Napoleon Iii Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Provincial Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 1850s Belgian Napoleon III Desks
Ceramic, Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics
Porcelain
Antique 1890s Vases
Gold Plate
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tobacco Accessories
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Metal, Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Faience, Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Art
Brass
Vintage 1910s French Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Architectural Elements
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Fountains
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Austrian Napoleon III Vases
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide...
Faience
2010s French Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Faience
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Platters and Serveware
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jars
Ceramic
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Pitchers
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jars
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jars
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Canvas
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jars
Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Majolica, Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Ceramic
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Cabinets
Wood, Paint
Antique 1880s French Japonisme Secretaires
Wood
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Ceramic, Walnut
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A Close Look at napoleon-iii Furniture
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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