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Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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
Antique Marble Sculptures, Diana the Huntress, After Houdon, Late 19th Century Epoch.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Marble and Alabaster Sculptures, features a large and refined Female Sculpture , representing Diana the Huntress.  Diana was an Italic, Latin and Roman goddess,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Marble

Antique Paintings, Coast With Beach And Bathing Women, Oil On Board, 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique paintings category, Quadri Mare features a glimpse of Marina with Rocky Coast and a beach where women are found.  The work depicts a glimpse of the sea with people on v...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

Quadri Antichi Marina, Olio Su Tavola, Costa Rocciosa E Barche, Del XIX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
This is a Marine Oil Painting, which represents a Marina with Rocks and Small Boats.  The work represents a glimpse of a rocky coastline with a village in the background. It is an ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

French Pinting Adrien Rousseau, Barbizon School Sunset in the Fontainebleau
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing and gorgeous “Sunset in the Fontainebleau Forest”, Joseph Antoine Adrien Rousseau, Barbizon School, 19th century - France Outstanding oil on canvas, work of the painter Jos...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Painting, Painting With Landscape And Small Lake, Oil On Canvas, Nineteenth century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings, Landscape with Small Lake, features an Oil Painting on Canvas from the late 19th century era. Old landscape paintings offering a painting made in a n...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Quadri Antichi, Scena Di Battaglia, Campo Di Battaglia, Olio Su Tela, XIX Secolo
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria Quadri Antichi, propone una Pittura Ad Olio Su Tela di epoca Ottocento. Dipinti antichi di paesaggi, con una scena di battaglia tra soldati francesi e austriaci, del XI...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Quadro Antico Natura Morta Con Frutta E Verdura, Olio Su Tela, Epoca XIX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria natura morta verdura e frutta propone una pittura ad olio su tela della seconda metà dell’Ottocento. L'opera è una Pittura antica su tela, dipinta a mano nell'Ottocento...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Drawing, Painting Representing a Child's Head, Chalk Drawing.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing, painting representing a child's head, black pencil and red chalk drawing. Painting representing a drawing of a child's head, black and red chalk print, stamped from the Jul...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Gilt Framed Herbier Botanical Specimens from the 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Framed and Pressed 19th century "Herbier" Botanical Specimens 14" x 0.75" x 18" each.  Sold as set of 4. Herbier specimens were collected and pressed from plants found around the wo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

Antique Paintings Of Flowers, Oil On Canvas, Still Life, Dahlias, Roses and Hydrangeas, 19th
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Of Flowers, features an Oil Painting On Canvas, a still life from the late 19th century. This is a pleasant still life depicting various types of flow...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Architect's Sketch - Framed - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
"Architect's Sketch - Framed - France - 19th Century " Old architect's sketch, representing the drawings of a monument. Enhanced with watercolor and signed. France, Circa 1900
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Gilt Framed Herbier Botanical Specimens from the 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Framed and Pressed 19th century "Herbier" Botanical Specimens 13" x 0.75" x 17" each.  Sold as set of 4. Herbier specimens were collected and pressed from plants found around the wo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

Suite Of 4 Engravings, 19th Century Reprint, Very Beautiful Napoleon III Frames
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Suite Of 4 Engravings, 19th Century Reprint, Very Beautiful Napoleon III Frames
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs Greco- Roman
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET France (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. Greco-Roman" Chromolithography Signed on plate. Belonging to the work "Polychromatic Ornament", published b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Parchment Paper

ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. Renaissance
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET France (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. Renaissance" Chromolithography Signed on plate. Belonging to the work "Polychromatic Ornament", published b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Parchment Paper

ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. XVIII Siecle
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET France (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. XVIII Siecle Chromolithography Signed on plate. Belonging to the work "Polychromatic Ornament", published b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Parchment Paper

ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. Renaissance
Located in Madrid, ES
ALBERT-CHARLES-AUGUSTE RACINET France (1825) / (1893) "Decorative motifs. Renaissance" Chromolithography Signed on plate. Belonging to the work "Polychromatic Ornament", published b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Parchment Paper

Lively Alley, Framed Orientalist Watercolor, Late 19th Century Early 20th Centur
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Orientalist watercolor in bright colors, representing a lively alley of people seated or walkig under a vine Framed watercolor: patinated oak frame and golden rod, framer Foord & Di...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

French Chateau Landscape Oil Painting in Original Gilt Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
A Napoleon III era oil on canvas painting of a chateau and landscape in a gilt frame. A lovely composition in very good condition.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Brisset Emile (1844-1904) - Oil On Canvas - The Farewells - Scene From Military
Located in BARSAC, FR
Brisset Emile (1844-1904) Les Adieux Oil On Canvas representing a scene from military life: a hussar officer before departure waving to his sweetheart, in the background a lady on ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paint

