French 1850s Napoleon III Walnut Side Table with Geometric Inlay and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut side table from the mid 19th century, with geometric inlay, single drawer and tapered legs.
Walnut
French 1870s Napoléon III Walnut Side Table with Star Inlay and Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III walnut side table from the late 19th century, with start inlay and single drawer.
Walnut
French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Table with Brass Inlay and Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in France during the reign of France's last Emperor Napoleon III, this exquisite guéridon pedestal table features a circular walnut top, delicately accented with a thin brass in...
Brass
Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Lamp Table with Brass Inlays and Bronze Lists
Located in Kastrup, DK
Napoleon III lamp table, walnut and fruitwood veneered with brass inlays and bronze lists.
French Napoleon III Boulle Center Table in Tortoise Shell and Brass Inlay
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exceptionally fine Napoleon III Boulle center table with inlays of tortoise and brass on ebonized wood, gadrooned brass ormolu banding along top edge, and figurative ormolu mounts...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Table Napoleon III, 19th Century Rosewood and Ebony Marquetry Inlay
Located in Houston, TX
French occasional table made of rosewood and various other woods forming a beautiful Marquetry floral pattern in the center top with a bronze gallery encircling the top edge.
Rosewood
French 19th Century Ebonized Walnut Napoleon III Entry Table With Brass Inlay
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a beautiful example of a French Napoleon III 19th Century entry or serving table. It is made of Ebonized walnut with a brass inlay on the shaped carved top and around all sid...
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlay Wood Golden Bronzes Desk or Writing Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant writing desk Napoleon III circa 1870s with refined inlays of floral taste. Embellished with important golden bronzes.
Bronze
French Walnut Napoleon III Period Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Oval Tray
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful French Walnut Napoleon III period mother-of-pearl inlay oval tray. Butterfly and flowers mother-of-pearl details, some few losses but very good general condition. ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Small Napoleon III Parlor Table w/ Brass Gallery, Inlays & White Marble, c. 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A small Napoleon III parlor table in mahogany with white marble top, brass gallery and fine brass inlays.
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Bistro Table with Parquetry Star Inlay Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Paris circa 1870, this exquisite antique gueridon table combines the strength of cast iron with the warmth of solid oak. The elegant tripodal base features scrolled feet w...
Iron
Sold|$98,500
Napoleon III French Billiard Table
By Chevillotte
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Charles X billiard table is an early example of the fine billiard tables produced by the Chevillotte firm of Orleans, France. The table is crafted of rosewood and bird...
Bronze
19th century French Napoleon III Inlay and Walnut Gueridon, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
This unique Napoleon III walnut table features exquisite inlays across the entire tabletop and its sculpted pedestal base, creating sumptuous floral and butterfly motifs.
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Centre Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Nashville, TN
Good condition Ebonized Napoleon III Bedel & Cie Parisian made Boulle style centre table.
Tortoise Shell
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlay Wood Golden Bronzes Desk with Armchair
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and important French desk Napoleon III with his armchair. The desk is made of black ebonized wood with precious inlays in gilded bronze and turtle. Many decorations applied in f...
Bronze
Napoleon III Oval Side Table with Boulle Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Napoleon III oval side table with boulle marquetry and gilt bronze mounts.
Oak
French Napoleon III Inlaid Work Table or Vanity
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Late 19th century French Napoleon III inlaid rosewood fitted work table with an intricately inlaid top which opens to become a small dressing mirror and with fitted storage within. P...
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Centre Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century French Napoleon III rosewood centre of the room table with fine bronze trim.
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Table in Boulle Style Marquetry, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant small table vanity in Boulle marquetry Napoleon III made up of four brass leaves set in mother of pearl crosses. Marquetry on all sides. Interior with mirror framed with bras...
Brass, Bronze
French Napoleon III Center Table, Oval Form, Brass Inlays, and Gilt Bronze Trim
Located in Houston, TX
Rosewood oval center table with brass inlay designs with touches of mother of pearl. Gilt bronze mounts on the gadrooned edge with gilt bronze flutes. Superb patina and color The o...
