Belle Époque Jewelry Boxes

A Late 19th Century Bronze and Viennese Enamel Jewelry Box The nice, highly decorated jewelry box with elaborate detailed enamel plaques, the two doors opening to two drawers with l...

Antique CENEDESE Glass Murano Jewelry Box - Jade Green, Early 20th Century Italy Discover a piece of history in impeccable condition with our Antiq...

Our truly extraordinary jewelry chest from Tahan of Paris, circa 1900, features a gilt bronze frame and lid with floral vine openwork revealing green colored glass inserts, and snake form handle decorated with clear and ruby colored faceted glass, raised on acanthus leaf feet. With cushioned, fitted interior, apparently original and marked by the maker, TAHAN A PARIS. 6 by 8 by 5.5 inches. The finest box of its kind from the Belle Epoque period we have ever seen. This prestigious firm's origins started with the cabinet maker, Pierre Lambert Tahan (1780-1844), in Spa, a small town of the Ardennes in Belgium, who left his hometown in 1804 to set up his “boxes and necessaries” factory in the Temple district. His son Jean Pierre Alexandre (1813-1892) was hence born in Paris and helped him as early as 1837, then took over the total direction of the company in 1844, his father ceasing all activity then. Following his father's passing, Jean Pierre Alexandre separated the studio on rue de Quincampoix from the shop in the rue basse du rampart. He developed the production of boxes, but also produced larger furniture items such as “bonheur-du-jour”, desks, and sewing tables. As early as 1845, he also began to advertise in the newspapers, a practice still very little used at the time. “Supplier of the King and Princes”, he won a silver medal at the Exhibition of Industrial Products in 1849 and became known as "the Prince of Small Cabinetmaking." In 1855, he was awarded the title of "Supplier of the Emperor" at the Universal Exhibition where he exhibited an extraordinary sculpted aviary. The Court commissioned indeed a large number of works, including rosewood planters, lounge tables for the Palais des Tuileries, and a cabinet in mahogany and gilt bronze for Napoleon III’s office. His shop migrated to 34 rue de la Paix (1849-1866), then 11 Boulevard des Italiens (1866-1878). In 1861, Tahan was thus designated as "one of those manufacturers who outstrip fashion and set the tone instead of following." (La Chronique des Arts et de la Curiosité). Indeed, he collaborated quickly with Julien-Nicolas Rivart...

Perfectly cleaned. Locks functional. Original keys (One key has a small crack on the central tube, but it is fine and can be fired normally).

Gently cleaned and polished.

Oak wood, copper applications. Perfectly cleaned and polished.

A Wonderful French bronze ormolu mounted and faceted cut crystal baccarat casket / jewelry box with domed top with handle.

Museum quality antique French "Belle Époque," gold bronze mounted blue enameled porcelain jewel box, Circa 1870-1890.

This is one of most remarkable jewelry boxes we have ever offered, in fact we have never seen anything quite like it. Paying incredible attention to every detail this certainly resembles a 3 mirror...

Le Tallec gilt and hand-painted Limoges porcelain brass mounted jewelry or trinket box, floral motifs, fully marked underside. Measures: 1.5" H x 3.5" W x 2....

This large well-cut cuboid shaped box is of a type much favored by retailers of luxury items in Paris at the end of the 19th century, (and earlier). It is cut with a delicate all-ove...

A wonderful French white opaline glass with ormolu bronze mounts and hand painting on all sides as well as the top, jewelry / vanity box.