Superb Antique TAHAN, Paris Jewelry Box, Casket with Miniature Painting, c. 1840 Brittany The two colognes are missing

The two colognes are missing the interior stoppers but we could have our glass repair man make some if you prefer for a small fee

each stands roughly 16" in height (11 1/4" without the stoppers) and the two together weigh just over 8 lbs (3

Superb & RARE antique English hallmarked sterling silver & brilliant cut crystal 8

this chain is quite long also and the pendant would really display better closer to the neck

she's likely been largely forgotten

Superb Antique TAHAN, Paris Jewelry Box, Casket with Miniature Painting, c. 1840 Brittany The two colognes are missingThis is one of the signature styles we see in the very early TAHAN boxes that hand painted cartouche miniature of a bouquet of flowers almost like the Sevres florals on plates, and probably done by those same artists. The box is a signature bearing 1st quality offering of one of France's very best ebanistes (cabinetry makers) and symbolizes the pinnacle of a much loved 19th century genre the French box. I've long been a box collector and have had many