Napoleon III Furniture
NAPOLEON III STYLE
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
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Style: Napoleon III
19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III firedogs made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three-Light Wall Appliques, by Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Napoléon III gilt-bronze three-light wall appliques, by Maison Millet.
Each applique is cast as a winged mermaid canephore figure supporting a palmette cast basket ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu
French Oak Enfilade
Located in Woodbury, CT
French oak enfilade with three-plank top, breadboard ends and thumb moulded edge over three drawers and three paneled doors. Robust carved doors se...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Oak
Antique Set of Nutwood Nesting Tables w. Inlaid Love Theme & Bronze Ornaments
By VanderoosT
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique set of stacking tables with marvelous inlay and maker's mark.
This marvelously handcrafted set of 3 tables from the early 1900s has the most elegant shape and patina. The tab...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze, Brass
Clock Shepherds of Arcadia by Aizelin and Barbedienne
Located in Paris, FR
Red Griotte mantel (fireplace) clock decorated with a patinated bronze group, Les bergers d'Arcadie (Shepherds of Arcadia) by Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (1821-19...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Napoleon III Ebonized and Painted Commode Called Meuble D’appui in French
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Napoleon III ebonized cabinet with front and sides decorated with hand painted floral medallions. The cabinet has turned columns to eac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Mahogany
Guillaume Grohe antique Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Napoleon III period cabinet stamped "GROHE".
Napoleon III period cabinet in rosewood and mahogany. Inlaid with marquetry. Gold-plated bronze fittings.
Late 19th century
Signed by Guillaume Grohe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
1880s French Napoleon III Green Velvet Reading Chair
Located in Buchanan, NY
An exceptional French 19th century Napoleon III reading chair. This unique chair is upholstered in an elegant green-gold velvet, featuring intricate braided detailing, and elaborate ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Upholstery
Antique French Carrara Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique French statuary Carrara marble mantelpiece of large scale and great quality. This magnificent Napoleon III style mantelpiece is beautifully carved in the purest of white stat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Carrara Marble
Fine 19th Century French Oval Mirror of Napoleon III Period in Carved Giltwood
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century oval mirror of Napoleon III period. Carved wood, covered with gesso and 24-karat gold leaf finish. This piece has beautiful ornaments and it wears its original glass,
F...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Giltwood
Very Fine Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Candelabras by Victor Raulin
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 19th century French Napoleon III gilt bronze candelabras, each with scrolled arms, crowned with a bronze candle snuffer in th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Double-Faced Clock. French, c 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare Napoléon III gilt bronze double-faced clock.
The white enameled dial signed 'Julien Le Roy A PARIS'.
This rare Rococo style figural clock h...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
Gilt Natural Wrought Iron Console with a Marble Top
Located in Washington, DC
A beautiful natural wrought iron console table with pink marble top. Detail design underneath with gilt-work on wrought iron base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble, Wrought Iron
Pair of 19th Century French "Chinoiserie" Porcelain Vases
By Jacob Petite
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of French campana shaped urns with chinoiserie painted and gilded figurative and floral decoration, that was very popular in the mid-19th ce...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Porcelain
Pair of Large French Figural Candelabra in Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and White Ma
Located in London, GB
A fine true pair of patinated bronze, ormolu and white marble figural candelabra in excellent condition. Set upon a white marble base, with ormolu swags surrounding the marble. The p...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Magazine Rack
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French magazine stand made from birch with hand-turned spindles and a slatted base for umbrella and cane placement in between to keep them separated.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Birch
Napoleon III French Marble and Bronze Astronomical Sciences Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Napoleon III figural astronomical sciences clock. The patinated bronze winged putto stands beside the ‘blued’ bronze globe of the world housing the movement; he holds scientific inst...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Ormolu Mantel Clock by Leroy Commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte
By LeRoy
Located in London, GB
This fine mantel clock is cast entirely in ormolu by celebrated Parisian clockmaker Leroy and commemorates the return of Napoleon's ashes to France in 1840. The clock is set on a rectangular, tiered base with four decorative feet. The lower tier is centred with a sleeping lion above a plaque showing the scarf, sword and hat of Napoleon. There is a relief plaque above the lion showing a ship off St Helena (the location of Napoleon's exile) and to either side further decorations formed as martial trophies. To the top of the plaque is a portrait medallion of Napoleon with winged cherubs and the letter 'N'. The circular dial of the clock, signed 'Leroy a Paris', is set to the centre above the base within an ormolu border and flanked by the figures of France and an eagle to either side. Between them they hold an urn, which bears the inscription 'Ste Helene / 5 Mai 1821'. The figure of France holds a flag inscribed 'France 1840.'
