Antique Napoleon Porcelain
19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Gold Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
19th Century Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
1850s French Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Ormolu
19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
1840s French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Silver
19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze
Mid-18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Napoleon Porcelain
Bronze, Ormolu
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A Close Look at Napoleon-iii Furniture
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
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Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum








