Second Empire Era Gilt
SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY GOLDEN BRONZE EMPIRE APPLIQUES
Located in Firenze, FI
These two gilt bronze Empire style sconces date back to the period of Napoleon III, which
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Period French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Fireplace Fender, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
The era of history known as the Empire period coincided with the reign of Napoleon over France. It
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H 12.25 in W 46 in D 4 in
19th Century Henri Picard Children Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Henri Picard
Located in CABA, AR
Henri Picard, a master of artistic metalwork during the opulent Second Empire period in France
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Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
casket embodies the opulence and decorative elegance that defined the Second Empire. The casket’s ornate
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France, circa 1810 -1820 Table Clock with a Handmaid Mercury Gilded Bronze
Located in Milan, IT
taste of the Napoleonic era that envisaged a return to antiquity, the Empire Style was used for the
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H 23.63 in W 16.15 in D 5.12 in
Antique Dog Kennel Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
1891 during the Victorian Era. A fantastic and collectable novelty silver piece.
George Heath worked
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A French 19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Large Curule Stools
By Maison Jansen, Georges Jacob
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Second Empire and at the time of the Universal Exhibitions, as the ‘Escalier de Cristal’ teaches. At
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Napoleón III , French wood bronze Dresser with mirror
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Empire
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Antique Biedermeier Swedish Birch Ormolu Mounted Sofa Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. It stands on a gilt and ebonized fluted Doric column pedestal on a shaped platform base raised on
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Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase Pair Gyokuzan
Located in Newark, England
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Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase Painted by Ryozan for the Yasuda Company
Located in Newark, England
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By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
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