Rosewood
19th Century Napoleon III Dark Rosewood Side Table French Center Sewing Table
Located in Milano, MI
An antique French Napoleon III rosewood center table, dating back to circa 1870, in good condition.
Brass, Ormolu
Fine French Japonisme Lacquered Side Table with Shagreen Inlays
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Napoleon III three-tiered side table with four ornamental bamboo legs and black lacquered trays/shelves with shagreen inlays of a still life with birds, butterflies, an...
Shagreen, Bamboo, Wood
Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle marquetry inlay with brass and brown horn, patterned interlacing, scrolls and fol...
Brass, Bronze
French Octagonal Carved Walnut Pedestal Gueridon Table with Inlay Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Incorporate extra surface space into your living room with this French fruit wood gueridon table. The octagonal gueridon could easily be placed next to a sofa or between two armchair...
Walnut
French 19th Century Boulle/Napoleon III Writing Table Desk
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Boulle/ Napoleon III writing table desk. Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and turtle, bronze details outside. Includes one drawer. This table is after very good qua...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Planter Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Napoleone III planter table characterized by finely inlaid walnut with floral motif. On the top a lid with elegant gilt bronze handles can be removed to use the flower compar...
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Side Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Napoleone III coffee table characterized by finely inlaid walnut tops with floral and musical instruments motif. Enriched with precious finely chiseled golden bronzes that co...
Walnut
Napoléon III Game Table in Boulle Marquetry, France 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Very Chic French Napoléon III Game Table in Boulle Marquetry, Louis XVI style, in ebonized fruitwood. The table is raised by elegant circular fluted legs with foliate top caps and fi...
Brass
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Side Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant Napoleone III coffee table characterized by finely inlaid walnut tops with floral motif, on the first floor an inlaid bird. Enriched with precious finely chiseled golden bron...
Walnut
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Located in Seaford, GB
Key Features of the Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table Intricate Inlay Work: First and foremost, the table showcases detailed marquetry crafted from exotic woods such as r...
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Center Table with Star-Inlaid Top and Gilt Trim
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut center table from the mid 19th century, with circular star-inlaid top, pedestal base and gilt accents. Born in France during the reign of Emperor ...
Walnut
Napoleon III Game Table in Boulle Queen's Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous foldable Napoleon III game table in beautiful Boulle Queen's Marquetry, Louis XVI style, in ebonized fruitwood.
Brass, Bronze
Mahogany Vanity or Side Table Brass Inlays and Marquetry Work, France circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Adorable Mahogany vanity table or side table with brass inlays out of France from the late 19th century, circa 1870. The top plate, veneered in fine mahogany, can be opened and impre...
Brass
French Napoleon III Pedestal Table with Marquetry of Ebony, Walnut and Lemon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period guéridon table from the mid-19th century, with floral marquetry decor and turned pedestal. Born at the beginning of the reign of France's last emperor Na...
Wood, Ebony, Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Side Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Particular Napoleon III side table characterized by finely inlaid tops in golden bronze with floral taste motif. Enriched with precious finely chiseled golden bronzes that cover the ...
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Vanities Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Particular Napoleon III vanities table characterized by finely inlaid with floral taste motif. Enriched with precious finely chiseled golden bronzes that cover the table in different...
Wood
Napoleon III Desk Writing Table in Queen's Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Napoleon III beautiful desk writing table in boulle marquetry in Queen style.
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle marquetry inlay with brass and red tortoiseshell patterned interlacing, scrolls and...
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood with Golden Bronzes Étagère
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Particular Napoleone III étagère characterized by finely inlaid three shelves with floral taste motif. Enriched with precious finely chiseled golden bronzes that cover the table in d...
Walnut
19th Century Napoleon III Drop Leaf Marquetry Table with Exotic Woods and Bronze
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This exceptional French drop-leaf tea table from the Napoleon III period features intricate marquetry on all sides of walnut, palisander, lemon wood, and other exotic fruitwoods.
