Napoleon III Dressing Table, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Napoleon III dressing table with an ebonized frame and large gilt-bronze mounts.
Metal, Bronze
$4,580Sale Price|20% Off
Dressing Table Ladies France Napoleon III in Bronze and Wood, 19th Century
By Napoléon III
Located in Milano, IT
Amazing Napoleon III style women's grooming of circa 1800. French toilet with original ormolu holders and working lock and key. The upper part rises up to reveal a compartmentalized ...
Brass, Bronze
Inlaid Dressing Table / Jewelry Table, Napoleon III Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Inlaid Dressing Table / Jewelry Table - Napoleon III Period Charming dressing table or jewelry table from the Napoleon III period, in light wood beautifully inlaid with floral motifs.
Wood
Napoleon III Period Dressing Table, Attributed to Diehl
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III period dressing table, attributed to Diehl French, circa 1870 Measures: Height 78cm, width 50cm, depth 38cm This magnificent dressing table is crafted from dark woo...
Bronze
Exceptional Antique French Napoleon III Mahogany Dressing Table, Ormolu-Mounted
Located in BŘECLAV, CZ
Exceptional antique French Napoleon III mahogany dressing table, richly appointed with elegant ormolu mounts and a beautifully framed central mirror.
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Mahogany
$1,545Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Style French Dressing Table With Mirror And Faux Drawer
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Particular French walnut wooden dressing table in the Napoleon III style; the upper top has a rectangular shape and is surrounded by an elegant gilt bronze band elegantly decorated; ...
Bronze
Paul Sormani French Dressing Table Amboyna Veneer (Rare). Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Incline Village, NV
Paul Sormani (1817-1877) designed and was the maker of this superb quality small dressing table; from his Paris workshop at 10 R. Charlot Park (this was his second workshop---opened ...
Amboyna
Napoleon III lacquered dressing table
Located in Paris, FR
A wood and papier mache black lacquered dressing table with an oval mirror,all inlaid with mother of pearl, and hand-painted with flowers and gilded patterns. Come with its full set ...
Ladies Dressing Table
Located in Honiton, Devon
Stunning Napoleon III Kingwoood and inlaid work table / dressing table, lift up lid, single drawer over wooden basket for wool's French circa 1870s with original ormolu mounts and...
Kingwood
Napoleon III Dressing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Napoleon dressing table of exceptional quality, utilizing beautifully grained woods, including walnut, rosewood, tulipwood and fruitwood. The shaped parquetry top, with everted angle...
Napoleon III Lamp or Dressing Table, circa 1870
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant lamp/dressing table, veneered in squares and diamonds, in walnut with ebony lists. Gilt bronze mounting on legs and table edge. Under the tabletop small rooms and a mirror. H...
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H 29.5 in W 19.5 in D 13.75 in
French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Travailleuse/Dressing Table, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
French Napoleon III period vanity table, ebonized frame accented with Burlwood panels, hinged top with marquetry musical instruments, Oak branches, and floral blooms, reverse with ...
Burl
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H 66.93 in W 51.97 in D 28.75 in
Napoleon III style dressing table in black lacquered wood and 3 mirrors
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Napoleon III style dressing table in black lacquered wood and 3 mirrors Wear consistent with age and use.
Mirror, Wood
Napoleon III Empire Dressing Table in Mahogany Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Napoleon III Empire style dressing table in mahogany.
Mahogany
Large 19th Century French Second Empire Dressing Mirror
Located in Benington, Herts
A very good quality large French Napoleon III second Empire walnut dressing mirror on superb quality gilt brass paw feet, circa 1860 An impressive dressing mirror of architectural f...
Walnut
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H 29.14 in W 23.43 in D 15.75 in
Dressing Table in Exotic Wood Veneers and Marquetry in Louis XV Style
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Napoleon III antique dressing table in exotic wood veneers, with flowing lines accented by fine cast bronze ormolu decoration of ova, rinceau and scrolls.
Bronze
Orientalist Dressing Table, Syrian Work of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Orientalist Dressing Table, Syrian Work of the 19th Century" Very beautiful orientalist dressing table of the 19th century with its toilet necessary in solid silver, magnificent ...
Silver
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H 55.5 in W 40.5 in D 20 in
Antique Napoleon III Classical Revival Mahogany & Ormolu Dressing Table c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Napoleon III Classical Revival dressing table offers mahogany construction with oval mirror having flanking column supports with flame finials over table with singl...
Ormolu
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H 29.14 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
French Napoleon III Period Ebonized Travailleuse/Dressing Table, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
French Napoleon III period vanity table, ebonized frame accented with burlwood panels, hinged top with marquetry ornaments, oak branches, and floral blooms, rising on tapered legs, j...
Bronze
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H 33.08 in W 29.93 in D 16.54 in
French Napoleon III Style Dressing Table Vanity Unit Marble and Mirror, c. 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vanity dressing table with central mirror, one drawer and one board, in the bamboo style French early 20th century Pine, linden wood, marble and mirror. All original Dimension...
Marble
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H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Blue Sevres France Set of Porcelain, 5 Pieces, Flowers, for a Dressing Table
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgheous and very refined set of 5-pieces porcelain, hand painted dressing table set, made in France by the House of Sèvres in the Napoleon III style.
Gold Leaf
Napoleon III Dressing Table
Located in Honiton, Devon
Very pretty Napoleon III mahogany and inlaid ladies dressing table / work table or just a nice little lamp table Dating to circa 1870s inlaid with burr elm and various exotic woo...
Ladies Dressing Table
Located in Honiton, Devon
Fabulous 19th century Amboyna ladies dressing table, but also can be used as a lamp table / side table French dating to the 1870s from the Napoleon III period Having been thr...
Amboyna
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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