Empress Eugenie

(More images to be added.)F Executed during the nineteenth century, this figure is fully in line with the eclectic taste of the reign of Napoleon III. Indeed, the Empress Eugenie br...

Favorite portraitist of Napoleon III, Jean-Auguste Barre executed no less than 26 busts of the Emperor and several others of Empress Eugenie. He also made the funerary monument of Qu...

Owing to the exceptional quality of the fine furniture that the firm produced, Grohé very quickly became famous, named the official suppliers to members of the European aristocracy a...

His clients included Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie. Life: In 1875 E.-A. Beurdeley took over his family's gallery and workshops and until 1894 concentrated on continuing the...

Among his talents, Fourdinois knew how to match furniture with elaborate and luxurious sets, thus causing him to become one of the preferred suppliers of the Empress Eugenie. His met...

Among Beurdeley's most prestigious clients were Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, the duc D'aumale, Richard Wallace, the Duc and Princess d'Hamilton, Tsarine Alexandra Féodor...

Among Beurdeley's most prestigious clients were Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, the duc D'aumale, Richard Wallace, the Duc and Princess d'Hamilton, Tsarine Alexandra Féodor...

By 1860, they were official suppliers to Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie.Artistic Collaboration: Raingo Frères was unique because they were both master clockmakers and elite...

His clients included Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie. Life: In 1875 E.-A. Beurdeley took over his family's gallery and workshops and until 1894 concentrated on continuing the l...

Beurdeley’s patrons included wealthy American robber-baron families, such as the Vanderbilts and the Rothschilds as well as a mix of European royalty, including the Empress Eugenie. ...

He found work as a layetier – a maker of wooden boxes and cases for transporting travelers’ possessions – and was selected as the personal layetier to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, a S...

He perfected the polychromy of his works by sending to the Salon of 1863 the bust of an "Algerian Jewish Woman" in enameled bronze, onyx and porphyry; in 1864 a “Young Mulatto” in br...

Tahan became also very quickly one of the favorite providers of Emperor Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie. He delivered to the imperial palaces numerous tables, vitrines, cellarettes ...

This type of stand could be seen in different interior decorations of the Second Empire A model similar to ours was presented by the Barbedienne Company at the 1855 Universal Exhi...

He perfected the polychromy of his works by sending to the Salon of 1863 the bust of an "Algerian Jewish Woman" in enameled bronze, onyx and porphyry; in 1864 a “Young Mulatto” in br...

In the mid-19th Century, Empress Eugénie's appreciation of Louis XVI furniture from the 'ancien régime' stimulated a fashionable revival for French Royal furniture and the leading ma...

During the Directory, the table was used in the Salle du Conseil des Directeurs; later moved by the Empress Eugénie to the Petit Trianon, where it remains today.

The commode entered the Petit Trianon in 1867 on the occasion of an earlier exhibition dedicated to the memory of Marie-Antoinette, organised under the patronage of the Empress Eugén...

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris maintains several important examples in its decorative arts collection, including pieces from Empress Eugénie's service. Across the Atlantic, the Metropoli...

The firm’s clientele included members of the French imperial family, notably Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, who favored Lapparra’s silverware for state banquets and private dining.

Cardeilhac was favored by members of the French aristocracy and royalty alike, including Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, who appreciated the firm’s ability to balance opulence with...

The set's pièce de résistance was a surtout de table with silver-gilt candelabra supported by allegorical figures representing the arts, a masterpiece requiring some 4,700 hours of s...

The firm’s association with the French imperial court under Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie was particularly significant. The Second Empire, with its emphasis on opulence and displa...

The firm’s ability to cater to such discerning patrons was a testament not only to the quality of its work but also to its understanding of the tastes and expectations of the elite. ...

He toiled as a box maker and packer for more than a decade and built relationships with royals and members of the upper class while working for the empress of France, Eugenie de Mont...

By family repute, this diadem, purchased in England during the early part of the 20th century, was once owned by Empress Eugénie of France. Winterhalter's portrait of the Empress in ...

He was also selected with the Maison Mellerio for the execution of the imperial crown and the decorations of the Emperor Napoleon, the crown of the Empress Eugenie, as well as her di...