Napoleon Iii Sevres
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Porcelain
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Porcelain
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Desks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Centerpieces
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1850s French Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Porcelain
Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Urns
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Bronze, Zinc
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Buffets
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique 1890s European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
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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