Napoleon III Table Lamps
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
Pair of Canton Porcelain and Bronze Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Canton porcelain lamps, with a motif of flowers, leaves and small birds. Frame in gilded and chiseled bronze. Openwork circular base. Handles adorned with muzzle heads.
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1880s Chinese Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Oil Lamp Featuring a Mathurin Moreau Bronze Statue of a Nymph and Putto
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare bronze statue of na Nymph and a clinging putto by famous French 19 Century sculptor Mathurin Moreau which was custom transformed into an oil lamp. The nymph is is holding al...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
French 1850s Napoléon III Green Painted Tôle Table Lamp with Garland Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period green painted tôle table lamp from the mid-19th century, with two lights, bobèches and garlands. Created in France at the beginning of emperor Napoléon I...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Tôle
Pair of Black Opaline Glass Oil Lamps with Lampshade and Brass Decoration France
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Lamp in Porcelain and Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in porcelain and gilt bronze, baluster shape adorned, on the belly, with leaves and flowers on a white background. Belly ornamented with two cartouches on both sides. Base and m...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Napoleon III Bronze Vase Lamp by Cahieux & Barbedienne
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ormolu and patinated bronze vase table lamp fitted for electricity. With relief decoration of swallows and vegetation resting on a red "Griotte" marb...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Porcelain de Paris Napoleon III French Pair of Oil Lamps 'Without Lampshade'
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Originally these lamps were oil lamps, over time the mechanism with the wick has been modified to electrify them and give them another aesthetic purpose; the finishes are in gilded bronze that time has slightly aged, but made more interesting; the body is in fine French porcelain...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Pair of French Oil Lamps Opaline Glass Hand Painted Bronze Finishing
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Large 9 Light Girandoles Maison Baguès Brass & Crystal Ornaments, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Huge and impressive pair of Girandoles, electrified with plug in function.
Rare Find and in very good condition.
Can be placed on pedestals or on a Center Table.
Each takes 9 li...
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1940s French Vintage Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Crystal, Brass
Napoleon III Style French Opaline Orange Glass Lamp Golden Brass Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Brass
Bronze with Brown Patina from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze with brown patina from the 19th century, mounted as a lamp, Napoleon III period
Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 32 cm, D: 17 cm.
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1860s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Napoleon III Table Lamp Enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III table lamp
onix base, enamel champlevé,
circa 1900 origin France electrified 220 w
perfect condition.
The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the 1850s and 1880s. E...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Napoleon III Table Lamp
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III table lamp
materials gilt bronze, onyx and cloisone enamel
Origin France circa 1860
electrified 220 w perfect condition.
The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Enamel
19th Century French Blue Opaline Glass Oil Lantern, Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French blue opaline glass oil lantern, lamp was the decorative way to light up your home before the advent of electric lighting! This French antique oil lantern...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Opaline Glass
Antique Bathtub Lions Claw Foot Changed into a Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique bathtub lions claw foot changed into a lamp, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Metal
French Blue Opaline Glass Lamp with Gold Fleur-de-Lys Motif
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French blue opaline glass lamp mounted on a black base. The lamp has gold fleur-de-lys painted on the exterior.
Shade not included.
Mea...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Glass, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Spelter Soldier Figure Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's desk or office with this antique masculine table lamp, crafted in France circa 1880 and standing on a round carved walnut base, t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Spelter
Small Lamp in Delft Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small lamp in delft earthenware in covered pot shape with canted corners. Polychrome decor of flowers separated by red stripes on a white background. Bottom frieze decorated with scr...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Tin, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in tin with a fluted shaft. Decor of frieze of beads on the base and the top of the mount. Gilt cartouche embedded on the base mentioning "Lampe modérateur T & G brevet...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Tin
Palatial Scale Onyx and Gilt Bronze Napoleon III Candelabra
By Henry Dasson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This grand pair of candelabra are of the highest quality, made of carved onyx, and finely cast gilded bronze. They were made during the Napoleon III era in France and are exceptional...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Onyx, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Brass and Painted Glass Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique oil lamps made into table lights were crafted in France, circa 1880. The tall "Lampes a Petrole", stand on intricate round brass bases decorated with leaf motif...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Brass
Maison Gagneau, Pair of Louis XVI Style Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Gagneau, signed.