Antique Still Life, Bunch Of Grapes, Oil On Canvas Painting, Epoch Nineteenth Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique painting, Still Life with Bunch of Grapes offered here is an oil painting on canvas from the second half of the 1800s.  The antique painting dresses with a beautiful car...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Pair of French 1850s Aubusson Floral Tapestries with Rinceaux Arabesques
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Napoleon III period Aubusson tapestries from the mid-19th century depicting rinceaux surrounding a floral decor. Woven in the famous Aubusson Manufacture located in central France during the 1850s, each of this pair of wall tapestries...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Tapestry

French Framed Still-Life Oil Painting Depicting a Bouquet of Flowers, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas still-life painting from the mid-19th century, depicting a colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase, set in a carved giltwood frame. Born in France at the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Oil on canvas, beautiful 19th century painting representing an interior scene of a mother with her daughters, Napoleon III period, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood, Canvas

French 1870s Napoleon III Period Still-Life Painting with Giltwood Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period still-life painting from the second half of the 19th century, signed and set in giltwood frame. This French still-life painting was born at the end of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Oil Marine Painting of a Naval Battle
Located in NICE, FR
This wonderful oil painting represents a beautiful composition of a naval battle featuring a French ship in the foreground. The colours used and the graphic dynamism of the artwork a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

19th Century Large Still Life Oil-on-Canvas Painting "Rose Bouquet"
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this beautiful floral composition from the end of the 19th century, now enclosed in a chic contemporary frame. The measurements of this piece, including the fram...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Italian, Napoleon III Period, Oil on Canvas "Donkey Chase”, ca. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted on an oval ground within a rectangular canvas, the corners painted black, depicting a woman atop a haycart being wildly pulled by a donkey being harassed by a gang of unruly ...
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1860s Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paint

Pair of Antique Paintings on Porcelain, Signed Bigot.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Antique Paintings on Porcelain, Signed Bigot. A pair of 19th century paintings on porcelain, signed Bigos, in a green lacquered wood frame, Napoleon III period. Porcelain: h...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Porcelain, Wood

The Young Shepherd" and " The Cook scaling a fish", Antoine Richard, 1822-1891
Located in PARIS, FR
The young shepherd" and "The cook scaling a fish", Antoine Richard, 1822-1891". A pair of paintings on mahogany, depicting a young shepherd daydreaming, leaning on his stick, and a y...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

Man Smoking A Pipe In Front Of A Chimney by Antoine Richard 1822-1891
Located in PARIS, FR
Man resting, sitting, smoking his pipe in front of the fireplace". Oil on panel. French school. Antoine RICHARD, born in Châlon sur Saone, was a pupil of P.Cogniet and made his debu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

19th Century Marine Oil-on-Canvas Painting by Paul Seignon (1820-1890).
Located in NICE, FR
A small 19th-century marine oil-on-canvas painting depicting two ships navigating the waves of the deep sea on a rather tranquil day. It has been restored with complete re-lining. It bears the signature of Paul Seignon...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Antique Paintings Portraits Of Dogs, Watercolor On Paper, Black Poodle, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features a small painting, a Watercolor on paper with a portrait of a Black Poodle dog, late 1800s era.  This is a pleasant portrai...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Paintings on Porcelain, Village Landscapes, early 20th century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Paintings on Porcelain, Village Landscapes, early 20th century. Pair of paintings on porcelain, representing village landscapes, beautiful wood and gilded stucco frames, 19t...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Porcelain, Stucco, Wood

Late 19th Century Oil Painting Young Boy with a Goat by Frédéric Viret
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine oil painting depicting a boy feeding a goat with berries. it's painted on a wooden panel. Signed right under: Frédéric Viret. In an elegant gold leaf frame. The paint and the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Napoleon III Silk Embroidery Art Work Horse Race, France 19th Century, Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superbly refined Napoleon III framed embroidery artwork was handcrafted in France in the 19th Century. The beautiful and finely detailed "Fil De Soie" (silk thread) art piece fe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Silk, Wood

