FRANCE, second half of the 19th century or early 20th century TAHAN in Paris. Small rectangular jewelry box with ormolu cage decorated with vine branches, garlands of flowers and foliage. The lid is adorned with a pair of ormolu putti. Green composition plates in imitation of malachite. Signed "TAHAN Ft à Paris" on the rabbet. H. 10 cm - L. 12.5 cm - D. 8 cm. Wear; cracks, chips and chips on the plates, notably on the lid. ATTACHED: - a small rectangular jewelry box of scalloped form, with gilt and silver-plated bronze cage mount decorated with rolled leathers and bouquets of roses. With later modifications, such as the plates in colorless composition on a background of wavy leaves colored red, in imitation of translucent enamel, and the oval cameo on a shell, featuring Sleeping Love, mounted on the lid. The reverse, restored and modified, bears a label "TAHAN Fournisseur de l'Empereur à Paris". H. 6.5 cm - L. 13 cm - D. 9 cm. Modifications and major cracks to the plates. - A rectangular clock with a front decorated with an enameled porcelain plaque depicting two women in a park. Gilded metal frame. White enameled dial with blue Roman numerals for the hours and black scale for the minutes. H. 8.5 cm - Width 6.5 cm. Worn gilding, a few spots of oxidation, a few scratches, small chip (bottom). In a shaped case from Maison BREVIERE-LEGAY, Bijoutier [revendeur] à Cannes (poor condition). - An oval, two-handled, gilded-bronze storage caddy decorated with holly branches. Signed M. ARVISENET. Length: 18.5 cm. A few scratches. The Maison TAHAN, specialized in tabletterie and cabinetmaking, was active between 1844 and 1882, under the direction of Jean Pierre Alexandre Tahan. It became the Emperor's official supplier until 1870. Marcel ARVISENET (late 19th - early 20th), sculptor.