Pair of baluster shape Louis XVI style lamps in guilloche brown brass.
Chiselled and gilt bronze mount. High of the mount with...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Brass
19th century Onyx Marble and Reticulated Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique oil burning lamp converted to electricity. Features include reticulated bronze ormolu in a floral pattern with an onyx marble Corinthian column and base. Beautiful veining in...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze
Signed Three-Light Table Lamp by Baccarat, France 1920 in Opaline Glass & Bronze
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp by Baccarat, made in France in the first quarter of the 11th century.
The lamp consist of a white opaline glass vase and a three light bronze hardware that scre...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
19th Century Ormolu Bronze Antique Candlestick Holders with Putti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of antique candlestick holders crafted of beautiful ormolu or gilt bronze. They feature a figure of a child standing on a ribbed cylind...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Valentine Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baluster shape pair of lamps in Valentine porcelain. Decor of flowers in white background cartouches, on a cobalt blue background with gilt geometrical motifs. They are framed by two...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Pair of Neoclassical Style Porcelain Lamps, Napoléon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of neoclassical style porcelain lamps, baluster shaped, with a blue mat background. Black piedouche base and inner edge of the neck. On the body, decor of central medallion on one side representing a polychrome characters antique style dressed...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
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 Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique French Pate Sur Pate Celadon Porcelain Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
A good pair of antique French celadon and pate sur pate two handled bottle shaped vases. Each is finely cast with gilt bronze handles and bases.
The technique of pate sur pate was p...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Pair of Iridescent Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bottle shapped iridescent celadon porcelain lamps. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount on an openwork circular base decorated with cartouches and swirls, two openwork handles and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Antique Bathtub Lions Claw Foot Changed into a Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique bathtub lions claw foot changed into a lamp, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Metal
Pair of 19th Century Zinc Finial Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two large scale table lamps. Can also work as a floor lamp. Created from a pair of matching zinc roof finial from a French chateau which had to replace its roof. These architectural ...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Steel, Zinc
Pair of Napoleon III Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Napoleon III lamps. Pair of engine turned period brass lamps previously converted from oil to electric on black bases; newly rewired with blac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Brass
Marble Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble lamp, 20th century.
Measures: H 92cm, D 55cm.
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Marble
French Napoleon III Bronze and Cobalt Porcelain Lamp Base
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Napoleon III bronze and cobalt porcelain lamp base.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Blowing Putto Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Figurative and intricate bronze table lamp.
This quality sculpted and cast bronze table lamp is beautifully gilded and it will make a wonderful talking piece. The plastic candle bet...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Malachite Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III gilt bronze malachite column lamp. Gilt bronze column lamp in a richly decorative form popularized during the 1860s-1870s in France....
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Malachite, Bronze
French Brass Serpentine Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French brass serpentine column lamp. Napoleon III brass and brass alloy twisted column lamp. France circa 1870.
Dimensions: 5.75" square base, 14.25 H to top of column, 20" H to to...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Brass
Pair of Ornate French Napoleon III Gilt Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze ten-light candelabra with a traditionally dressed man and woman under palm trees mounted on bases.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Bronze
Pair of lilac porcelain of Paris lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Lilac colour Paris porcelain lamps standing on a piedouche shape base mounted in gilt bronze. The upper part of the vase is decorated with a white background frieze with a fl...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster.
A Classic lamp with good patina and scale.
Ex. Christies Auction...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Roman Helmet Continental Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Antique French Military Helmets Converted to Lamps. Beautiful patina on the helmet with the original leather chin straps.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Metal
A pair of decorative storm lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of decorative storm lamps, each with a candle holder enclosed in a clear glass shade set on a turned gilt-brass support with a collar of petals and a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
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Marble
Napoleon Iii table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Baccarat, Ferdinand Barbedienne, F. & C. Osler, and Gagneau Frères. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $42,500 while the average work can sell for $2,556.
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