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
Very Fine and Elegant Fire, Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Romantic Taste
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very fine and elegant fire, gilt bronze mantle clock in the romantic taste, the base resting on scroll feet connected with leafy volutes centered by a female mask under a decorated...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Writing Desk
Located in London, Park Royal
French, Napoleon III period, writing desk. Handmade in ebonized wood and cased with brass, ormolu.The top is covered with bevelled glass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon 3 Style "Crapaud" Armchair, Covered with Satin, circa 1950, Baroque
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon 3 style "crapaud" armchair, covered with satin, circa 1950, baroque
and its footrest, all covered with yellow satin, slightly discolored satin, and small spots.
Category
1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Satin, Wood
19th Century Fine French Oval Giltwood Mirror with Cherubs on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century oval mirror of Napoleon III period. Carved wood, covered with gesso and gold leaf finish. This piece has beautiful ornaments and couple of cherubs on the top and it wear...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Blue and Yellow Neapolitan Tiles
By Riggiole
Located in New York, NY
Pair of blue and yellow Neapolitan tiles. Pair of large equestrian-themed floor tiles of bold blue and yellow design featuring mounted huntsmen, of Italian and Arabic riders with hun...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Large French Figural Candelabra in Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and White Ma
Located in London, GB
A fine true pair of patinated bronze, ormolu and white marble figural candelabra in excellent condition. Set upon a white marble base, with ormolu swags surrounding the marble. The p...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stunning Little Antique Box with Decorated and Gilt Perfume Bottles Napoleon III
Located in Lisse, NL
If you are looking for the perfect gift for a lady. . .look no further.
This magnificent, 19th century box is made of beautiful and mint condition boxwood and it comes with the original, gilt perfume...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
French Scrolled Back Slipper Chair with Embroidery
Located in Buchanan, NY
A lovely 19th century French Napoleon III slipper chair. This magnificent French slipper chair features a scrolled back, and has been upholstered in a light fabric, with an embroider...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Restoration Period Gilt-Bronze Allegorical Groups. French, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional pair of restoration period gilt-bronze allegorical groups depicting music and wine.
Each group is set on a naturalistically modelled base and finely modelled and ch...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Napoleon III Period Ormolu Mounted Boulle Vitrine
Located in London, GB
In the Louis XIV style, the tortoiseshell and brass inlaid ebonized wood body, with three wooden shelves, the front with glazed doors, surmounted with a white marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19 Century French Clock Featuring an Oriental Warrior Archer on Horseback
By Feuchere
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine quality Napoleon III mantle clock with a case of gilded, silvered, and patinated bronze. The base of the clock is in chased gilded bronze with elaborate moldings. The patinate...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Period Desk Rich Register of Gilded Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III period desk with rich gilded bronze registers. Leather upper decorated with roulette. The leather will have to be cleaned and revived but the whole is in good condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Napoléon III Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Thirty-Six Light Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive Napoléon III gilt bronze and cut-glass thirty-six light chandelier.
French, circa 1870.
This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze frame issuing scrolling f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Kingwood Bijouterie Table, circa 1860
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon III kingwood bijouterie table, of serpentine rectangular form with a glass top, shelf and sides, with two doors to the front, raised on slender cabriole legs, decorated th...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Rare Napoleon III Fruitwood Four Division Canterbury with Bobbin Turned Frame
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare solid Fruitwood Napoleon III Canterbury music stand with ornate bobbin turning all over and original castors
A good looking rare and valuable pi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Base Mounted by a Classical Female Bronze Bust
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely cast gilt bronze clock base mounted with of a classical patinated bronze bust of a maiden after a model by James Pradier. The maiden has her curly haired head turned demurely to one side resting on her bare shoulders, and hands clasped across her partly exposed breasts...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood French Pair of Armchairs by Frederic Quignon
Located in Roma, RM
A superb pair of gilt armchairs, France, Napoleon III period, signed Quignon.
Frederic Gustave Quignon, son of Napoleon Quignon, was born in ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Pair of Austro-Hungarian Vases in Silver Gilt with Gemstones
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of small Etruscan-shaped vases. Austro-Hungarian craftsmanship from the 19th century in silver-gilt and cabochons. They are carved with fluting and vegetal patterns and adorned ...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This table is an exquisite piece of French antique furniture. The table is covered with beautiful marquetry work and finely-cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts.
The table features a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand
Located in Riverdale, NY
Tripod fern Stand of ebonized wood, burl veneer and mahogany in the Napoleon III style, which is the name commonly given to a 19th century style of Renaissance Revival that encompasses a myriad of Revivalist styles including Louis XVI, and Japonism.
These are seen in the gilt and bronze putti medallions and gilt bronze Geisha...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Russian School, Later 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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An icon of St Nicholas holding the...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Framed watercolour, “Costume ball scene”, circa 1850
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Framed watercolor representing a costume ball scene in a luxurious house interior with two columns flaking the door closed by brown curtains. Different luxurious items are furnishing a room like a large mirror at left, near to it a table covered by a green tablecloth...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Rope Twist Napoleon III Style Suite Seating Armchair & Settee Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of Napoleon III style early 20th century Rope Twist seating
A stunning little suite, the armchairs come up for sale occasional...
