Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Bronze
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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Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Bronze
Jacques Garcia Hand Carved Le Lion Side table with Brass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A uniquely designed accent table by celebrated designer Jacques Garcia for Baker Furniture, aptly titled **"Le Lion."** Inspired by the grandeur and theatricality of the Napoleon III...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Hand Painted Tole Tray Table With Removable Trays
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French tole tray table is painted yellow with black detailing. Its two removable trays feature central lyre motifs and are detailed with a leaf motif. Ea...
Tin
Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk, circa 1875. Double sided desk with six solid bronze lions paw feet, framed ormolu lions on both sized, jewel quality ormolu medusa heads concealing the drawer locks, and exquisite ormolu frieze designs throughout. With original red leather top. Truly the best quality desk with the most sophisticated design for this Napoleon III period. There was a similar bedroom set in this style that was made for King...
Ormolu
Napoleon III Marquetry Side Table, France, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Napoleon III side table, dating to around 1870, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century France. The shaped top is beautifully inlaid with marquetry, depi...
Rosewood
$1,506Sale Price|20% Off
French Game Table Napoleon III Period - Louis XV Style - 19th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice game table on high legs style Louis XV from the Napoleon 3 period of the 19th century. The wood is finely inlaid with floral and vegetal motifs. The legs are curved, the tips of the legs are in metal, while metal decorations are present on the tops of the legs. The table opens to the depth and rotates to the length. The game board, once opened, is held in place by a drawer that opens on the right side (also serving as storage for the games). The table top measures 116cm (45.6 inch) x 58cm (22.8 inch) Very fine and sophisticated work, this table will give elegance to any type of interior decoration. The Louis XIV style is a furnishing style covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715). This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furnishings. The Louis XIV style follows the Louis XIII style. The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two kinds of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (especially with André-Charles Boulle), solid giltwood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood. The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and an important and ostentatious Dimension. The Louis XIV style is of Italian and ancient inspiration. The style emerged with the advent of the reign of Louis XIV in 1661 and lasted until the end of the 17th century. In 1690, on the death of Lebrun, decorator to the King, the style declined and was gradually replaced by the Regency style. The Palace of Versailles is obviously extremely and lastingly marked by the Louis XIV style. His long reign made it possible to impose the unique style of the Grand...
Wood
Antique French Napoleon III Lacquered Pedestal Table, Inlaid Hand Painted 19th C
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE EBONISED CIRCULAR TRIPOD TABLE An extremely decorative and romantic table with a fine hand-painted Venetian scene depicting figures in a gondola on a canal with grand buildi...
Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Wood
$3,670Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Napoleon III Boulle Desk 1860 France André-Charles Boulle
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Napoleon III Boulle desk of very high quality, 1860 France
Brass
Ebonized Vanity with Bone Inlay, Napoleon III Style, Circa 1850
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite ebonized vanity with bone inlay detail from the 1800s, France. The unadorned vanity top opens on brass hinges to reveal an inset mirror for checking one's appearance, over a...
Wood
Italian Artisan Reproduction of the 1960s Game Table with 4 Chairs Wood Brass
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in ebonized wood with gilded brass inserts. Gilded bronze applications. Fair condition: some scratches and small lacks Dimensions: cm W 80 x D 80 x H 79.
Ormolu, Brass
French Walnut Etagere with Ebonized Legs, Napoleon III, Circa 1870
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A simple yet distinct walnut etagere with ebonized legs from France, circa 1870. The top showcases the characteristic grain patterns of walnut and features a thin lip on all four sid...
Brass
French Napoleon III Period Walnut, Marble, and Zinc Rafraichissoir, ca. 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of solid light walnut and having a rectangular marble top with rounded corners trimmed in brass, the rear of the top with two circular zinc wine bottle receptacles center...
Walnut
Last 19th Century Italian Corner Étagère Turned Walnut Ebonized wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Last 19th century Italian corner étagère turned walnut ebonized, wax polished Measure cm: H 94 W47 D 30 (Ang 33 x 33).
Walnut
French Centre Table Malachite Napoleon III Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Exceptional Napoleon III style centre table of striking decorative impact, featuring a circular top richly finished in faux malachite with intricate gilt scrolling foliate designs ra...
Malachite
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
French inlaid and parquetry work table, 19th century Napoleon III
Located in Houston, TX
This French Napoleon III work table, dating to the mid-19th Century, is a versatile and highly decorative antique that offers beauty, history, and everyday usefulness. A beautifully ...
