch.

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.