Sèvres Porcelain Casket, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain casket, Napoleon III period, 19th century. 19th century casket, Napoleon III period, Sèvres porcelain and gilt brass mount.
Porcelain
$686
H 4.34 in W 6.7 in D 4.73 in
Napoleon III Perfume Casket – French – Crystal Perfume Bottles – Brass Inlay
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
This elegant Napoleon III period French perfume casket dates from the second half of the 19th century and retains its three original crystal perfume bottles.
Brass
$6,154
H 14 in W 24 in D 15 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Velvet Casket By Maison Alphonse Giroux, Paris
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in England, GB
A 19th century French casket, jewellery box made during the Napoleon III period and bearing the engraved signature “Alph.
Silk, Velvet
$2,598
H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Limoges Miniature 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Napoleon III gilded ormolu and Limoges enamel jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
Ormolu
$3,500
H 5 in W 8.25 in D 5.5 in
19th Century French Champleve Inlaid Gilt Bronze Table Casket / Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
French Napoleon III gilt bronze jewelry box with elongated octagonal shape and raised medallions and feet inlaid with champleve enamel designs in black, blue, white, pink, yellow and...
Bronze
$6,844
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 8.27 in
Allegories of Art, French 19th Century Large Jewelry Casket After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III Jewelry Casket In chiseled and silvered bronze, decorated with putti scenes in the style of Claude Michel dit Clodion (1738-1814), symbolizing Allegories of Arts,...
Bronze
$1,988
H 4.8 in W 6.25 in D 4.5 in
Carlsbad Bohemian Hardstone Inlaid Rosewood and White Metal Casket Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Bohemia, circa 1870. This exceptional 19th century antique casket originates from Carlsbad, a spa town in the west Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. The town is officially know...
Agate, Marble
Old Paris Porcelain Jewelry Box Casket Bisque Parian Sculpture Rare
By Old Paris
Located in Austin, TX
Amazing Old Paris porcelain box with figural parian sculpture group on the top. The box features a mix of hand painted and transferred gold detailing accented by lavender and seafo...
Porcelain
$4,024
H 4.14 in W 5.52 in D 3.35 in
Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles
By Tahan Paris
Located in Bochum, NRW
Highly Collectible Perfume Casket, Napoleon III Period (pre-1882), with Expertise.
Brass
An 18K Gold Neo Gothic Wièse Ring
By Jules & Louis Wiese
Located in Amsterdam, NL
He received many notable commissions, including one in 1855 from Napoleon III for a casket in which the famous talisman of Charlemagne was to be kept and placed in the Palace of Sain...
18k Gold
Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870
Located in Bergen, NL
Napoleon III gilt bronze-mounted and tortoiseshell casket France, circa 1870.
Tortoise Shell
Napoleon III Brass and Inlaid Jewel Casket
Located in San Francisco, CA
The rectangular hinged lid line inlaid and bordered in brass, centering an etched brass plaque, opening to a blue velvet lined interior fitted with a lift out tray; the lock marked: ...
Brass
Large Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Glass Casket / Box French
Located in London, GB
Perfectly executed in heavy crystal glass and Bronze. A superb example of a French Casket. This fine box is decorated with high quality ormolu mounts. All the glass is heavily bevell...
Glass
19th Century Sevres Style Casket
Located in London, GB
19th century French Sevres style ormolu and porcelain casket having light blue ground, painted with panels of romantic scenes.
Ormolu
A mid nineteenth century French ormolu casket
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century French ormolu casket with a central Sèvres porcelain cartouche painted in the eighteenth century style. The gilded ormolu is elaborately carved with feathe...
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th century glt wood casket signed AUDIGE
By Audige
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular casket in gilt wood with its laurel crown-shaped key, richly decorated with flowery rinceaux, foliage and interlace. The drop-leaf lid is decorated with a medallion and...
Wood
Unavailable
H 3.55 in W 7.88 in D 9.06 in
Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or trinket box
Located in London, GB
A very good quality and unusual Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or trinket box dating from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The box is in g...
Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This serpentine-shaped engraved ormolu jewelry casket is an exquisite Napoleon III work of art. Reminiscent of works by Alphonse Giroux, a renowned purveyor of fine goods to the Fren...