This clock was produced in 1840 by Parisian clockmaker Leroy et fils...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu
Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Base Mounted by a Classical Female Bronze Bust
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely cast gilt bronze clock base mounted with of a classical patinated bronze bust of a maiden after a model by James Pradier. The maiden has her curly haired head turned demurely to one side resting on her bare shoulders, and hands clasped across her partly exposed breasts...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Griotte Marble, Bronze
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Antique French Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the central circular dial surrounded by a laurel wreath and bow ormolu mount, with plaques depicting biblical scenes in relief on either side, surmounted by a large patinated bronze group, the pair of ten light candelabra similarly decorated with patinated bronze male...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Napoleon Single Drawer Kingwood Library Table French 1860
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon single drawer kingwood library table, decorated in marquetery and parquetry inlays, the shaped top with a diamond trellis field within a border of flowers and vases, the f...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Kingwood
Distress Paint Decorated Swedish Napoleonic Style Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Swedish distressed paint decorated Napoleonic center table.
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20th Century Swedish Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinets by Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
A remarkable pair of display cabinets
By Henri Picard of Paris
Constructed in mahogany, with extensive and superlative ormolu decoration. The cabinets of rectangular form, rising...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu, Bronze
Napoleon III Porcelain Basket
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful French basket mounted in doré bronze which provides the framework for the six panels veneered in mother-of-pearl and set with French porcelain plaques...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
19th Century French Pedestal Table in Papier Mâché, Napoleon III period
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century pedestal table in papier mâché blackened and enhanced with gilding. The mother of pearl checkered tray resting on a central frame turned an...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Wood
French Napoleon II Faux Bamboo and Mahogany Framed Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Napoleon II faux bamboo and mahogany framed mirror.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Mirror, Wood
19th Century Nap III Cast Iron Coat and Hat Stand by Frères Corneau
Located in London, Park Royal
An impressive 19th century, Napoleon III, cast iron coat, hat and umbrella stand from the Frères Corneau, brothers Alfred and Èmile, who were master iron...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Iron
19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand in size and decoration, this exceptional Napoleon III-period mirror is further set apart by an elaborate giltwood frame that features decorative elements such as garlands, dove...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Mirror, Giltwood
Massive French Clock of Baccanalian Maiden Lying Naked on Lion's Skin
Located in London, GB
French patinated bronze and Sienna marble mantel clock of massive proportions. The subject being of a naked maiden lying down on a lion's pelt and leaning against the clock. The subj...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Siena Marble, Bronze
19th Century French 'Roman Scene' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a Roman scene. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition and does ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Iron
French Ormolu and Blue Porcelain Four Seasons Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French ormolu and blue porcelain mantel clock. The blue porcelain with blue ground and decorated with baskets of flowers, fruit and doves, ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu
Pair of Restoration Period Gilt-Bronze Allegorical Groups. French, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional pair of restoration period gilt-bronze allegorical groups depicting music and wine.
Each group is set on a naturalistically modelled base and finely modelled and ch...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
Napoleon III Period Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III period desk with rich gilded bronze registers. Leather upper decorated with roulette. The leather will have to be cleaned and revived but the whole is in good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Rosewood
19th Century French 'Bouhon Frères' Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireplace tool set made of brass. The fire irons are made by Bouhon Frères which were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. The firm ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Carved Wood and Gesso Full Length Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century French Napoleon III gilt and silvered carved wood and gesso full length pier mirror.
The arched rectangular plate surmount...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Giltwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Liqueur Box with Bronze Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Made of palissander, this lovely Napoleon III period liqueur box is lacquered in black, a method which became popular during Napoleon III's reign. The rose...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Antique French Napoleon III 'Man' Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons. The andirons are made or cast iron and have a natural brown patina. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Iron
French 1860s Napoleon III Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period eight-light crystal chandelier from the mid-19th century with brass armature. Born in France during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III's reign, this exquisite chandelier features a crystal shaft topped with scrolling accents supporting large pendeloques. The eye is lead to discover the eight scrolling brass arms, each supporting a brass flower-shaped bobèche and a candle sleeve. The chandelier's lower section is adorned with a ring of crystals surrounding a central faceted circular finial that creates a perfect visual conclusion. With its elegant crystal décor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Crystal, Brass
Pair of Antique French Double Overlay "Tulip" Form Opaline Glass Lusters
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and quite unusual pair of Antique French double overlay, white over apple green opaline glass cut and faceted Lusters, each further adorned ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
1950'Chandelier Crystal Baccarat 6 Arms
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier Crystal Baccarat ; ; prism with spikes,6 arms.
