Napoleon III Furniture
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
French Napoleon III Style 'Salamander' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with the salamander. The salamander is symbol of King François I, who was King of France from 1515 till 1547.
The fireback is made of...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Rural Scene' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with a rural scene. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pati...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Dinner set limoges porcelain by Theodore Haviland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Execptional dinner set limoges porcelain bear the mark of haviland and retail by MAISON EMILE BOURGEOIS , grand depot 21 rue drouot a Paris
he sell on...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III inkwell
gilt bronz and champleve enamel
Origin France
perfect condition
circa 1860.
The Napoleon III style had its heyday during the 1850s and 1880s. Emperor Napoleon wa...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Centerpiece In Sterling Silver On Its Dormant Germany Late Nineteenth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very important TABLE CENTER in solid silver mounted on a pedestal and placed on an openwork frame, the sockets are largely foliated; Medallion decoration and Louis XVI ribbon.
Dimens...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Goldsmith A. Aucoc - Sterling Silver Oval Tray 19th Century
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large oval scalloped platter in solid silver with a belt of strong threads radiating decoration, in the center a stylized cartridge with an interlaced "MC" monogram. Hammer mounted.
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Navy Paintings, Oil On Board, Rocky Coast And Boats, Of the 19th Century.
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
Silversmith Souche Lapparra - Solid Silver Basket Circa 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong silver basket, hemmed edge, body decorated with pierced braces, has a plain cartouche on each side and rests on a molded base.
Dimensions: length 30 cm - width 20 cm - height...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oakwood Henry Deux Couch Table from France, circa 1880
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Couch table from the time of Henry Deux, circa 1880 from France in solid oakwood. In very good restored condition.
Very nice low table, good proportions.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Ebonized Side Cabinet / Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
Antique (mid/late 19th century) ebonized side cabinet from the Napoleon III period measuring 45 by 58 by 17 inches, featuring gilt brass mounts and charcoal colored marble top.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Napoleon III Double Flip-top Work Table with Compartments
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome Napoleon III slightly rectangular mahogany side table with two flip tops doubles as a work or utility table with another curved shelf at the bottom. The inside features...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Mahogany
French Female bust”, terracotta, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind female bust in terracotta, signed A. Carrier on the back. Seated on a wooden base we find this delicate bust of a young woman, with sweet and delicate features. With h...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Terracotta, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century French Painted Tole Two-Light Candle Holders
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console or buffet with this pair of elegant antique candle holders. Created in France, circa 1960, the table lamps sit on a wooden round base decorated with two candle arm...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
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Tôle
Napoleon III Gilt Wood & Silk Fire Screen
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III gilt wood & silk fire screen.
Magnificent faux bamboo and hand embroidered silk screen in the Japanese style circa 1860. In very good and sturdy original condition with...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Napoleon III Set of Four Oak Embossed Leather Covered Chairs w/ Brass Tacks
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome set of four petite Napoleon III French oak chairs feature embossed leather backs and seats framed in a myriad of brass tacks. The worn leather adds to the charm of thi...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian 19th Century Napoleon III Lacquered Tin Lidded Vases with Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Napoleon III period Italian lacquered tin vases with lids from the 19th century with monochrome village and ruins scenes in landscapes. This captivating pair of Napoleon II...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Tin
Silversmith Odiot - Cruet / Vinegar In Solid Silver/Crystal Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oval-shaped solid silver cruet/vinegar, terrace mounted on four spinning tops, comprising four crystal bottles,
a sprinkler and a mustard bottle surrounded by a frame decorated with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Travel Trunk, Antique Travel Trunk in Leather, Wood and Fabric, XIXth.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large travel trunk, antique travel trunk in leather, wood and fabric, 19th century.
Large travel trunk, leather, wood and fabric travel trunk, minor restoration required, 19th centu...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Colonial Glass Cave à Liqueur Tantalus
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fabulous French 19th century colonial, ormolu and bevelled glass cave à liqueur. The decorative case has bevelled glass panels on all sides and top, raised on 4 legs with sculpture...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Napoleon III 'Dogs' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th - 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III fireback with two dogs.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The fireb...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
20th Century Inlaid Wood Marble Top French Napoleon III Style Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French sideboard from the second half of the 20th century. Moved and rounded piece of furniture, richly inlaid and adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass, in Napoleon III ...
