Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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
Antique Polished Brass French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set made of polished brass. The tool set consists of a stand and two fireplace tools. The condition is good.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass
French 'Hercules Spinning at Omphale's Feet' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with Hercules spinning at Omphale's feet.
Hercules, who was disguised as a woman, was sold by Mercury (god of commerce) as a slave...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Large Napoleon III Fireplace Tool Set, 19th Century, France
Located in Amerongen, NL
Large set of French fireplace tools, companion set made of wrought iron and brass. Napoleon III period. The set is in a good condition.
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19th Century English Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century French 'Grandy Fils' Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set, fire irons made of brass. The toolset is signed 'Grandy Fils'. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass
19th Century French 'Roman Scene' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a Roman scene. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black patina. It is in a good condition and does ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the Arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It de...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Man' Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III andirons. The andirons are made or cast iron and have a natural brown patina. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique Fireback Showing the Crimean Battle
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Nice square cast iron fireback displaying a wounded soldier during the Crimean war between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Excellent condition and usable size.
This fi...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
19th Century French 'Bouhon Frères' Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireplace tool set made of brass. The fire irons are made by Bouhon Frères which were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. The firm ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass
19th Century French 'Man with Boy' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with a man and a boy. Napoleon III period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
19th Century French 'Mercury' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the god Mercury. God of commerce.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash with Soldier and Boy, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Napoleon III fireback with soldier and boy, 19th century.
The condition is good, no cracks.
This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs. All our products that weigh 66 kg ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
19th Century French 'Man and Woman' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with a man and a woman. Napoleon III period. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
19th Century French Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period firedogs made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Wrought Iron
19th Century, French Napoleon III Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century, French Napoleon III period fire dogs made of wrought iron. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Wrought Iron
19th Century French Firedogs or Andirons
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fire dogs made of wrought iron. The condition of the andirons is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for use in front of the fireplace.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III 4-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for use in front of the fireplace.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron, Brass
Antique Dutch Wrought Iron Blow Poker, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century, Dutch Napoleon III period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Wrought Iron
Small 19th Century 'Allegory of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with an allegory of France. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request the fireback can be made black at no extr...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Bacchus' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
French Napoleon III style fireback with Bacchus. God of agriculture and wine.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black/pewter colo...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century Napoleon III period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Antique German 'Judgement of Solomon' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century German Napoleon III period fireback with a Judgement of Solomon. A Solomon Judgment is in most cases a judgment in which none of the opposing parties have an advantage i...
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19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III 4-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for use ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for u...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with Napoleon on his horse.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does n...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III 'Justice' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the Goddess Justice. The personification of justice balancing the scales of truth and fairness dates back to the Goddess Maat, and late...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Iron
Antique French Fireplace Tongs, Fire Tongs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireplace tongs. They are made of polished steel with a polished brass handle. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Steel
19th Century German Napoleon III 'Coat of Arms' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century German Napoleon II fireback with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not h...
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19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for use in front of the fireplace.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Iron
Antique French Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set. The toolset consists of a stand and two fire irons all made of polished brass. It is in a good condition and is fully functional....
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass
Antique Fireplace Screens
Located in Amerongen, NL
These fire screens can be bought separately. Prices vary somewhat. The indicated price is the average excluding shipping to North-America and Europe.
You can see all our current fir...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Brass, Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Copper Log Holder or Log Basket
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III log holder. The log holder is made of polished copper and is strengthened with a wrought iron cross at the bottom. It is in a good condition and it i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
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Copper, Wrought Iron
Napoleon Iii fireplace tools and chimney pots for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III fireplace tools and chimney pots for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage fireplace tools and chimney pots created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III fireplace tools and chimney pots made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original fireplace tools and chimney pots, popular names associated with this style include Bouhon Frères, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 fireplace tools and chimney pots differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $139 and tops out at $18,000 while the average work can sell for $549.
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