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Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867
Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867

$33,466Sale Price|58% Off

H 48.82 in W 21.66 in D 16.54 in

Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet & J. Brandely, Circa 1867

By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Jean Brandely, Emmanuel Fremiet

Located in PARIS, FR

cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le Second Empire », Exposition Grand

Category

Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods & Aba
NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods & Aba

NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods & Aba

By Napoléon III

Located in Miami, FL

III Style The Second French Empire, also known as the era of Napoleon III (1852-1870), was a period

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Shell, Wood

Louis-Constant SÉVIN, Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE, Pair of Ornamental Vases
Louis-Constant SÉVIN, Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE, Pair of Ornamental Vases

Louis-Constant SÉVIN, Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE, Pair of Ornamental Vases

By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

France under the Second Empire. Indeed, Constant Sevin was inspired by the Greek style for the shape in

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Historicist Repoussé Copper Plaque Depicting Vercingetorix, c. 1850
19th Century Historicist Repoussé Copper Plaque Depicting Vercingetorix, c. 1850

19th Century Historicist Repoussé Copper Plaque Depicting Vercingetorix, c. 1850

Located in Miami, FL

—particularly popular in France during the Second Empire and early Third Republic—the workmanship shows cross

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Pair P Hanson Napoleon III Gilt &Patinated Bronze Figural 5-Arm Candelabra Lamps
Pair P Hanson Napoleon III Gilt &Patinated Bronze Figural 5-Arm Candelabra Lamps

Pair P Hanson Napoleon III Gilt &Patinated Bronze Figural 5-Arm Candelabra Lamps

Located in Germantown, MD

in the Empire style, which was popular during the Napoleon III period (Second Empire) in France

Category

Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand
Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand

Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 55 in W 14 in D 14 in

Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand

Located in Riverdale, NY

flourished during the Second French Empire, with the patronage of Napoleon III.

Category

Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Wood

Imperial Menagerie: Joseph-Marie Piétri - The Fly (Deceit - Espionage), 1870
Imperial Menagerie: Joseph-Marie Piétri - The Fly (Deceit - Espionage), 1870

Imperial Menagerie: Joseph-Marie Piétri - The Fly (Deceit - Espionage), 1870

$133Sale Price|20% Off

H 12.01 in W 9.49 in D 0.01 in

Imperial Menagerie: Joseph-Marie Piétri - The Fly (Deceit - Espionage), 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

prefect of several departments, a repressive police chief of Paris in the last years of the Second French

Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Imperial Menagerie: Persigny - The Monkey (Servile Imitation), 1870
Imperial Menagerie: Persigny - The Monkey (Servile Imitation), 1870

Imperial Menagerie: Persigny - The Monkey (Servile Imitation), 1870

$133Sale Price|20% Off

H 12.01 in W 9.49 in D 0.01 in

Imperial Menagerie: Persigny - The Monkey (Servile Imitation), 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

of the Second French Empire. The album as a whole, titled "LA MENAGERIE IMPÉRIALE," is a caricatural

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Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Imperial Menagerie: Eugène Rouher - The Parrot (Domesticity - Boastfulness) 1870
Imperial Menagerie: Eugène Rouher - The Parrot (Domesticity - Boastfulness) 1870

Imperial Menagerie: Eugène Rouher - The Parrot (Domesticity - Boastfulness) 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

November 1814 – 3 February 1884) was a French statesman of the Second Empire. The album as a whole, titled

Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

A Pair of Minton Majolica Baskets or Jardinieres by Albert Carrier-Belleuse.
A Pair of Minton Majolica Baskets or Jardinieres by Albert Carrier-Belleuse.

A Pair of Minton Majolica Baskets or Jardinieres by Albert Carrier-Belleuse.

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in Skanninge, SE

nineteenth-century sculpture market. Of the three major sculptors of the Second Empire in France - Carrier

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Maiolica

Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.
Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.

Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

, weight gr. 175. Napoleon III French Empire style, second half of the 1800s. Designed by Franco Salimbeni

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare 19th Century English 'Eclipse' Patented Telescopic Desk
Rare 19th Century English 'Eclipse' Patented Telescopic Desk

Rare 19th Century English 'Eclipse' Patented Telescopic Desk

Located in Dallas, TX

Empire France and then was adapted in England. Revival of the rococo style was seen all throughout Europe

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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks

Materials

Brass

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