Walnut
Napoleon III Revival Centre Table Sevres Plaques Ormolu
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Superb quality circular centre table in the opulent French Napoleon III taste Lavishly mounted in ormolu with intricate scrolling foliate and shell decoration throughout The top rich...
Ormolu
A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Console Table, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Marble Top Console Table / Buffet, circa 1880, attributed to Henry Dasson. Crafted from rich Kingwood in the 19th century, this c...
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, France second half of 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables Discover our stunning 19th century pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, featuring elegant oval shapes standing on slender, slightly curved legs adorned ...
Brass
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk. Offered is a handsome late 19th century French bamboo table, center table, desk or game table. This versatile table would work well in a var...
Bamboo
Tahan Paris Signed French Napoleon III Period Convertible Wine Cooler Tray Table
By André-Charles Boulle, Tahan Paris, Jean-Pierre Tahan
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and striking antique French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) convertible rafraichissoir wine cooler drinks table by the ébéniste to the Emperor Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan (1813-1892) Crafted by Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan, the esteemed cabinetmaker to Napoléon III, this wine table is a remarkable example of 19th-century European artistry, ingenuity, and fine craftsmanship. Executed in timeless Louis XV style, ebonized fruitwood featuring sophisticated Boule style Queen marquetry with inlays of mother of pearl and brass, adorned with ornate patinated bronze mounts, having a pierced brass galleried top fitted with a cartouche shaped handled serving tray, lifting to reveal a spacious open well with removable ice bin metal liner. Over an elegant scalloped apron, rising on long shapely cabriole legs affixed with eye-screws to accommodate the serving tray converting it to a stretcher style lower shelf, terminating on casters. circa 1860 Signed, retaining the original metal label that reads "TAHAN FOURNISSEUR DE L’ EMPEREUR Paris" (Tahan Supplier of the Emperor) to the interior compartment. Could also be used a bar cart, tea service table...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Important Coffee Table In Marble And Gilded Wood, Late 19th/early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Coffee table with a very large marble marquetry top (175 x 88 cm) on a giltwood base. Some wear and old restorations to the marble, small chips. Late 19th/early 20th century....
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon Sellette Tiered Etagere Stand
Located in Forney, TX
This eclectic yet elegant Napoleon III period sellette (French, decorative furniture stand) was handcrafted in France in the mid-19th century, most likely Parisian work, solid wooden construction and sculptural form, presents in an ebonized finish with gilded brass mounted accents, featuring a tall round center pedestal surrounded by three scalloped shaped platforms of varied height, rising on parcel gilt fluted column standards, resting on sabre legs. circa 1860 A most distinctive piece, highly sophisticated and with great presence, with nicely aged patina over the whole, heavily worn and distressed finish adds a layer of cozy warmth and unpretentious rustic elegance. Versatile, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a jardiniere or cache pot holder, add a romantic warm ambiance as a candle torchiere...
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Game Table, Backgammon, Cards
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period mahogany game table features bronze inlaid trim inset on all sides and on the top. A central bronze inlaid urn with intricately...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Bouillotte Table with Marquetry Inlay
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine French Louis XVI style 'Bouillotte' table, in wood veneer and marquetry, with an inlaid beige veined marble top surrounded by an openwork brass gallery. The gambling card game...
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Napoleon III Parquetry Game Table
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Refined French game table from the second half of the 19th century, crafted in the Napoleon III period with exquisite geometric marquetry and delicate bronze mounts. The ingenious de...
Fruitwood
French Napoleon III Period Leather & Brass Mounted 1-Drawer Writing Table, c1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with an inset stenciled leather writing surface atop a conforming case with one drawer mounted with Empire style brass decorative elements, the case raised o...
Walnut
P. Sormani, Charming Louis XV Style Table, France, circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed on the keylock P. SORMANI PARIS 10 rue Charlot Charming Louis XV style table, opening with three drawers. The waved rectangular tray, adorned with a floral marquetry, is circ...
Bronze
A Napoleon III Boulle Inlay “Bonheur du Jour” Lady’s Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you are an avowed minimalist, move along. If you’re partnered with a minimalist, whom you love anyway, this lady’s desk is petite enough to dwell (relatively) discreetly in your b...
