Napoleon Iii Centre Table
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Tortoise Shell
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Brass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze
Antique 1850s Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Center Tables
Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Center Tables
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Center Tables
Walnut
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Center Tables
Beech
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Game Tables
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Tables
Fruitwood
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Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Amboyna
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Tortoise Shell
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Bronze, Brass
Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Side Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Center Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Walnut
Antique 1880s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces
Agate, Jade, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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Metal, Brass, Copper
Antique 1890s Austrian Late Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Leather
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Tapestry, Walnut
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Upholstery, Walnut
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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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Tables for You
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.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .