French Napoleon Iii Vase
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Vases
Paint, Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opal, Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Onyx, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Terracotta
Antique 1880s French Empire Vases
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal, Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Enamel, Metal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jars
Alabaster
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Metal, Brass
Vintage 1910s French Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal, Opal
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Urns
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Zinc, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Urns
Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jars
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Empire Jars
Crystal, Silver
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Urns
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jars
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal, Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Opaline Glass
Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Urns
Wood
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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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