French Brass Serpentine Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French brass serpentine column lamp. Napoleon III brass and brass alloy twisted column lamp.
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Brass
French Brass Serpentine Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French brass serpentine column lamp. Napoleon III brass and brass alloy twisted column lamp.
Brass
$396Sale Price|68% Off
Antique Bronze Napoleon III Candelabra Table Lamp from the 1800s
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique bronze Napoleon III candelabra table lamp From The 1800s Tripod base on lions paws Decorated with Acanthus leaves. Ribbed bronze pillar stem also decorated with Acanthus l...
Bronze
Napoléon III Dark Blue Sèvres Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Table Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ormolu-mounted dark blue Sèvres porcelain table lamp, circa 1880. Measures: Height 44 cm Width 20 cm Depth 16 cm. The lampshade is not included in the price.
Brass, Bronze
Italian Verdigris Metal Bust Sculpture of Napoleon Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Patinated Verdigris Metal Bust Sculpture of King Napoleon of France Mounted as Lamp. Measure 4.5" in width, 4.5" in depth, 16" tall to the top of the sockets and 23" to t...
Metal
Pair of Torchères, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of torchères, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Pair of bronze torchères with mahogany base, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Dimensions : H: 188cm, W: 44.5cm, D: 44.5cm ...
Bronze
Antique Napoleon III Table Lamp with Bronze Satyr Head and Marble Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single antique Napoleon III era table lamp made from a mantle urn or vase. The lamp features handles shaped like Satyr heads, floral swags, and bows. The dark bronze patinated finish...
Marble, Brass, Spelter
French 19th Century Silverplate Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely silver-plated French bouillotte lamp, this former candelabra was converted to electric for three candelabra-base bulbs. Bouillotte is a card game that became popular in Fran...
Metal, Silver Plate
Pair French Seltzer Bottle Lamps with Napoleonic Emblems
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair French Seltzer Bottle Lamps with Napoleonic Emblems.
Brass
Paris Porcelain, Pair of Neo-Greek Lamps, France, circa 1860
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pair of Neo-Greek lamps circa 1860 attributed to Paris Porcelain Manufacture, richly ornamented with scenes inspired by Greco-Roman Antiquity. The continuous painted decor...
Bronze
Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Torcheres by Goelzer and and Poumaroux
By GOELZER POUMAROUX (1816-1881)
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Figural Torcheres by Goelzer and Poumaroux, Paris. Signed to the plinths ‘A. GOELZER & POUMAROUX, PARIS’. These impressive chas...
Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant French bouillotte lamp, dating to the late 19th-century during the Napoleon III period, beautifully reflects the enduring influence of the Empire style throughout the 19...
Metal, Bronze
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...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Napolean III Hand Painted Porcelain Oil Lamp Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Napolean III Style Hand Painted Porcelain Converted Oil Lamp Electrified Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features hand painted scenes of maidens to fronts and country Frenc...
Brass
French Antique Table Electrified Kerosene Lamp Glass & Bronze, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique kerosene lamp later converted to electricity. Napoléon III period, bronze and glass As the kerosene tank was of glass, this lamp has been electrified in two parts : on the to...
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Brass and Tole Three-Light Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Add warm color and refined French character to a desk, side table, or library with this elegant antique bouillotte lamp. Crafted in France circa 1920, the brass table lamp rests on a...
Brass, Tôle
Pair of Antique French Pate Sur Pate Celadon Porcelain Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
A good pair of antique French celadon and pate sur pate two handled bottle shaped vases. Each is finely cast with gilt bronze handles and bases. The technique of pate sur pate was p...
Porcelain
19th Century French Delft Blue and White Faience Oil Lamp with Brass Mounts
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this elegant antique “Lampe à Pétrole” combines hand-painted faience with richly detailed brass mounts in the Napoleon III taste.
Brass
Pair of French Oil Lamps Opaline Glass Hand Painted Bronze Finishing
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Origi...
Bronze
$462Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Bouillotte Lamp, Hand-Painted Toleware, 1930s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Sheet Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Porcelain Table Oil Lamps on Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique "Lampes a Petrole" (or oil lamps) were crafted in France, circa 1870.
Bronze
Signed Three-Light Table Lamp by Baccarat, France 1920 in Opaline Glass & Bronze
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp by Baccarat, made in France in the first quarter of the 11th century. The lamp consist of a white opaline glass vase and a three light bronze hardware that scre...
