Napoleon Iii Cave
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1820s French Barware
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Cabinets
Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass
Glass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Brass, Zinc
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Dry Bars
Crystal, Bronze, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Glass
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
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Crystal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Statues
Bronze
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Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal, Brass
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Glass
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze, Gold
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Walnut
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Glass
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French More Dining and Entertaining
Rosewood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Greco Roman Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Crystal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Dry Bars
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
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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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