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1960s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Napoleon
By Napoléon III
Located in Grenoble, FR
Very beautiful mirror in black lacquered wood and floral pattern with gold leaf. Very nice achievement. The mirror has been changed
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Maison Boudet - Important Pair Of XIXth Vermeil Salerons
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional pair of vermeil salerons represented by a newt blowing in a conch, in the middle of two large shells placed on an oval base with leafy outlines.
Here the marine theme is...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Regule Sculpture by Auguste Moreau, Marble Base, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Regule sculpture by Auguste Moreau, marble base, early 20th century.
Sculpture by Auguste Moreau in regule representing a child carrying a jar (1834-1917), marble base, early 20th c...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Composition
Goldsmith: j.b. Francois - important 19th century solid silver planter
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong silver planter, resting on four claw feet in foliate crosier. The body is decorated with repoussé with a frieze of grooves. On the long sides is a rocaille cartouche surmounte...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bohemian Cut Crystal Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bohemian cut crystal box, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Bohemian cut crystal box, brass mounting, late 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 15cm, W: 19cm, D: 11cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Porcelain Candelabra, Late 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of porcelain candelabra, late 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Pair of porcelain candelabra, 3 branches, late 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 49cm, D: 28cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Porcelain
Table en bois laqué noir à décor central marqueté de laiton, Napoléon III
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Table en bois laqué noir à décor central marqueté de laiton, Napoléon III
elle ouvre à un tiroir en façade (serrure mais absence de la clé)
Repose sur quatre pieds fuselés et cannelé...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paul Sormani Marquetry Token Box, 19th Century.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Sormani marquetry token box, 19th century.
Precious wood and bone marquetry token box, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 10cm, W: 36cm, D: 26cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood
French Napoleon III Style 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a flower basket.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. It can be made black / pewter at no extra cos...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Limoges Game Bird Set
By Limoges
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century game bird set with 12 plates, all measuring 9.25 inches in diameter x 1.25 inches in height, and a large platter measuring 18.25 inches long x 12.5 inches wide x 2....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ceramic
A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Stag and Hunting Dogs, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A patinated bronze sculpture of a stag and hunting dogs, 19th century.
Sculpture by A.Laplanche in patinated bronze representing a stag and hunting dogs, 19th century.
H: 49cm, W: 6...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Napoleon III Tête-à-Tête or Confident Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Unusual French armchair called tête-à-tête in French, or conversation chair, 19th century Napoleon III period. The upholstery is original from the time, in fair condition with signs ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Beech
19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Lantern with Painted Stained Glass Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
For a unique lighting feature, look no further than this beautiful, antique Gothic lantern. Created in France circa 1870, the lantern is decorat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Petite table de forme rognon en bois laqué noir et riches décors peints
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Petite table de forme rognon en bois laqué noir et riches décors peints, formant porte-revues. Fin XIXe
Le plateau à décor d’une scène galante dans un cartouche et de fleurs est cein...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Green Opaline Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green opaline box, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period green opaline box with brass mount.
H: 11cm W: 14cm D: 9cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Grande paire de vases en porcelaine à décor de fleurs
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Grande paire de vases en porcelaine à décor de fleurs
Roses et volubilis.
Défaut de cuisson (cols gondolés) et un fêle (voir photo)
Hauteur : 42 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Large Jewelry Casket After Clodion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III Jewelry Casket
In chiseled and silvered bronze, decorated with putti scenes in the style of Claude Michel dit Clodion (...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Imperial Eagle Brass Badge Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century beautiful imperial eagle badge from Napoleon III period. Crowned eagle with spread wings, standing on an orb cut out with the number 30. Two fixing parts at the back of ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze Sculpture - Horse - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Bronze sculpture representing a moving horse Signed on the Delabrièrre terrace * Delgorge founder's stamp and lost wax France late 19th century * Édouard Delabrièrre born in Paris on...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze
Service en opaline blanche et serpents turquoises vers 1870
Located in LIVAROT-PAYS-D’AUGE, FR
Service de nuit en opaline blanche à décors de serpents turquoises rehaussé de contours dorés époque Napoleon III.
Ce service comprend deux verres, une carafe, un flacon et une bonb...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Opaline Glass
Louis XVI Style Clock In Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent Louis XVI clock in finely chiseled gilded bronze with rich decoration of plant garlands and foliage, pinnacle in the shape of a coat of arms.
Superb bronze work, bright ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Period Wrought Iron Garden Table
Located in Houston, TX
The French Napoleon III period wrought iron garden table exudes timeless charm with its elegant design and rustic allure. Crafted during a period known for its opulence and innovatio...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Iron, Wrought Iron
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 Furniture
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Canvas
Puiforcat - Vegetable Dish And Its Display Stand In Solid Silver, Late 19th
By Puiforcat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
VEGETABLE DISH covered on its rectangular solid silver presentation dish, the pedestal vegetable dish, curved sides, is flanked by two side handles, the ogee lid is surmounted by a l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Silver
19C Napoleon III Ebony and Amboyna Jardiniere Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS ‘Period’ 19C Napoleon III Ebony and Amboyna Jardiniere or Plant Stand.
From circa 1860, this Jardiniere or Plant Stand is of ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu
19th Century Mazarin Style Center Desk with Drawers in Walnut -1X54
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your study or office with this exquisite Mazarin style center desk from the 19th century. Crafted from rich walnut wood, this desk features a clas...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Walnut
French 19th Century Slipper Chair
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Napoleon III slipper chair is upholstered in a plush floral patterned gold velvet with tassel adornments and matching bullion fringe. The beautifully curved back...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Upholstery
Gilded Brass and Bronze Fire Screen
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant fire screen or chimney screen in gilded bronze and brass, fan-shaped. The brass leaves are openwork. Acanthus leaves, a mask and interlacing foliage adorn both sides of the g...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bronze, Brass
French Napoleon III Ebonized Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Napoleon III ebonized marquetry and inlay writing desk. This statement table has an intricate inlay cartouche in the center of the ebonized marquetry table top. Thoughtful p...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Bone, Wood
Trims - Raingo Frères - Bronze And Onyx - France - XIXth
Located in CANNES, FR
Trim in gilded bronze and white onyx, Raingo brothers in Parismoulded and carved with grooves and scrolls.
Including: a pendulum and a pair of candlesticks "to the musician puttis"
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Onyx, Bronze
Small Antique French Mirror In Carved Blackened Wood, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror in blackened carved wood, circa 1870. Antique frame in carved and blackened fir wood, decorated with rais-de-coeur, and pearl rosaries in trio. Frame widt...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Glass, Wood
Small Antique French Black & Giltwood Mirror, Napoleon III Period, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Rare small French antique mirror from the Napoleon III period, circa 1870. Antique black and gilded mirror frame decorated with stylized vegetal friezes typical of the Napoleon III s...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of Napoleon III Style Mirrors, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Napoleon III style mirrors, 20th century.
Pair of modern mirrors in the style of 19th century Napoleon III mirrors, contemporary production of fine quality, 20th century.
Ea...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
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Mirror
Old Master Paintings, Battle Scene, Battlefield, Oil On Canvas, 19th Century
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings, features an Oil Painting on Canvas from the nineteenth century era.
Old landscape paintings, with a battle scene between French and Austrian soldiers...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Canvas
Green Opaline Vase, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green opaline vase, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period green enamelled opaline vase.
H: 19,5cm D: 9cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Opaline Glass
Antique French Napoleon III 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The date of producti...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of French armchairs / fauteuils
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Great pair of 19th century gilt and painted armchairs
Nice large proportions , need reupholstering but the frames are solid / firm
Height 39 inches or 99 cms
Width 27 inches or 69 cm...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Paint
Napoleon Iii furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Baccarat, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $2,500,000 while the average work can sell for $3,313.
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