Superb Antique TAHAN, Paris Jewelry Box, Casket with Miniature Painting, c. 1840 Brittany What a rare find and

What a rare find and one any accountant or attorney will definitely want

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

Lies very flat

The painting is on what I believe to be the original stretcher frame and that measures 16" x 13"

has not been folded ever

Superb Antique TAHAN, Paris Jewelry Box, Casket with Miniature Painting, c. 1840 Brittany What a rare find andThis 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