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Second Empire-Style Cabinet
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Handsome, two-door, burl veneered cabinet surmounted by a single drawer above. The face is framed by ebonized, parcel gilt pillars and features striking, relief carved, gilt wood li...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Burl

Second Empire-Style Cabinet
Second Empire-Style Cabinet
H 39.5 in W 55.5 in D 27 in
19C French Second Empire Style 2 Tier Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19C French second empire style 2 tier console from circa 1860-80
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables

Materials

Brass

MWLC Second Empire Style Long Drop Earrings
By Mark Walsh Leslie Chin
Located in New York, NY
made in the Antique style is exceptional. Settings are completely hand made and the labor intensive
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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Drop Earrings

Materials

Gilt Metal

Pair of Antique Second Empire Style Five-Arm Candelabra
Located in Montreal, QC
with faux candlesticks surrounding a central pan that supports and thence to bouillotte style tole
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A Set of Four Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Second Empire Style Salon Chairs in the M
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Set of Four Mahogany And Gilt-Bronze Second Empire Salon Chairs in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Side Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Small Napoleonic clock. Second empire style. France, 19th century. The clock doesn't work.
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Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
H 9.45 in W 4.34 in D 4.93 in
Large Second Empire Gilt Bronze and Marquetry Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
the Second Empire style. The cabinet is adorned with gilt bronze mounts and marquetry panels, all
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Large Water Gilt Austrian Rococo Style Mirror with Winged Lion, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Large Rococo Revival or Second Empire style mirror from France, circa 1880. Expertly handcrafted
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Antique Early 1900s French Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Plaster, Wood

Pair of Napoleon Third Style Vases
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very eclectic
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Napoleon Third Style Vases
Pair of Napoleon Third Style Vases
H 9.85 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
French armchairs with sticks, carved molded mahogany - Empire period 19th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
follows the Restoration style and will be replaced by the Second Empire style (also known as the Napoleon
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Four Doors Cabinets, Armoire or Dry Bar
Located in Firenze, IT
Second Empire style has been maintained but the interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon added allouring
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Late 20th Century French Empire Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Gustave-Joseph Chéret Terracotta Jardiniere Urn
By Gustave-Joseph Chéret
Located in New York, NY
for flowers. Epitomizes the mid-19th century Second Empire style with French Renaissance Revival
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Ja...

Materials

Terracotta

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
characteristic of the Second Empire style. Indeed, the decor is the strong point of this period, as we can see
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20th Century French Napoleon III Panelling

Materials

Bronze

French "Confiturier" Sideboard - Small cabinet - Louis Philippe - France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
follows the Restoration style and will be replaced by the Second Empire style (also known as the Napoleon
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Cupboards

Materials

Pine

French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
Second Empire style, were presented at the Exhibition of 1844, during the reign of Louis-Philippe
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Antique 1870s French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Mid-19th Century Ebonised Wood, Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Desk
Located in London, GB
Empire style. The desk's four ebonised wood legs are of cabriole design, featuring foliate ormolu feet
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stone, Ormolu

Second Empire Louis XVI Style Two Arm Sconce
Located in New York, NY
Second Empire Louis XVI revival style gilded metal two light sconce. Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 6
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Candle Sconces

Materials

Metal

Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
of the Second Empire style. The focal point of the clock is a large doré bronze maiden, who indicates
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock
Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock
H 18 in W 9.5 in D 4.75 in
Pair of Turquoise Amphorae Attributed to Sevres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
furniture inspired by the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon III Table Lamp
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
inspired by the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

Napoleon III Table Lamp
Napoleon III Table Lamp
H 10.24 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Napoleon III Table Lamp Enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III Table Lamp Enamel
Napoleon III Table Lamp Enamel
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H 12.6 in W 3.35 in D 3.35 in
Napoleon III Inkwell
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very eclectic
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Enamel

Napoleon III Inkwell
Napoleon III Inkwell
H 2.37 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
Pair of Napoleon III Candlesticks
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
inspired by the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Napoleon III Candlesticks
Pair of Napoleon III Candlesticks
H 14.97 in W 4.93 in D 4.93 in
Napoleon III Jewelery Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Napoleon III Jewelery Box
Napoleon III Jewelery Box
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 4.93 in
Pair of Napoleon III Champleve Lamps
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
with furniture inspired by the latter style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Napoleon III Champleve Lamps
Pair of Napoleon III Champleve Lamps
H 12.41 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Mantel Clock 19th Century, Louis Philippe Charles X Style
Located in Warsaw, PL
clock are made with acanthus s-scroll design, which completes this Second Empire style pendulum. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Table Clocks and Desk C...

