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A flawless Napoleon III domed jewelry box with multi-colored seed enamel decoration in the Japanese style which had captured the imagination of Parisian society in the 1850 period. It was almost certainly made by Tahan but unsigned as they used paper paper Tahan brand stickers that rarely survived on their smaller boxes.

A flawless Napoleon III domed jewelry box with multi-colored seed enamel decoration in the Japanese style which had captured the imagination of Parisian society in the 1850 period. It was almost certainly made by Tahan but unsigned as they used paper paper Tahan brand stickers that rarely survived on their smaller boxes.

1810 Napoleon I Empire jewelry box in Crystal Glass and Ormolu with miniature portrait of a lady with red headband. The open work frame is decorated with eagles and griffons or gryphons in the true Greco-Roman style. The frame is in excellent condition and the lid is also in superb condition. The portrait is protected by a glass cover.

1810 Napoleon I Empire jewelry box in Crystal Glass and Ormolu with miniature portrait of a lady with red headband. The open work frame is decorated with eagles and griffons or gryphons in the true Greco-Roman style. The frame is in excellent condition and the lid is also in superb condition. The portrait is protected by a glass cover.

This beautiful casket has a simple but very stylish design. Two pieces of hand molded Opaline glass are joined by a gold ormolu mount which includes a hinge.