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Early 20th Century English Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Nap III Cast Iron Coat and Hat Stand by Frères Corneau
Located in London, Park Royal
An impressive 19th century, Napoleon III, cast iron coat, hat and umbrella stand from the Frères Corneau, brothers Alfred and Èmile, who were master iron...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Man' Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons made of cast iron. The condition is good.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Polished Brass French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set made of polished brass. The tool set consists of a stand and two fireplace tools. The condition is good.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Massive French Clock of Baccanalian Maiden Lying Naked on Lion's Skin
Located in London, GB
French patinated bronze and Sienna marble mantel clock of massive proportions. The subject being of a naked maiden lying down on a lion's pelt and leaning against the clock. The subj...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Three-Flame Candelabra Candelabra, circa 1860
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of three-flame candelabra
Cast bronze, chiselled and mercury gilded
France, third quarter of the nineteenth century
Height 14.96 in (38 cm) X 12.59 (32 cm)
Weight 11.46 lb ...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine large 19th century French gilt bronze mantel clock modeled in form of a classical lady wearing a toga sitting amidst broken columns as she is looking up while holding an angel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figure of Young Psyche by Paul Duboy
By Paul Duboy
Located in Paris, FR
This brown and gold patinated bronze figure was crafted by the French sculptor Paul Duboy. It features a little girl, psyche, standing on a naturalistic base. The bronze sculpture is set upon a round marble plinth...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 'Hercules Spinning at Omphale's Feet' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with Hercules spinning at Omphale's feet.
Hercules, who was disguised as a woman, was sold by Mercury (god of commerce) as a slave...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Louis XVI Floral Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Louis XVI Floral and Musical Instruments Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire, also called "Bonheur du Jour"
A 19th century bonheur du jour writing cabinet o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons. The andirons are made or wrought iron and have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Napoleon III Mahogany Display Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An attractive and unusual Napoleon III mahogany display table, the rectangular top surmounted by a shaped glazed panel which opens to allow acce...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Napoleon III Period Painted Decorative Panels with Bouquets, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Napoleon III period painted decorative panels with floral motifs from the mid-19th century, set inside giltwood frames. Each...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Pair of French 1860s Napoleon III Terracotta Architectural Fragments with Fruits
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French second Empire terracotta architectural fragments from the mid-19th century with fruit motifs. We currently have two pairs available, priced and sold per pair. Born i...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
French Ormolu and Blue Porcelain Four Seasons Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French ormolu and blue porcelain mantel clock. The blue porcelain with blue ground and decorated with baskets of flowers, fruit and doves, ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Porcelain Hand Painted Plates from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of French porcelain hand painted plates from the 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Massive Finely Engraved Bronze Pillar or Column, Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Massive finely engraved bronze casting. With richly structured, strongly ornamented. Ending the pillar on four volute-shaped legs. Under the doubly stepped, finely chiseled cover pla...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Leather Reclining Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic 19th century French Napoleon III period leather reclining armchair or lounge chair. Features a mahogany frame covered with rich, d...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques.
Of palatial / monumental size!
"The Marie Antoinette Jewelry...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Large Napoleon III Fireplace Tool Set, 19th Century, France
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large set of French fireplace tools, companion set made of wrought iron and brass. Napoleon III period. The set is in a good condition.
Category
19th Century English Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French 1860s Napoleon III Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period eight-light crystal chandelier from the mid-19th century with brass armature. Born in France during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III's reign, this exquisite chandelier features a crystal shaft topped with scrolling accents supporting large pendeloques. The eye is lead to discover the eight scrolling brass arms, each supporting a brass flower-shaped bobèche and a candle sleeve. The chandelier's lower section is adorned with a ring of crystals surrounding a central faceted circular finial that creates a perfect visual conclusion. With its elegant crystal décor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Napoleon III Cut Crystal and Ormolu Vase
Located in New York, NY
In the early 19th century the typical, but fine flower vase was made of porcelain. The better ones were mounted in gilt bronze. But the most fashionable were of cut crystal and gilt ...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Napoleon III French Marble and Bronze Astronomical Sciences Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Napoleon III figural astronomical sciences clock. The patinated bronze winged putto stands beside the ‘blued’ bronze globe of the world housing the movement; he holds scientific inst...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Serving Dish with Dolphin in Polychrome Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
19th century porcelain serving dish, exquisitely hand painted in polychrome with gilt accents. It is decorated with flowers, foliages and rinceau on white and blue background. The se...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Porcelain Basket
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful French basket mounted in doré bronze which provides the framework for the six panels veneered in mother-of-pearl and set with French porcelain plaques...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Restoration Period Gilt-Bronze Figural Groups. French, circa 1830
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional pair of restoration period gilt-bronze figural groups, allegorical of hunting and fishing.
Each group is set on a naturalistically modelled base and finely modelled...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Steel Engraving of the Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Steel engraving of the portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, 19th century.
Measures: H 27cm, L 20cm.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Napoleon III 19th Century Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III Paris porcelain vase from the second half of the 19th century with floral décor and parcel-gilt accents. Born in France during the ever changing 19th century, this porcelain vase features an exquisite décor of colorful flowers painted on the vase's belly and sides. Ranging from pink to orange, purple and green, the décor stands...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Standing Lamp in Wrought Iron with Gold Gilded Accents
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful standing lamp in wrought iron with gold gilded accents from the beginning of the 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Antique French Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the central circular dial surrounded by a laurel wreath and bow ormolu mount, with plaques depicting biblical scenes in relief on either side, surmounted by a large patinated bronze group, the pair of ten light candelabra similarly decorated with patinated bronze male...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Figure of Sappho after James Pradier (1790-1852)
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Bronze Figure of the Greek Poetess Sappho after James Pradier (1790-1852)/Cast by Susse Frères
A 19th century bronze figure of the Greek poetess Sappho, seated on a lo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large 19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons. The andirons are made of wrought iron and have a black / pewter patina. The condition is good.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Distress Paint Decorated Swedish Napoleonic Style Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Swedish distressed paint decorated Napoleonic center table.
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20th Century Swedish Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set
Located in Paris, FR
White opaline water set highlighted with golden stripes, garlands of plants, and small flowers. The set is composed of a round tray, a glass, a sugar bowl, a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
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