Limoges Napoleon
20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III Desk Accessories
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Vases
Enamel, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Enamel
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
20th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Porcelain
Gold Leaf
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Porcelain
Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Ormolu
20th Century French Neoclassical Porcelain
Gold
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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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