Good condition, circa 1950
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1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
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Crystal
Napoleon 3 Style "Crapaud" Armchair, Covered with Satin, circa 1950, Baroque
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon 3 style "crapaud" armchair, covered with satin, circa 1950, baroque
and its footrest, all covered with yellow satin, slightly discolored satin, and small spots.
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1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
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Satin, Wood
Napoleon III Cabinet Buffet Boulle Style, France, 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cabinet manufactured in the 19th century, in France, modeled on the 17th century, baroque furniture of the French ebéniste, A. Ch. Boulle.
This piece of furniture is single-door cab...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Tortoise Shell
Early 19th Century French Utzschneider & Cie Sarreguemines Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very rare early 19th century French Utzschneider & Cie Sarreguemines Pitcher….Fleurus. Pattern.
The pitcher is a classical French Sarreguemines piece of pottery, from circa 1830.
This is an early piece of French transferware...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ceramic
Napoleon Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire period mirror, of gilded wood and gesso with a neoclassical style, having a molded frame decorated with palmette, foliated scrolls, and rosettes.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Wood
Set of Four Baccarat Chrysoprase 'Uranium' Covered Cups on stands
By Baccarat
Located in Montreal, QC
A set of four French Baccarat chrysoprase (uranium) green opaline art glass covered cups, each with matching stands.
The beautiful green body of these is quite extraordinary and appl...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Glass
19th Century Napoleon III Marquerty Vanity Side Table, France, circa 1860
Located in Cagliari, IT
From the reign of Napoleon III, a parcel-ebonized vanity table decorated with marquetry inlays, t ebonized legs, with brass fittings. Opens to reveal d...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Wood
French Napoleon III 19th Century Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III Paris porcelain vase from the second half of the 19th century with floral décor and parcel-gilt accents. Born in France during the ever changing 19th century, this porcelain vase features an exquisite décor of colorful flowers painted on the vase's belly and sides. Ranging from pink to orange, purple and green, the décor stands...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Porcelain
Beautiful Pair of Napoleon III Consoles, Antique Deco
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful pair of Napoleon III consoles covered with a thick red and white marble, the 19th century.
Measures: H 106cm, W 97cm, W 52cm.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble
Rope Twist Napoleon III Style Suite Seating Armchair & Settee Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of Napoleon III style early 20th century Rope Twist seating
A stunning little suite, the armchairs come up for sale occasional...
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Early 20th Century English Napoleon III Furniture
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Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Bronze Figure of Sappho after James Pradier (1790-1852)
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Bronze Figure of the Greek Poetess Sappho after James Pradier (1790-1852)/Cast by Susse Frères
A 19th century bronze figure of the Greek poetess Sappho, seated on a lo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
Antique Polished Brass French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set made of polished brass. The tool set consists of a stand and two fireplace tools. The condition is good.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
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Brass
Napoleon III Armchair, France Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A Napoleon III armchair on s-shaped legs with a curved frame. The high, rounded backrest as well as the seat and armrests are upholstered. The golden patinated frame is decorated wit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Giltwood
Monumental French Late 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of French lamps in antique vert marble and gilt bronze. Set on large antique vert marble bases with gilt bronze mouldings. The lamp holders are in the form of the b...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Enamel Plaque Depicting Napoleon Crossing the Alps, by Camille Fauré, circa 1930
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An enamel plaque depicting Napoleon crossing the Alps, by Camille Fauré, Limoges.
French, circa 1930.
Signed 'FAURÉ, Limoges France. N...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
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Enamel
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Bronze Decoration Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
French chiffonier forming secretary, inlaid with violet wood and rosewood, flap opening with four drawers with red marble top. Falling cuffs and keyholes in gilded bronze.
Napoleon ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
French Napoleon III Period Walnut Planter with Tin Interior and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut planter from the mid-19th century, with tin-lined interior and cabriole legs. Born in France in the early years of Emperor Napoleon III's reign, t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Tin
Framed watercolour, “Costume ball scene”, circa 1850
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Framed watercolor representing a costume ball scene in a luxurious house interior with two columns flaking the door closed by brown curtains. Different luxurious items are furnishing a room like a large mirror at left, near to it a table covered by a green tablecloth...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Paper
Napoleon Iii furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Baccarat, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $2,500,000 while the average work can sell for $3,313.
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