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 Liquor Cellar, 19th, Napoleon III
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French liquor cellar, late 19th century, Napoleon III
This cellar is an extremely refined storage box, full of ingenuity. It has a unique and authentic style.
It contains four bo...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
A NAPOLEON III EMPIRE SIDEBOARD CABINET CONSOLE in BOULLE Style France 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic and elegant sideboard cabinet or console with thin, rich and sensual lines, sometime attributed to André-Charles Bpulle. This piece stands up with its strong Napoleon I...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror, Crown Crest This is a very attract
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror, Crown Crest
This is a very attractive piece, the mirror has a 3.5” gilt frame edged with swags and a crown in the centre at the top of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Still Life, Bunch Of Grapes, Oil On Canvas Painting, Epoch Nineteenth Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique painting, Still Life with Bunch of Grapes offered here is an oil painting on canvas from the second half of the 1800s.
The antique painting dresses with a beautiful carved and lacquered wood frame of the twentieth century era.
This is an ancient still life painting with a beautiful stalk of Black and White grapes.
Old paintings, 19th-century still life dated 1878 and signed lower right Ernest Eugène,
french still life painter.
Ernest Eugène Lefebvre...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Napoleon III Inkwell Writing Case Rosewood Porcelain And Gilt Bronze
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Large writing case with compartments, forming an inkwell and pen holder, from the Napoleon III period, in rosewood marquetry and interiors of the compartments in speckled maple, with...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Blue and White Enamel Napoleon III Period Wall Clock
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique French Blue and White Enamel wall clock, Napoleon III Period, late 19th c. The clock features an enamel dial with raised cartouches, Roman numeral hour markers, faint retaile...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Napoleon IIIrd Period Lantern with Stars, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Napoleon III period lantern in patinated bronze with gold highlights and crystal. The central shaft, in the shape of a globe engraved with stars, is surrounded by three bands...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of French 1850s Aubusson Floral Tapestries with Rinceaux Arabesques
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Napoleon III period Aubusson tapestries from the mid-19th century depicting rinceaux surrounding a floral decor. Woven in the famous Aubusson Manufacture located in central France during the 1850s, each of this pair of wall tapestries...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Tapestry
A Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Fender
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Chenet and Fender.
Finely cast and chiselled in gilt and patinated bronze this impressive fender is in the form of scro...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Framed Still-Life Oil Painting Depicting a Bouquet of Flowers, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas still-life painting from the mid-19th century, depicting a colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase, set in a carved giltwood frame. Born in France at the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Antique French Napoleon III Gold Leaf Mirror with Beveling, Circa 1875-1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III Gold Leaf mirror with beveling, Circa 1875-1885.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Henri Picard Children Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Henri Picard
Located in CABA, AR
Henri Picard, a master of artistic metalwork during the opulent Second Empire period in France, remains a figure of enduring fascination and admiration in the realms of antique art a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Unique French Table Top, Fire-Gilded Bronze Around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French table top, fire-gilded bronze around 1860.
Fire-gilded bronze, base with two puttos holding the antique hand-cut round glass bowl. Ex...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Cabinet in Boulle Marquetry, mid-20th Century.
By Ecole Boulle
Located in NICE, FR
Presenting you this splendid cabinet in Boulle-style marquetry from the mid-20th century. It opens with ten small drawers, a large middle drawer, and two doors. It is further topped ...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Herman Frederick Carel Ten Kate - The Music Room, Oil On Panel Signed
By Herman Frederik Carel Ten Kate
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Table representing a living room scene in the style of the 18th century. We find a multitude of characters in action, dressed in the style of the 18th century and listening to a pian...
Category
1850s Dutch Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Discover our stunning pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, featuring elegant oval shapes standing on slender, slightly curved legs adorned with intricate floral brass fittings. Each tab...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Maple, Fruitwood
French Napoleon III Style Settee in Gold Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Napoleon III settee is upholstered in a plush floral patterned gold velvet with tassel adornments and matching bullion fringe. The beautifully curved back and bui...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Antique Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Boulle Marble Top Cabinet
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Boulle Marble Top Cabinet
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th c. Napoleon III Period Ormolu, Patinated Bronze, & Tole Centerpiece
By Henri Picard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ormolu, patinated Bronze, and tole centerpiece, signed by Henri Picard. This beautiful jardiniere centerpiece is ra...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
French 1870s Napoleon III Period Still-Life Painting with Giltwood Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period still-life painting from the second half of the 19th century, signed and set in giltwood frame. This French still-life painting was born at the end of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Carpet / Tapestry French work in the 19th century - Napoleon III style - N° 1396
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wool
Regulate Pocket Tray , XIXth century
Located in Beaune, FR
Regulate pocket tray supported by pierrot, harlequin and polichinelle. Good condition.
Dimensions
Height 15cm
Width 24cm
Depth 12cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : An Antique Baccarat Millefiori Gridel Chruch Paperweight 1848
Date : 1848
Origin : France
Features : Three gridel canes, goat, horse and cockerel within a close pack of com...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
19th Century Ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
XIXth Century ebonised Boulle Bonheur Du Jour cabinet.The top has ornate brass mounts, flanked by brass gilded cariatides. Below this the two doors, each profusely inlaid with brass,...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
3 Bouquet Holder Vases, Opaline And Pomponne, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 3 small vases called 'bouquet holders' in matt white opaline (rice paste) and shiny, balls in pink and pompom opaline
The 2 small 'rython' vases are decorated with leaves and...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
19th Century French Napoleon III Black and White Hunt Scenes Plates, Set of 10
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant set of ten antique plates was crafted in Sarreguemines, France, circa 1870. Each hand painted plate features an illustrated hunt scene. Every black and white ceramic plate has French writing narrating the event including the first one which reads: "Bien des chasseurs se vantent du gibier qu'ils ne tuent pas: lui au contraire en tue beaucoup et ne se vante pas". They are: "Chasse aux Canards Sauvages", "Chasse aux Faisans", "Battue aux Chevreuils", "Chasse aux Cailles...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Napoleon III Black & White Ceramic Dessert Plates, Set of 6
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this elegant set of six antique plates to serve appetizer or desert to your guests! Crafted by LM & Cie, Creil et Montereau in France, circa 1860, each hand painted ceramic plate...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Silvered Bronze Candelabra, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Silvered Bronze Candelabra, 19th Century, Napoleon III period.