Oil-on-Canvas Marine Painting by French Painter Jules Izier
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with a grand maritime painting crafted by French artist Jules Izier, born in Paris and active during the late 19th/early 20th century. Renowned for his depictions of l...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters France 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving,black color. Representing Soldiers. It has been made in France in the 19th Century. With the collection stamp.
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters Dutch 17th Century Set of 12
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engravings set of 12, with black color. Representing Soldiers. It has been made in Holland in the 17th Century.
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17th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters Dutch 17th Century Set of 3
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engravings set of 3, with black color. Representing Soldiers. It has been made in Holland in the 17th Century.
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17th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters France 19th set of 10
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, with blue, Red colors. Representing Soldiers in place Vendôme, and Place du Chatelet in Paris.. It has been made in France in the 19th Century. With the collect...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters in Paris France 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, with blue, Red colors. Representing Soldiers in place Vendôme, and Place du Chatelet in Paris.. It has been made in France in the 19th Century. With the collect...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of French Ormolu Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Wall Brackets Appliques
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional pair of French ormolu bronze and turquoise Sèvres Porcelain wall brackets appliques, circa 1880 Very high quality bronze, very solid. Each with partial gilt and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Ormolu

"The Return Of The Knight", Oil On Canvas 267x176cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
"The Return Of The Knight", Oil On Canvas Signed And Dated Octave Van Cuÿck 1909 Imposing oil on canvas
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Early 20th Century Belgian Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

19th Century Oil-on-Canvas Painting of Mountains by Theodore Nocken (1830-1905)
Located in NICE, FR
This sublime and enchanting scene reveals itself amid a picturesque landscape of lakes and mountains, imbued with the gentle embrace of warm hues. It is an oil-on-canvas painting fro...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Pair Of Pastels - XIXth - Gold Leaf Frame
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Elegant pair of old pastels representing a couple. Sir an officer under the Second Empire, is proudly represented in ceremonial attire, Lady as for her chosen to shine just as much a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

19th-Century Italian Marble Relief: Majestic Bustards in Exquisite Detail
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite 19th-century Italian marble relief plaque, meticulously hand-carved to capture the graceful essence of a pair of majestic bustards amidst lush vegetation. The meticulous at...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Marble

Portrait of a young aristocrat, France Circa 1850
Located in PARIS, FR
Large oil on canvas portraying a young woman of fine character, undoubtedly an aristocrat, French school circa 1850. According to family tradition, this is the portrait of Countess H...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Timeless Equestrian Elegance: Paul Magne De La Croix's 1900 Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Captivating scene of a gentleman gracefully mounted on horseback, skillfully brought to life by artist Paul Magne De La Croix. Created in the year 1900, th...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wood

Pair 19thc French Napoleon III Bronze "Dolphin Kiss" Fish Form Drapery Tie Backs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare Pair 19thc French Napoleon III "The Dolphin Kiss" Bronze Fish/ Koi/ Dolphin Drapery Tie Backs. Stunning casting, this pair of drapery tie backs are amazing!
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Napoleone Luigi Grady (Italian, 1860-1949) Oil on Canvas "Boy with Bicorne Hat"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Napoleone Luigi Grady (Italian, 1860-1949) A Very Fine Oil on Canvas "A Young Man Bicorne Hat". The beautifully executed artwork depicting a posing young boy in full period celebrato...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Flower Painting, Dahlias Flowers, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century 'QF483'
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, floral vase painting which represents Dahlias and Chrysanthemums. The painting has a gold leaf  frame realised in the 1800s. The oil on canvas...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

charming large shelf in lacquered wood, and inlaid with different flowers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
charming large shelf in lacquered wood, and inlaid with different flowers small old restorations Dutch work from the 19th century
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Beech, Cherry

Goupil-fesquet, Orientalist Watercolor, Zouave Or Algerian Hunter, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Framed watercolor: portrait of a zouave or Algerian hunter, standing and in profile, in a mountain landscape This watercolor bears the signature F Goupil twice in pencil as well as ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

Polychrome Lithograph - Tong King War Epinal Image - Period: 19th Pellerin & Cie
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Polychrome lithograph on wood pulp paper. Wood pulp, which made its industrial debut between 1865 and 1870, marked the advent of the great age of paper by replacing rag (linen, hemp ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Paper

19th Century Oil on Canvas Seascape 'View of Martigues' by Charles Malfroy
By Charles Malfroy
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this vibrant oil-on-canvas seascape of the Port of Martigues by the renowned artist Charles Malfroy who was born in Lyon in 1862 and passed away in the Kremlin-Bicêtre...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting depicting Moses Rescued from the Nile
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this magnificent large oil painting on canvas encased in a gilded frame. The painting portrays baby Moses being rescued from the waters of the river Nile by Pharaoh's ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Portuguese Embroidery From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Portuguese border from the 19th century Lovely embroidery decorated with flowers and bouquets and geometric shapes Very beautiful handmade work It has been lined Beautiful colors an...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Napoleon III Wall Decorations

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Wool

Napoleon Iii wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III wall decorations 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 wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Charles Betout, Charles Malfroy, Emile Godchaux, and Andreas Fleisner. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $112 and tops out at $82,590 while the average work can sell for $3,115.

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