Napoleon Iii Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Napoleon III Children's Furniture
Enamel
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Silver
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opal, Gold
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Enamel
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Enamel, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Urns
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Chain Bracelets
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Enamel, Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Metal, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Pearl, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Drop Earrings
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Clamper Bracelets
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Pearl, Rose Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Pewter
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Metal, Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s Belgian Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Opaline Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Picture Frames
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 18th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Malachite, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Malachite, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Opal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Malachite, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique 1870s French Empire Pedestals
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia
Tortoise Shell, Wood
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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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