Napoleon Cup
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects
Onyx, Gold, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s French Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal
20th Century French Napoleon III Andirons
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide...
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Tableware
Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Sheet Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Silver
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Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Glass
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Vases
Murano Glass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Crystal, Silver
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Napoleon III Antiquities
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Glass
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Opal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Garniture
Opaline Glass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Tableware
Porcelain
Antique 1880s French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s Italian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s French Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Opaline Glass
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Centerpieces
Crystal, Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Objects
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Rock Crystal
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Crystal
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Vases
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
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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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