Brass
19th Century Italian Napoleon III Style Inlay Walnut Sorrento Pedestal Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A magnificent, restored mid-19th-century Italian Sorrento pedestal table in the Napoleon III style, sourced from Provence, France. Expertly hand-crafted from solid walnut, it feature...
Ebony, Walnut, Rosewood, Olive
French Marble and Bronze Gueridon Table
Located in New York, NY
Antique bronze gueridon in the French Napoleon III period style with variegated charcoal/green marble top and x-form stretcher and scrolling foliate supports. 30 1/4 inches tall and...
Marble, Bronze
Louis Napoleon Kingwood Marquetry and Ormoly Mounted Fold Top Console Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis Napoleon Bonaparte ( Napoleon III) mid 19th-century Kingwood and various exotic species marquetry card table featuring gilt bronze ormolu mounts in the Louis XVI Style. This ...
Ormolu
Napoleon III Period Vanity Table or French Travailleuse
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very pretty Napoleon III period three-tier 'travailleuse', or work table, fitted out for use as an elegant vanity unit. The top tray opens with a hinged lid to reveal a mirrored ba...
Brass
Napoleon III style Carved Walnut side table with Ardune top, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A refined example of late 19th‑century French craftsmanship, this Napoleon III style side table combines sculptural elegance with luxurious materials. The richly carved walnut base d...
Stone
19th Century French Carved Oak Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Oak side or writing table from France. The top is banded and has a beveled and hand carved decorated edge. The apron is hand carved with leaves and vine decoration on al...
Oak
Mid 20th Century Maison Jansen Ebonized French Writing Desk With Mirror
Located in Elkton, MD
Maison Jansen ebonized writing desk of French origin from the mid-20th century. The composition features a central mirror above the writing surface framed by symmetrical drawer eleme...
Brass
Fine Antique French Napoleon III Period Boulle Marquetry Ebonized Vanity Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) Boulle marquetry table. France, almost certainly Parisian work, Mid-19th Century, executed in sophisticated Louis XV tas...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
An Important Italian Kingwood and Patinated Bronze Figural Table, Circa 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Important Italian Kingwood and Patinated Bronze Figural Console Table. Indulge in the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship with this extraordinary Italian Kingwood, Marble, and Patinated-Bronze Figural Console Table—an exquisite masterpiece resonating with the opulence of the late 19th century. The serpentine Breccia di Sciro marble top, cradled within an intricate ormolu and kingwood frame, serves as the crowning glory, setting the stage for an extraordinary display of artistry. The base, a testament to the visionary Ludovico Pogliaghi of Milan, elevates this console table to the realm of sculptural poetry. Departing from convention, a young triton assumes a dynamic pose, ready to gracefully spring forward, replacing the traditional supporting figures found in 17th-century Venetian serving tables. This reinterpretation not only defies expectations but introduces a kinetic elegance, with the triton standing proudly on a scrolling foliate base that seamlessly transitions into a shaped foot supported by dignified bun feet. This console table is a harmonious blend of historical homage and contemporary sophistication. In its design, one can discern echoes of Pogliaghi's prior work, such as a comparable table sold Christies London, 19 March 2009, lot 83 (GBP 205,250) featuring a kneeling river God supporting a silver tray—an exquisite piece of Milanese heritage. Beyond its aesthetic allure, this table encapsulates the essence of grandeur that once graced the noble households of Milan. 31" high x 47" wide x 25" in. deep Provenance: Private American Collection Solomon Treasure...
Marble, Bronze
Superb French 19th Century Kingwood Gilt-Bronze Mounted Writing Desk, 1850'
Located in Rome, IT
This elegant French Napoleon III bureau plat, crafted in richly figured king wood veneer and embellished with finely chased gilt-bronze mounts throughout. The rectangular top is in...
Bronze
French Napoléon III Walnut Pedestal Table with Carved Feet from the 1850s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III round walnut pedestal table with carved base from the mid 19th century. This French table was born in the 1850s, at a time when the first French president, known as Louis Napoléon Bonaparte was about to become Emperor Napoleon III. This table features a circular top sitting above an exquisitely carved base. The turned pedestal is raised on four feet made of a combination of various scrolls, outlined with delicate incisions. The ensemble rests on four casters. With its lovely patina and richly carved silhouette, this French Napoleon III walnut table...
Wood, Walnut
French Napoleon III Black Centre Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Napoleon III serpentine console table or salon table in ebonized wood with elaborate and fine ormolu details. Four cabriolet legs, each leg decorated with an ormolu mount of...