Bronze
White Opaline and Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
White Opaline and Brass Lamp. Napoleon III period while opaline glass vase lamp with brass collar and tripod base originally mounted for gas, retaining original pierced gallery colla...
Brass
Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Candelabra by Levillian and Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Levillain, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Rouge Griotte Marble and Patinated Bronze Four Light Candelabra By Levillian and Barbedienne Signed F. Levillian and F. Barbedienn...
Marble, Bronze
French Napoleon III Oil Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine French Napoleon III Oil Lamp, now electrified. Opaline glass container decorated with Maidens in Classical robes.
Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps, Restoration Candlesticks, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps, Restoration candlesticks, 19th century. Pair of 19th century table lamps, Restoration style, candlesticks mounted as lamps, Napoleon III period. H: 47cm, D: 30...
Bronze
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
c1900French Napoleon III Crystal Shade and Crystal Base Noth signed by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1900 French Napoleon III Crystal Candle Lamp Base & Shade Both Signed by Baccarat.
Crystal
Pair of Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Pair of Antique Vieux Paris Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Porcelain
Porcelain Table Lamp Sevres Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Napoleon III Sevres styled table lamp with vibrant color painted porcelain, showcasing the spirit of the Baroque Revivalist style of the 1900s. Features a romantic pastoral scene, ...
Brass, Bronze
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster. A Classic lamp with good patina and scale. Ex. Christies Auction House. Rew...
Ormolu
Lamp in Porcelain and Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in porcelain and gilt bronze, baluster shape adorned, on the belly, with leaves and flowers on a white background. Belly ornamented with two cartouches on both sides. Base and m...
Bronze
Eugène Bazart Paris. Lamp “bouillotte” in gilt bronze. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French work, Napoleon III period, circa 1880. New and functional electrical system.
Bronze
Large impressionist ceramic, mounted as a lamp (pierced bottom) XIXème
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Large impressionist ceramic, mounted as a lamp (pierced bottom) with decoration of boats and flowering trees, late 19th century currently presented with a large patinated plaster can...
Ceramic
Large Table Lamp in Satsuma Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large table lamp in Satsuma porcelain and gilt bronze, 19th century. Table lamp, large decoration, 19th century, Napoleon III period, in Satsuma porcelain and gilt bronze. H: 93cm, ...
Bronze
19th Century Style Table Lamp in Black Nickel Bronze
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Table lamp of style napoleon III in black nickel-plated bronze with 3 arms of lights and its lampshade.. We have one table lamp in stock however we can produce them made to measur...
Bronze, Nickel
Pair of Oil Lamps, Painted Opaline Glass with Crystal Shades, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of oil lamps made of painted opaline glass with crystal shades, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Pair of Napoleon III-period oil lamps, 19th century, made of painted opaline ...
Crystal
$3,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Zinc Finial Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two large scale table lamps. Can also work as a floor lamp. Created from a pair of matching zinc roof finial from a French chateau which had to replace its roof. These architectural ...
Steel, Zinc
Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s
By Warren Kessler
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s A striking pair of antique mercury-glass vessels, refitted as table lamps by Warren Kessler Inc. in New ...
Ormolu
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. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Iron
Paris Porcelain Pink and Gold over White Glazed Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in London, by appointment only
Additional information: Origin: France Period: Circa 1870, 19th Century Style: Napoleon III Dimensions: Depth: 12.5 cm (4.92 inches) Height: 34 cm (13.39 inches) Width: 12.5 cm (4.9...
Porcelain
Pair of Iridescent Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bottle shapped iridescent celadon porcelain lamps. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount on an openwork circular base decorated with cartouches and swirls, two openwork handles and ...
Bronze
Lamp with blue porcelain and gilded bronze handles. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style lamp in blue porcelain and gilded bronze, with its handles ending in leaves, the top of the frame decorated with a gadroon and an openwork gallery decorated with bunc...
Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Bronze, Porcelain and Granite, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps with cherubs in patinated bronze, porcelain and granite, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period patinated bronze, porcelai...
Granite, Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Plate and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in plate and gilt bronze of baluster shape of brown green color. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount. Decor of cherubs adorned with acanthus leaves on the neck, on each side...
