Antique French TAHAN Marked Napoleon III 12" Cigar Presenter Box, Chest, Tantalus, Boulle Style Inlays

Fabulous antique French TAHAN marked Napoleon III or Victorian era 11 7/8" wide cigar presenter chest or tantalus in ebony or ebonized parquetry veneers, ornate boulle style inlays and five sliding cigar trays inside!  It seems impossible for one of these to stay in our inventory more than a few days or weeks. I'm sure it will be no different for this Napoleon III era (c.1850-70s) beauty. It is large and elegant, 11 7/8" wide, 8 3/4" front to back (at the base) and 8 1/4" tall on 4 turned wood feet. The double-hinged hardware lifts the top and folds it back, but also braces it at a perfect aesthetic angle as only the finest of these do. The French are always aware of aesthetic! Working lock with original key allows you to ceremonially unlock and open the chest to display and offer up to sixty 5.5" cigars from the 5 original fitted shelves within. Inside the lid is a metallic paper label reading "".  Tahan, one of the most notable makers in France at the time and highly sought after.  G