Maison Tahan, a small writing box, burl veneer, ebonized wood, Boulle marquetry, Napoleon III, Paris, circa 1850-1880.

Maison Tahan, a small writing box, burl veneer, ebonized wood, Boulle marquetry, Napoleon III, Paris, circa 1850-1880. Burl veneer, ebonized wood, brass inlay, green leather, mahogany or rosewood. Nineteenth-century writing chest with a curved fold-out writing surface covered with leather. A writing utensil compartment with hinged lid. The exterior has burl veneer and boulle inlay with brass and ebonized wood. Brass piping on the outside. Centrally a rich cartouche with initials 'W.J' or 'W.

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