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Napoleon III Doors and Gates

NAPOLEON III STYLE

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.

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Style: Napoleon III
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Panels with Pheasants in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office, a ranch or a hunting lodge with this pair of elegant antique wall plaques. Crafted in France circa 1870 and built of oak ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Oak, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Panels with Pheasants in Gilt Frames

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Panels with Pheasants in Gilt Frames

Entrance door and its stained glass surround
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Entrance door and its stained glass surround
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20th Century French Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Stained Glass, Wood

Entrance door and its stained glass surround
Entrance door and its stained glass surround

Entrance door and its stained glass surround

Antique Cast Iron French Door Knocker
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique cast iron French door knocker A gilt cast iron door knocker often described as the hand of Fatima or the hand of Eve. The piece is de...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Iron

Antique Cast Iron French Door Knocker
Antique Cast Iron French Door Knocker

Antique Cast Iron French Door Knocker

Large Wrought Iron Gate in the Napoleon III Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large wrought iron gate in the Napoleon III style.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Wrought Iron

Large Wrought Iron Gate in the Napoleon III Style
Large Wrought Iron Gate in the Napoleon III Style

Large Wrought Iron Gate in the Napoleon III Style

Monumental Oak Door, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
These high oak carriage doors were made at the end of the 19th century and belonged to a typical Haussmannian building in Paris. In very good condition,...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Oak

Monumental Oak Door, 19th Century
Monumental Oak Door, 19th Century

Monumental Oak Door, 19th Century

Pair of 19th Century, French Carved Oak Wall Door Panels in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office with this pair of elegant antique panels. Crafted in France, circa 1870, and made of oak, the sculpted elements are decorated with exquisite carvings in high ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Oak, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century, French Carved Oak Wall Door Panels in Gilt Frames

Pair of 19th Century, French Carved Oak Wall Door Panels in Gilt Frames

Large Set of Napoleon III French Antique Exterior Doors with Carved Panels
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
This magnificent set of large exterior double doors are French and from the Napoleon III period. Each panel has hand crafted structural detail of...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Hardwood, Oak, Wood

Large Set of Napoleon III French Antique Exterior Doors with Carved Panels
Large Set of Napoleon III French Antique Exterior Doors with Carved Panels

Large Set of Napoleon III French Antique Exterior Doors with Carved Panels

Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Made in wrought-iron, interior gate composed of two gate-sides and two doors, with an elegant decor made of scrolls, enriched with gilt bronze ornaments. The gates are probably made...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Bronze, Iron

Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860
Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860

Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860

Antique Large Doble Wooden Interior Door in White Patina Color
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Antique large double wooden Interior door in white patina color. This pair of doors is adorned with molded panels of varying sizes and light hand...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Hardwood, Wood

Antique Large Doble Wooden Interior Door in White Patina Color
Antique Large Doble Wooden Interior Door in White Patina Color

Antique Large Doble Wooden Interior Door in White Patina Color

Three Pairs of 19th Century Double-Doors Painted in Imitation of Marquetry
Located in Paris, FR
Three pairs of double doors in solid oak, painted in imitation of marquetry (walnut burl, rosewood, sycamore burl). The reserves are surrounded by a gilded wood molding, Two of the...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Wood, Lacquer

Three Pairs of 19th Century Double-Doors Painted in Imitation of Marquetry
Three Pairs of 19th Century Double-Doors Painted in Imitation of Marquetry

Three Pairs of 19th Century Double-Doors Painted in Imitation of Marquetry

Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Doors
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent pair of 19th century French doors.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Bronze

Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Doors
Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Doors

Magnificent Pair of 19th Century French Doors

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Late 18th Century English Antique Napoleon III Doors and Gates

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Antique Wrought Iron Side Gate in the Georgian Style
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Antique Wrought Iron Gate Overthrow
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Antique Wrought Iron Gate Overthrow

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Glass entrance shop door with windows, carved walnut and complete frame, Italy
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A Reclaimed Stained Glass Door
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A Reclaimed Stained Glass Door
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A Reclaimed Stained Glass Door

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Antique English Oak Stained Glass Door
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Vintage Patinated Solid Cast Brass Door Knocker
Located in San Francisco, CA
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19th Century French Painted Barn Door
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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19th Century French Painted Barn Door
19th Century French Painted Barn Door

19th Century French Painted Barn Door

H 79.5 in W 54.5 in D 2 in
Victorian Stained Glass Front Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
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H 90.75 in W 48.04 in D 1.86 in
Large & Wide Antique Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate
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Large & Wide Antique Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate

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Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
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Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960

Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960

H 9.85 in W 4.34 in D 1.58 in
Mid 19th Century Iron Hand Door Knocker
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French iron hand door knocker. Made in the mid 19th century.. These door knockers grace the doors of many French homes, how about yours?
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Pair of 19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Door Panels in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
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Pair of 19th Century French Exterior Doors in Frame
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Pair of 19th Century French Exterior Doors in Frame
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Pair of 19th Century French Exterior Doors in Frame

H 124 in W 58.5 in D 4 in
Exceptional Set of Three-Gilded and Painted Pairs of Interior Doors
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Pair of Gates, 19th Century Bronze for Communion Rail
Pair of Gates, 19th Century Bronze for Communion Rail

Pair of Gates, 19th Century Bronze for Communion Rail

H 35 in W 56 in D 2 in
Pair of 19th Century Solid Oak Doors with Wrought Iron Inserts
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Pair of 19th Century Solid Oak Doors with Wrought Iron Inserts
Pair of 19th Century Solid Oak Doors with Wrought Iron Inserts

Pair of 19th Century Solid Oak Doors with Wrought Iron Inserts

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Entrance Door, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Very charming entrance door, France 19th century All glasses, handler, frame. Measure: 265 cm high 0.95 cm wide.
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Entrance Door, France, 19th Century
Entrance Door, France, 19th Century

Entrance Door, France, 19th Century

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Pair of 19th Century Carved and Stripped Oak Doors with Wrought Iron
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Pair of 19th Century Carved and Stripped Oak Doors with Wrought Iron

Pair of 19th Century Carved and Stripped Oak Doors with Wrought Iron

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Tall Pair of Napoleon III-Style Painted Pine and Wrought-Iron Entrance Doors

Tall Pair of Napoleon III-Style Painted Pine and Wrought-Iron Entrance Doors

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19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Cabinet Door with High Relief Carvings
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved in France, circa 1860, this carved, oak cabinet door is a versatile piece that could be hung on the wall as a piece of art or used as a built-in cabinet door. The ornate door ...
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19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Cabinet Door with High Relief Carvings
19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Cabinet Door with High Relief Carvings

19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Cabinet Door with High Relief Carvings

H 27 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
Pair of 19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Doors with High Relief Carvings
Located in Dallas, TX
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Pair of 19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Doors with High Relief Carvings
Pair of 19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Doors with High Relief Carvings

Pair of 19th Century French Henri II Carved Oak Doors with High Relief Carvings

H 27 in W 40.5 in D 1.5 in
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Large Pair of 19th Century French Carved Walnut Cabinet Doors with Lock
Large Pair of 19th Century French Carved Walnut Cabinet Doors with Lock

Large Pair of 19th Century French Carved Walnut Cabinet Doors with Lock

H 41 in W 49 in D 1.75 in

Napoleon Iii doors and gates for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III doors and gates for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage doors and gates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III doors and gates made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Spain pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for doors and gates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $534 and tops out at $24,725 while the average work can sell for $6,657.

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