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

19th Century French Hand Painted Wallpaper, Second Empire Era, E. Muller Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century roll of wallpaper, second Empire era, polychrome printing in the style of E. Muller
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
, was borrowed from styles that preceded it. Therefore, the Second Empire style can be summed up with in
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle.
Located in Warsaw, PL
, was borrowed from styles that preceded it. Therefore, the Second Empire style can be summed up with in
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Napoleon III circular enamel box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very eclectic artistic style. That
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Napoleon III circular enamel box
Napoleon III circular enamel box
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H 3.15 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Pair of Napoleon III Amphorae
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
style. With the Second Empire style, tradition and modernity are mixed, reaching a very eclectic
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Urns

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Napoleon III Amphorae
Pair of Napoleon III Amphorae
H 11.03 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Napoleon III Lamps marble and enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
elegance of the First Empire. His wife, Empress Eugenia de Montijo, was attracted to the Louis XVI style
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Napoleon III Lamps marble and enamel
Pair of Napoleon III Lamps marble and enamel
H 15.36 in W 12.6 in D 5.91 in
Second Empire Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
are Breuget style.
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III pedestal with clock
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
others. The sumptuousness and polychromy are typical of the Second Empire style. Likes to show wealth
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Antique 1870s French Empire Pedestals

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Napoleon III pedestal with clock
Napoleon III pedestal with clock
H 0.49 in W 11.03 in D 13 in
Antique French Napoleon III Style "Chaise Percée" Toilet / Throne, a Curiosity
Located in Madrid, ES
) or Second Empire style "throne" is a fine example of elegant furniture making meeting functional
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Napoleon III card holder
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon IIII style The Second Empire style (from French: style Second Empire), also called Napoleon III
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Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Napoleon III card holder
Napoleon III card holder
H 1.58 in W 10.63 in D 7.88 in
Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mid 19 century French Gilt Bronze Gothic style mantel clock and garniture which the French call
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Gueridon Table, hand carved Dolphin, second Empire, ~1900, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning rare side table, so called Gueridon, from the second Empire, made around 1900 in Italy
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Antique 1890s Italian Empire Gueridon

Materials

Mahogany, Spruce

19th Century Second Empire Pine Marble Top Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Second Empire Pine marble top nightstand is a wonderful example of the style
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Night Stands

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Balcony Corbels in Carved Pierre de Villebois Stone
Located in Dallas, TX
are from the Napoleon III period (sometimes called Second Empire style). Each corbel was hand-carved
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Architectural Elements

Materials

Limestone

A Palatial 19th Century French Second Empire Ormolu Mounted Bronze Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Palatial 19th Century French Second Empire Ormolu Mounted Bronze and Green Marble Three Piece
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Second Empire Period Gilt Bronze and Kingwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period gilt bronze and kingwood display cabinet French, c. 1860 Measures: Height
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Empire Style Palatial Torchieres
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Empire style palatial composite torchieres with fluted column over acanthus leaf and urn
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20th Century French Empire More Lighting

Materials

Composition

Unusual Empire Style Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Quirky and unusual Empire style breakfront bookcase, the wood painted with a faux bois trompe
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY GOLDEN BRONZE EMPIRE APPLIQUES
Located in Firenze, FI
corresponds to the Second French Empire between 1852 and 1870. This style takes inspiration from the art of
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Antique 1870s Italian Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Meridian - Day bed - Lounge chair - Bench Napoleon III - France XIXth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
condition. The Second Empire style, also known as Napoleon III style, is an architectural, furnishing and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Daybeds

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Empire Style Six French Chairs " Gondola" Model
Located in Prato, Tuscany
as dining chairs; they are a typical and classic example of the empire style in the so-called " a
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Walnut

Second Empire Period Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
this time: the set is influenced by styles current centuries before, from the Baroque of the 17th
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Second Empire French Napoleon III Silver Plate Ornate Dessert Forks, S/11
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, terminating in an acanthus bud. The forks are backed with a classic fan shell motif. Second Empire makers
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Napoleon III Parisian Giltwood Barometer, "Bodeur a Paris", Circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III style, sometimes referred to as The Second Empire style, was greatly influenced by the
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Antique 1830s French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Glass

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Night Stands

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Pair of Napoleon III toad chairs armchairs seating blue upholstery 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Empire style, also known as Napoleon III style, is an architectural, furnishing and clothing style, born
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Office Filing Cabinet / Cartonnier Mahogany - Louis Philippe Period France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
style and will be replaced by the Second Empire style (also called Napoleon III style). It is a style of
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Cabinets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Swedish Empire Ceiling Chandelier in antique Classicist Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Swedish Empire ceiling crown in the style of classicism Polished brass and facetted
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20th Century German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat or Writing Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire style continued to be in favour for many decades, with only minor adaptations. The second half of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Style Armchair, Mahogany Wood, Austria, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful neoclassical Empire style Armchair from the second half of 19th century. Solid mahogany
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Empire Revival Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

A Pair of Massive Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Second Empire Five Light Wall Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
A Superb Pair of Massive Second Empire Gilt Bronze five light wall sconces, in the Louis XVl
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ormolu

Late 19th Empire Style Rectangular Coffee or Side Table in François Linke Style
Located in Miami, FL
appeal. During the Second Empire these styles were so eclectic that they became debased. Linke wanted to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Chest of Drawers, Possibly France, circa 1880
Located in Madrid, ES
was one of the most important inspirations of the style Second Empire, which was born under the
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Antique Late 19th Century European Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of...

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Sterling Silver Empire Style Centerpiece, Italy, 1990
By Ilario Pradella 1
Located in Cagliari, IT
Wonderful oval Empire style centerpiece with foot made in sterling silver by Ilario Pradella for
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1990s Italian Empire Decorative Bowls

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Questions About Second Empire Style
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    The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.