A pair of three-branched silvered bronze candelabra, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 23cm, d: 25cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table. Table has an oval form with a three quarter brass gallery surround over a white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Napoleon III Armchairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
A classic pair of French 19th century Napoleon III style armchairs with gracious rounded backs and gently scrolled arms. These chairs are designed with impeccable proportions, featur...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
19th Century Pair of Gilded Bronze Gryphon Statuettes Mounted on Marble
Located in NICE, FR
This wonderful and rare pair of decorative statuettes in patinated and gilded bronze dates back to 19th century France. The winged gryphons in patinated and gilded bronze rest upon r...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Porcelaine de Paris Plate Imperial Austrian Eagle 19th Century Napoleon III
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Behold the regal allure of history with this magnificent Porcelaine de Paris plate adorned with the Imperial Austrian Eagle motif, hailing from the 19th century Napoleon III era. Cra...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This serpentine-shaped engraved ormolu jewelry casket is an exquisite Napoleon III work of art. Reminiscent of works by Alphonse Giroux, a renowned purveyor of fine goods to the Fren...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Folding Table
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine late 19th century French Napoleon III folding table. A rectangular marquetry top made up of several light woods and mahogany inlays, surrounded by a moulded blackened wooden e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels
Located in London, GB
Set of 11 19th century Bois Durci portrait roundels
French, 19th Century
Largest: Height 1.5cm, diameter 15.5cm
Smallest: Height 1cm, diameter 11.5cm
This set of 11 panels depicts ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of 19th Century Turned French Stools
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century oak stools from France with newly upholstered tops in linen finished with a single welt. The frames have hand-turned barley twist legs, joined by matching stretc...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Linen, Oak
Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important French Napoleonic ink stand with female sculpture.
This hand-crafted and sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Mar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Spiral Staircase Table Lamp in Brown Patinated Metal, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Spiral staircase table lamp in brown patinated metal, 20th century.
Large table lamp representing a spiral staircase in brown patinated metal, 20th century, Napoleon III style.
h: 6...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
French porcelain centerpiece, mid-19th century Sevres.
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
France, mid-19th century, Sevres, gilt bronze base, two stylized swans, carrying a leaf-shaped porcelain bowl, stylized leaf handles on the sides, painting of a cupid on the mirror, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Napoleon III style photo frame
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III style photo frame
Origin France Circa 1900
Materials Bronze, bicelled glass and pastone
Work done with great quality, all stones are very well set (jewelry work)
Bicelle...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
French Napoleon III Chaise in Red Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This exquisite French 19th century Napoleon III chaise lounge features an extended left arm, and the interior of the back and arms have skillfully ironed diamond tufting, making this...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Napoleon III Style Pedestal Table, in Wood Marquetry and Gilt Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III style pedestal table, 19th Century or early 20th Century in Wood Marquetry and Gilt Bronze.
A 19th century or early 20th century gilt bronze and wood marquetry pedestal...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Two Dormer Windows in Cast Iron from the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Two 19th century polychrome cast iron dormer windows
in very good condition
Beautiful patina.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Bouillotte Lamp in Silver Plated Bronze, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Bouillotte lamp in silver plated bronze, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Large silvered bronze bouillotte lamp, light brown painted sheet me...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Silver Plate
19th Century Oil Marine Painting of a Naval Battle
Located in NICE, FR
This wonderful oil painting represents a beautiful composition of a naval battle featuring a French ship in the foreground. The colours used and the graphic dynamism of the artwork a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Style Black Wooden French Nightstand Two Drawers And Marble
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Elegant and ref...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
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
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III fire fender made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fire fender made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Napoleon III Style French "Chinoserie" Hand-Painted Metal Tray
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Origina...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fire fender made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century Large Still Life Oil-on-Canvas Painting "Rose Bouquet"
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this beautiful floral composition from the end of the 19th century, now enclosed in a chic contemporary frame.
The measurements of this piece, including the fram...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Napoleon III bronze photo frame
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III bronze photo frame
Origin France Circa 1900
Napoleon the Third style gilt bronze frame decorated with perfectly set colored stones
Materials Gilded bronze and paste ston...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
19th Century French Wooden Liquor Cabinet Napoleon III with Crystal Interior
Located in Sofia, BG
An wooden ebonised and hand-painted liquor cabinet in Napoleon III style with brass inlay. Exterior opens in three directions to elegantly reveal a crystal service surrounded by poli...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Vases, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases, Napoleon III period, 19th Century.
A pair of Sèvres porcelain vases, richly decorated with medallions and gallant scenes, Napoleon III period, 19th C...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Napoleon III Armchair with Tufted Back
Located in Buchanan, NY
A handsome French 19th century armchair with diamond tufted back and scrolled arms. This elegant armchair from the Napoleon III period captures the intricate details and romantic bea...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Upholstery
Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late 19th Century. The table features all over Bronze mounts including Caryatid figures o...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
French 19th century giltwood mirror with original glass. Giltwood frame with beeded and moulded carvings decorated with foliage motifs and center leaf crest.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
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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