Boulle Marquetry Writing Desk Stamped "tahan Frères A Paris" Napoleon III

WRITING DESK IN BOULLE MARQUETRY ON ALL SIDES STAMPED ON THE LOCK "TAHAN FRÈRES a PARIS" NAPOLEON III PERIOD THE LOCK WORKS AND SOLD WITH ORIGINAL KEY / MONOGRAMMED CENTRAL PLATE / dim: 26.5 cm deep x 33.5 cm wide x 12 cm high Maison Tahan: supplier to Emperor Napoleon III In 1844, Jean Pierre Alexandre Tahan took over the "boxes and necessaries" company created by his father and developed it with the production of boxes, liqueur cellars and small precious pieces of furniture (bonheur du jour, worker, desk) like Paul Sormani. He then completely revolutionized the organization of the company by separating the factory and the store. Maison Tahan then became prosperous, employing many workshops; it employed more than 200 workers at the end of the Second Empire.