Ormolu
Fine French Napoleon III Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1880s black lacquered "burgauté" tilt-top table with a central painted floral motif surrounded by a mother of pearl inlay and gilded foliage.
Wood
Side Table, Wooden Side Table with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Ottoman Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Side table, wooden side table with mother-of-pearl inlay, Ottoman style, 19th century. Side table, 19th-century side table, Ottoman style, made of blackened wood with marquetry and ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals with Cherub Design, France, 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals. Each modelled with three upright supports of angels and joined by spheres with seated cherubs holding a castle and a mirror. The tripa...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Antique French Napoleon III Marble Ebonized / Gilt Wooden Pedestals
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your decor with this exquisite Pair of Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Inlay Marble Ebonized/Gilt Wooden Pedestals. These pedestals are a true testament to the opu...
Marble
French 19th Century Tilt-Top Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century tilt-top table.
Mahogany
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Gueridon Foldable Side Table or Pedestal Table Napoleon III late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Italian painted wood table made in the Napoleon III period. The black and golden painting are typical of the style of this period. The scene painted on the top represents a group o...
Wood
$800Sale Price|20% Off
French lacquered Work table Side table Worker Accordion Sewing Cabinet, 19th C
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This Asian-inspired lacquered wooden work table is a beautiful expandable sewing box covered with lacquer on all sides. On the upper part, intended to receive the sewing material, th...
Lacquer
19th Century French Napoleon III Etagere, Sidetable, Marquetry, Paris circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Antique etagere with fine inlay work Paris Wood, brass around 1870 Dimensions: H × W × D: 77 × 50 × 37 cm Description: Three-tier side furniture with a single-light body and a sur...
Brass
Antique French Inlaid Napoleon III Side Table / Vanity 19th Century Marquetry
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A very nice Napoleon III side table inlaid with marquetry 1860-1870. Standing on curved and blackened legs with connecting platform. The beautiful instrumental inlaid top and flora...
Copper
$4,396Sale Price|20% Off
Sevres Style Figural Scenery Plaques Napolean III Style Bronze Mounted Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Sevres style figural scenery plaques Napoléon III style bronze-mounted table is a remarkable example of 19th-century French artistry and luxury craftsmanship. The table features...
Bronze
French Napoleon III Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu, and Porcelain center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and extremely high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu, and Sévres Porcelain center table. This sensational circular table is ra...
Ormolu
Antique Napoleon III, Ebonized Wood Fold over, Card Table, Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful, Antique Napoleon III, Ebonized Wood Fold over, Card Table, Console, dates from around 1870-1880 The structure of this table is partial Ebonized wood and partial natur...
Bronze
$4,332Sale Price|20% Off
Small French Napoleon III Lady's Secretary Cabinet of 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bonheur du jour: Small French Napoleon III lady's secretary cabinet of 19th century. It is made in walnut and mahogany with burr maple inlays and guilt bronze decoration. 2 small dra...
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique multi-color marble "Selette" was crafted in France, circa 1880. The Napoleon III pedestal sits on a thick sturdy square plinth embellished with a bronze mount a...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Metal Tray Table, on stand . Hand painted flowers in Gold . In the middle a Bird .Love the curves on the tray ,and on the stand ,beathiful .
Metal
Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Napoleon III period writing desk in mahogany, with gilt-bronze mounts and brass banding, the surface composed of an unusual and richly-colored marble top. The deep red and ...
Mahogany
Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Neo-Grec Torchères, 1870
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Highly Important Pair of Charles-Guillame Diehl and Jean Brandely Museum Quality Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Ebony Neo-Grec Torchères / Pedestals circa 1870. Majestic and exempla...
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Balcony Corbels in Carved Pierre de Villebois Stone
Located in Dallas, TX
Recently salvaged from an important French building in the Lyon area, this pair of balcony corbels are from the Napoleon III period (sometimes called Second Empire style). Each corbel was hand-carved in pierre de villebois stone, which is a very hard limestone used...
Limestone
$7,412Sale Price|40% Off
Napoleon III Table in the Manner of Boulle tortoiseshell and Brass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Very beautiful Napoleon III table made in Boulle marquetry inlay with brass, red tortoiseshell and ornamentation of gilt bronzes. Ebonised wood. 1 drawer. France, circa 1860.
Bronze
Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late 19th Century. The table features all over Bronze mounts including Caryatid figures o...
Bronze