Tahan Faux Malachite and Bronze Coffre (Some Damage) - Circa 1855-1870
Tahan Faux Malachite and Bronze Coffre (Some Damage) - Circa 1855-1870
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Green Marble (Damaged) and Bronze Tahan Box
Napoleon III circa 1855-1870
Tahan - Fournisseur du Roi (Supplier to the King) - pre-1852 but stylistically 1855-1867
Consistent with pre-Second Empire royal appointments, especially referring to his role under King Louis-Philippe prior to Napoleon iII's shift to "Fournisseur de l"empereur"
Tahan - Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan - supplied luxe objets de fantasie, ecritoires, coffrets, necessaire de voyage, to royalty and aristocracy including Empress Eugenie, and exhibited at the Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867
Bespoke Coffre - likely commissioned or purchased in boulevard des Italiens Paris showroom
Polychrome verdigris faux malachite framed by gilt bronze mounts (damaged panels)
Cast ormolu appliques with acanthus and anthemion scrolls, neo-Renaissance meets Rococo Revival
Green Marble (Damaged) and Bronze Tahan Box
Napoleon III circa 1855-1870
Tahan - Fournisseur du Roi (Supplier to the King) - pre-1852 but stylistically 1855-1867
Consistent with pre-Second Empire royal appointments, especially referring to his role under King Louis-Philippe prior to Napoleon iII's shift to "Fournisseur de l"empereur"
Tahan - Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan - supplied luxe objets de fantasie, ecritoires, coffrets, necessaire de voyage, to royalty and aristocracy including Empress Eugenie, and exhibited at the Expositions Universelles of 1855 and 1867
Bespoke Coffre - likely commissioned or purchased in boulevard des Italiens Paris showroom
Polychrome verdigris faux malachite framed by gilt bronze mounts (damaged panels)
Cast ormolu appliques with acanthus and anthemion scrolls, neo-Renaissance meets Rococo Revival