Tea caddy Rectangular with two compartments, in blackened wood with Boulle-style marquetry of engraved brass on a tortoiseshell background. Signed Tahan Manufacturer Rue de la Paix Paris H. 13.5 cm - W. 24.5 cm - D. 13.5 cm (scratches throughout, small chips to the tortoise shell, no key) Jean François Tahan, cabinetmaker to Napoleon III; the Tahan company was located on Rue de la Paix from 1849 to 1866.