French Second Empire

It was his luxury boxes, however (liqueur cellarettes, cigar cabinets, games boxes, cashmere cases, jewelry cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le Second ...

The Napoleon III Style The Second French Empire, also known as the era of Napoleon III (1852-1870), was a period of significant change in the world of design.

We notice in the shape and the decoration an eastern inspiration but above all an eclectic one, characteristic of the artistic tendency in France under the Second Empire. Indeed, Con...

While the subject of Vercingetorix is distinctly tied to French national history—particularly popular in France during the Second Empire and early Third Republic—the workmanship show...

Exceptional monumental gilt bronze mantel clock dating from the 19th century, signed on the dial by the renowned Parisian clockmaker Henry Marc, Paris, one of the most respected name...

Original Paul Hanson cream and black and Gilt ribbon shades are optional and will incur additional shipping charge. They are in the Empire style, which was popular during the Napoleo...

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

Émile Joseph Marie Piétri (25 February 1820 – 4 January 1902), known as Joachim Pietri, was a French lawyer and public servant who was prefect of several departments, a repressive po...

Eugène Rouher (30 November 1814 – 3 February 1884) was a French statesman of the Second Empire. The album as a whole, titled "LA MENAGERIE IMPÉRIALE," is a caricatural representatio...

Jean-Gilbert Victor Fialin, Duc de Persigny (11 January 1808 – 12 January 1872) was a statesman of the Second French Empire. The album as a whole, titled "LA MENAGERIE IMPÉRIALE," i...

It is upon his return to France that the sculptor's career begins, particularly with the exhibition of his works in the annual Salons after 1857, the Paris of the Second Empire.

Each candlestick has a square base cm. 6 x 6 with a column diameter cm. 2 with dish diameter cm. 5.5, total height cm.10, weight gr. 175. Napoleon III French Empire style, second hal...

WE DARE YOU TO FIND ANOTHER The Rococo Revival style emerged in Second Empire France and then was adapted in England.

Crafted from solid oak, the chairs feature arched upholstered backs, turned front legs, and restrained molded detailing characteristic of French Second Empire seating. The frames hav...