Bronze
Antique Napoleon III Boulle Desk, 19th Century
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This is an absolutely stunning, antique, French ‘Boulle’ freestanding desk of the 19th century. The desk is beautifully inlaid in cut brass on tortoiseshell with floral motifs. The...
Tortoise Shell
19th Century French Napoleon III Inlaid Wood Folding and Serving Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality French Napoleon III 1880s coffee and cocktail folding table in inlay wood.
Wood
Huge, Rare Napoleon III Boulle Table Clock France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle, Henri Picard
Located in Paris, FR
Rare, monumental size Napoleon III cartel table clock in Boule Marquetry. This stunning piece is entirely covered with brass in Boulle Marquetry style on a red tortoiseshell backgro...
Brass, Bronze
French Inlay & Ebonized Etagere Circa 1900
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This extraordinary French etagere from the 19th century is marquetry art in furniture form. Each shelf is painstakingly inlaid with alternating patterns of ebonized and zebra woods, ...
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Inlaid Walnut and Ormolu Mounted Portico Table Clock
Located in Milano, MI
It dates back to the Napoleon III period, circa 1870, of French origin.
Bronze
19th Century French Carved Mahogany and Brass Inlay Gueridon with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this antique round centre table in your entry or between two fauteuils. Crafted in France, circa 1860, the Napoleon III gueridon is carved in mahogany wood with an ebonized fin...
Marble, Brass
Sold|$4,001
19th Century Writing Desk, Napoleon III
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great French writing desk from the late 19th century. Furniture from period of Napoleon III made by burl walnut with rich inlay on maple top. Desk finished from the center, richly de...
Brass, Bronze
Sold|$7,489
Nest of Four Plum Pudding Mahogany Tables
Located in London, by appointment only
Nest of four plum pudding mahogany tables, the tops inlaid with brass and mother of pearl flowers and tendrils. France, circa 1880. Measures: Height 76cm Width 60cm (pending con...
Brass
Napoleon III Ebonized Wood, Brass Inlay and Ormolu Jewelry Table by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This magnificent jewelry storage and dressing table was produced by the furniture maker Alphonse Tahan (1830-1880), official master cabinetmaker of Napoleon III. The serpentine shape...
Ormolu
Sold|$7,600
French, Inlaid, Burled Walnut Game Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This beautifully proportioned table has a swivel top that is cross banded in rosewood that frames a marquetry inlay of boxwood depicting floral chase work. Once opened, a storage wel...
Walnut, Kingwood
Antique 19th Century French Boulle Centre Table, circa 1860
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century French boulle centre table. The serpentine shaped top features all-over tortoiseshell and profuse inlaid brass decoration, quality gilt bronze mounts and a singl...
Bronze, Brass
19th Century French Octagonal Carved Walnut Inlaid Pedestal Gueridon Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Incorporate extra surface space into your living room with this antique fruit wood gueridon table. Crafted in France circa 1870, the octagonal gueridon stands on a carved pedestal ba...
Walnut
Sold|$3,500
19th Century Table/Tray Double Side
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French table tray double side. This piece can be used as a tray or as a game table.
Fruitwood
Sold|$5,950 / set
Pair of French Inlaid Tables or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century French stands with classical inlaid designs in mahogany, walnut, satinwood, and kingwood on the tops, with brass galleries over an ebonized case with...
Brass
Antique French Inlaid Jardinière Napoleon III Table, circa 1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French inlaid jardinière Napoleon III table circa 1885 with exotic wood inlay.
Wood
French Inlaid Secrétaire à Abattant with Pull out Writing Table, 19th Century
By Napoléon III
Located in Houston, TX
Antique inlaid kingwood secretary cabinet with a drop down bottom cabinet. The writing surface pulls out from under the top cabinet. Inside the top cabinet is a silk lined interior w...
Kingwood
French 19th Century Chinoiserie Tilt-Top Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century chinoiserie tilt-top table Table open is 26.8in H.
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
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