Napoleon Iii Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Umbrella Stands
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Lanterns
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Tôle
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Desks
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Doors and Gates
Wrought Iron
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Urns
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Urns
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Wrought Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Umbrella Stands
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Medieval Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Balustrades and Fixtures
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Settees
Brass, Steel, Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 1870s Chinese Napoleon III Tobacco Accessories
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Brass
Antique 17th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Vintage 1910s French Napoleon III Lanterns
Metal, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Iron, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Wrought Iron
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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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