Brass, Ormolu
Sold
H 9.84 in W 7.87 in D 8.27 in
Spectacular liquor chest box casket, tantalus, Napoleon III, bar, 1880, France
Located in Wien, AT
Accompanied by the original glassware, this exquisite liquor chest embodies the opulence and sophistication of the era. The liquor box is an original from the Napoleon III time, made...
Glass, Wood
Gorgeous Napoleon III Jewelry Box, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large Napoleon III style jewelry decorative box Casket of formate form with a rich ornamentation of gilt bronzes.
Bronze
19th Century Bohemian Casket in Overlay Glass
Located in Paris, FR
A small square casket in green overlay glass and gilt brass mounts decorated with picturesque views of the German city Baden-Baden and its monuments: on the lid, a view of the Ancien...
Gilt Metal
Large marquetry jewelry box or casket, 19th century
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine large marquetry jewelry box : amaranth veneer with brass and mother of pearl inlays ; the inside is upholstered with silk, Napoleon III Parisian production, mid 19th century c...
Brass
Ebony and Brass Boulle Marquetry Casket by Maison Vervelle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in New Orleans, LA
This opulent Napoleon III-era casket is decorated in the style of celebrated ébéniste André-Charles Boulle.
Brass
French 19th Century Bronze Jewelry Casket by Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French 19th Century Three patinas Bronze Jewelry Casket Designed with two silvered cherubs carrying a Sedan Chair in brown and gilt patina. The top of the Sedan Chair opening re...
Bronze
19th Century Casket in Enamel and Gilt Bronze Mount, Signed Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in Paris, FR
A small rectangular casket in enamel and gilt bronze decorated with pearl garland motifs and set with five enameled plates. The lid is decorated with a blue enameled plate with a med...
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Enamel and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Tahan Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Napoléon III rectangular shape jewelry casket With gilded bronzes and five hand-painted curved enamel plaques in gold and green on gold paillon, on a black emerald green ba...
Enamel, Ormolu
Fine Antique French Cerulean Blue Opaline Glass Perfume Casket
Located in San Francisco, CA
the rectangular box with curved beveled corners, loop handles and fine dore bronze mounts; raised on intricate openwork dore bronze feet; the hinged lid opens to reveal two crystal p...
Opaline Glass
French 19th Century Enameled and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Maison Giroux
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th century hand painted enameled and ormolu-mounted jewelry casket A rectangular ormolu-mounted and enameled plaques With Blue Sèvres background and golden rinceaux and fl...
Copper, Ormolu
Sold
H 2.76 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
19th Century French Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very finely hand-painted enamel on porcelain jewelry casket. Rectangular shape in colored red, white and gold “coteau” enamels on a gold paillon and a turquoise blue sèvres backgrou...
Ormolu, Enamel
Sold
H 3.55 in W 11.82 in D 4.53 in
Mid-19th Century Wood Casket with Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Octagonal-shaped?casket?in wood, the drop-leaf lid is decorated with brass and mother-of-pearl inlay featuring a central medallion and foliated interlace. The interior is composed of...
Brass
Sold
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 8.27 in
French 19th Century Jewelry Casket by Alphonse Giroux et Cie Paris & J.Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez, Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th century jewelry casket by Alphonse Giroux et Cie Paris & J.Moigniez (1835-1894) Silvered bronze richly decorated with Love Birds, branches and foliages Signed J.Moignie...
Bronze
Sold
H 2.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in
Antique French Napoleon III Era Pocket Watch Display Casket Box Hunt Theme Boar
Located in Miami, FL
Napoleon III Era Pocket Watch Display Casket, Box Hunt Theme Dogs, Boar, Hounds and Men riding Horses in Action.
Brass
French Napoléon III Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Jewelry Casket
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Napoléon III ormolu and Sèvres porcelain jewelry casket Finely chiseled Ormolu designed with rinceaux and foliages Decorated with ten hand painted Sèvres Porcelain Nobles ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 6 in W 7.75 in D 5.5 in
Wonderful French Napoleon III Ormolu Bronze Crystal Glass Casket Jewelry Box
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful large French Napoleon III style ormolu bronze mounted & crystal / glass casket jewelry box with open work handle.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Limoges Miniature
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Napoleon III gilded ormolu serpentine shaped jewellery casket, circa 1860 in date.
Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Jewelry Casket with Cameos
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Napoleon III gilded ormolu Jewelry casket, circa 1860 in date.
Ormolu
Rare Highly Cut Baccarat Jewelry Casket / Box, circa 1860
By Baccarat
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous shaped Baccarat box with doré bronze mounts. This is a rare example, the shape deeply and intricately cut incorporating four cut lion's paw feet. Dating to around 1860,...
Crystal
Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Jewel Casket by Tahan, Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand chased gilt bronze box features four oval inlay stone floral reserves that include forget-me-nots, and carnations. It is signed by renowned maker Tahan of Paris.
Stone, Bronze
Sold
H 3.5 in W 8.25 in D 6.25 in
19th Century French Sèvres Cobalt Porcelain and Gilt Brass Casket Jewelry Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
The Napoleon III box is in excellent condition with rich colors.
Brass
Sold
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 7 in
19th Century French Sèvres Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Casket Jewelry Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
The Rococo box is dressed with a brass hinge and the sides are decorated with floral motifs; when opened, the inside box is embellished with hand painted floral decor. The Napoleon I...
Brass
Sold
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 7 in
19th Century French Sèvres Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
The Rococo box is dressed with a brass hinge and the sides are decorated with floral motifs; when opened, the inside box is embellished with hand painted floral decor. The Napoleon I...
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Casket Box
Located in Larkspur, CA
Third Quarter 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Walnut and Inlaid Brass Table Cashet Box, the Shaped Top with Central Medallion and Oval Frame with Inset Repeated Clovers on Project...
Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Glass Casket / Box French Antique
Located in London, GB
Perfectly executed in heavy crystal glass and bronze. A superb example of a French casket. This fine box is decorated with high quality ormolu mounts.
Glass
Zas, a French Napoleon III Period Sewing Casket, circa 1860
By Zas, France
Located in Paris, FR
A very fine Napoleon III period sewing casket. Signed Zas.
Burl, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Gilt Bronze Casket
Located in London, GB
French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Casket with Enamel Straps & Handles c.1880
Bronze
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep This gorgeous Antique jewelry box was made in Germany by KPM Porce...
Ormolu
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.75 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th Century French ormolu glass trinket box, circa 1860. This miniature box has the original tufted silk lining, thick beveled glass with floral etching, intricat...
Ormolu
$382,960
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
French Late 19th Century Onyx Champlevé Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful onyx and gilt bronze champlevé enamel jewelry box in a chest design; made in France in the Late 19th Century, having a soft red velvet interior and impeccable hand-painted ...
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century Italian Carved and Giltwood Headboard
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a 19th Century Italian headboard, crafted from carved giltwood. The intricate carvings on the headboard showcase the skilled craftsmanship of the era, adding a touch of elega...
Giltwood
French Gilt Bronze and Pink Porcelain Jewellery Box by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and pink porcelain jewellery box by Tahan. French, late 19th Century Measures: height 13cm, width 18cm, depth 13cm. This fine jewellery casket by the French m...
Ormolu
$99,840
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
Sèvres Porcelain Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Box, Sèvres porcelain box, gilt brass mount, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Dimensions : H: 7 cm, W: 15 cm, D: 10 cm Co...
Brass
19th Century French Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French Sevres Porcelain box.
Porcelain
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$3,787
H 5.52 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Sèvres Porcelain Box, Gilt Brass Mounting, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, gilt brass mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Napoleon III period box, 19th century, Sèvres porcelain and gilt brass mount. Dimensions : H: 14cm, ...
Brass
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and elaborately decorated French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Sévres Porcelain box. This charming oblong oval shaped lidded box is raised by four toupie shaped fe...
Ormolu
19th Century French Sèvres Porcelain Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful 19th-century French Sèvres porcelain box, showcasing the elegance and artistry for which Sèvres is renowned. This finely crafted box features hand-painted couple, floral ...
Porcelain
$19,882
H 1.58 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
Silver
$2,012
H 5.91 in W 7.29 in D 4.14 in
Sèvres Porcelain Box, Enamelled and Gilded, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, enamelled and gilded, 20th century, Napoleon III style. A 20th century Napoleon III style Sèvres porcelain enamelled and gilt box with gilt brass mounting. Di...
Porcelain
$18,510
H 1.19 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890. The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!
Bronze, Enamel
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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.