Lot Essay
Alphonse Tahan (1830 -1880, is recorded as the official eébéniste de l'Empereur or master cabinetmaker to Emperor Napoleon III. Tahan Fabricant was located at 30 Rue de La Paix from 1849 and subsequently from 1878 at Boulevard des Italiens. His work was exhibited at The London Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1851 and the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, and on both occasions were awarded medals.