Bronze
Pair of lilac porcelain of Paris lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Lilac colour Paris porcelain lamps standing on a piedouche shape base mounted in gilt bronze. The upper part of the vase is decorated with a white background frieze with a fl...
Porcelain
19th Century Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade and Bronze Base
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 19th century French bouillotte lamp is a distinguished example of neoclassical design, crafted in bronze with a finely aged patina. The circular base is richly detailed with del...
Bronze, Sheet Metal, Enamel
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
19thc Set 0f Similar Baccarat Rose Teinte Oil Lamps Beautiful & Ready to Restore
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French NapoleonIII Set of 3 Similas Gas Lamps in Rose Teinte. I believe it is little work to get the going as gas lamps again .
Crystal
Pair of Gilt Bronze table Lamps with Red Marble Bases, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This pair of table lamps, dating from the late 19th century, are crafted in gilt and patinated bronze, resting on striking cherry-red marble bases. Each lamp is adorned with exquis...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bathtub Lions Claw Foot Changed into a Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique bathtub lions claw foot changed into a lamp, 19th century. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Metal
Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
A large four-legged lamp in the style of the First French Empire with a gilded bronze and brown patina finish, resting gracefully on a marble base.
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Blue & White Faience Bronze-Mounted Lamps Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning of pair of blue and white bronze-mounted lamps, wired for US, circa 1880. Total height with the shades / 22".
Bronze
$196,380Sale Price / set|55% Off
Pair of Bronze Putti Torcheres Attributed to v. Paillard, France, Circa 1870
By Victor Paillard
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of two patina bronze torcheres attributed to V. Paillard. Each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft a large foliate shaft issuing eleven berried-acanthus scrolled branche...
Bronze
Pair of Monumental Large Japanese French Imari Porcelain Ormolu Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of Monumental Large Japanese French Imari Porcelain Ormolu Candelabra Porcelain: Japanese, 18th Century Ormolu: French, Mid-19th Century Height 260cm, diameter 86cm This exce...
Ormolu
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19thc Qajar Dynasty Crystal Table Lamps/ Candle Holders by Baccarat 1870
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French for Qajar Dynasty Amber with Hand Painted Floral Enamelled Table Lamps / Candle Holders with Crystal Shades. Manufactured by Baccarat. The amber body is floral deco...
Art Glass
Pair of torcheres “Night” & “Day” model by Carrier-Belleuse & E.Colin, 19th C
By E. Colin & Cie 1, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Total height : 257 cm (101,2 in.) ; Base height : 52 cm (20,5 in.) ; Base width : 48×48 cm (18,9×18,9 in.) Exceptional pair of female torcheres, made in dark patinated bronze with g...
Marble, Bronze
Matching Pair of Figural Patinated Bronze Flame Torcheres after Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast matching pair of patinated bronze figural torcheres in the manner of Clodion modeled as classically draped young girls with garlands of flowers in their hair and h...
Bronze
Rare Monumental Pair of 18th Century Louis XV Gilt Bronze Lily Candelabra
By Poussielgue-Rusand
Located in London, GB
A truly magnificent and rare pair of 18th Century Louis XV / Ancient Regime period ecclesiastical candelabra, representing the pinnacle of 18th-century sacred decorative art. Execute...
Bronze, Ormolu
$8,385Sale Price / set|35% Off
Large 9 Light Girandoles Baguès Style Brass & Crystal Ornaments, Pair
By Maison Baguès
Located in Miami, FL
Huge and impressive pair of Girandoles, electrified with plug in function. Rare Find and in very good condition. Can be placed on pedestals or on a Center Table. Each takes 9 li...
Crystal, Brass
$1,083Sale Price / set|20% Off
France Napoleon III Pair of candlesticks / lamps, putti, ormolu and marble
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning and delicate pair of French Napoleon III putto-shaped candlesticks or candle holders in ormolu and marble.
Bronze, Ormolu
Candelabra In Porcelain And Bronze, Japonisme, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Porcelain candelabra painted with flower decoration, with a base and a bouquet of 7 lights, in bronze with a brown patina, in the Japanese or Escalier de Cristal style Good general ...
Bronze
A Pair of Late 19th Century Ormolu and Rouge Marble Ten-Light Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A central baluster vase carved in rouge marble, held by rams mask mounts, issues ten highly decorative candle branches adorned with foliage and vines all resting on a triform base wi...
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.