Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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
French Napoleon III 'Hunt at the Court' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III fireback with a hunting scene.
The fireback is made of cast iron. The patina is natural brown. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extr...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze Fireplace Fender
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French Napoleon III bronze fireplace fender from the mid nineteenth century features a large urn with a flame at the top and hanging garlands mounted on a plinth at each end of ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Bronze
French Napoleon III Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a man and a woman.
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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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Carved white marble fireplace, breccia inserts, second half of the 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
Sculpted white marble fireplace and breccia inserts, second half of the 19th century, uprights carved as female herms on the front and side with fruit garland and ending in a curl, d...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Breccia Marble
Louis XV Style Carrara Marble Mantel Circa 1980
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV Style Carrara Marble Mantel Circa 1980
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Antique Green Marble Napoleon III Style Mantel Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Antique Green Marble Napoleon III Style Mantel Circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash Depicting an 'Allegory of Peace'
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with an allegory of peace. The Allegory of Peace is holding an olive branch, symbol for peace and a laurel wreath, symbol for victory, in he...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III Beige Lumel Marble Fireplace Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Napoleon III Beige Lumel Marble Fireplace Circa 1900
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Napoleon III 'Allegory of Music' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III fireback with an allegory of music. The fireback is made of cast iron. The condition is good, no cracks.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Small Antique French Napoleon III Fireback, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with a girl and a snail.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'Horse' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback with a horse.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry.
The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Bronze
Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique French Carrara Marble Mantelpiece
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Antique French statuary Carrara marble mantelpiece of large scale and great quality. This magnificent Napoleon III style mantelpiece is beautifully carved in the purest of white stat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Carrara Marble
Antique French Napoleon III Style 'The Pub' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Early 20th century French Napoleon III fireback with a pub scene. The fireback is made of cast iron and the patina is black / pewter.
This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lbs....
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'Train' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III fireback with a train.
The fireback is made of cast iron. The patina is natural brown. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra costs....
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III walnut fireplace surmounted by an important alcove
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This impressive fireplace made in walnut wood during the second half of the 19th century shows a very rich and eclectic decoration typical of the Second Empire's taste.
Its rolled ja...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Marble and Gilt Bronze Fire Place Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 19th century French Napoleon III marble and gilt bronze fire place mantel. Beautiful grey and white marble along with lovely carvings. Extra special!
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Bronze
French Napoleon III Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the arms of France. The coat of arms consists of a star (symbolizing prestige, honor, and patriotism), and leaves of the palm t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French 'Man and Woman' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Woman' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Return from the Hunt' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt returning.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good cond...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Regence Style Fireplace in Breccia Nouvelle Marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This large Regence style fireplace was made of Breccia Nouvelle marble in the late 19th century.
Its entablature adorned with spandrels is underlined with an oblong moulding. It lay...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Breccia Marble
German Napoleon III Style 'Coat of Arms' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century German Napoleon III style fireback with a coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good. It does not have cra...
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20th Century German Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Little Red Riding Hood' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with little red riding hood and the wolf. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made blac...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Boy with Dog' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III fireback with a boy and his dog.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition is...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'Rural Scene' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with a rural scene.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 / pewter at no extra cost. It is in a g...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition is...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
A Small Ornate French Cast Iron Coal Grate
Located in London, GB
An incredibly decorative French coal grate, with scrolled foliate , entwined serpents and paw feet. Late 19th century French. Ideal for a small fireplace, bedroom or bathroom etc.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III Marble Fireplace with Caryatids, Unique Creation, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful and original fireplace was made in the second half of the 19th century in Carrara marble.
Originally put in an appartement in Tarare, near Lyon in France, it is very ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Carrara Marble
Napoleon III Fireplace In Black Belgian Or Black Mazy Marble, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Napoleon III fireplace in black marble from Belgium or black marble from Mazy.
Dimensions of the fireplace: 80 x 99 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Napoleon III Fireplace In Turquin Blue Marble Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Napoleon III fireplace in turquin blue marble circa 1880 hearth dimensions 88 x 103 cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Napoleon III style Fleur de Pêcher marble mantel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Napoleon III style Fleur de pêcher marble mantel.
Fleur de Pêcher marble is a historic marble, used a lot during the 19th century to make exceptional works of art. For example the ex...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Mahogany fireplace mantel and trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Napoleon III mahogany wood chimney piece and red marble fireplace mantel with full cast iron insert. Beautifully carved, the main feature ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Mahogany
Charles X Style Carrara Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Charles X Style Carrara Marble Mantel, circa 1880
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Belgian Black Marble Mantel, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful antique Napoleon III style mantel was made in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century. It is a rare and strong piece because of its carved decoration in a very ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Napoleon III Fireplace In Carrara Marble
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carrara marble fireplace, circa 1880 fireplace dimensions 77 x 110 cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Antique Shell Circulation Fireplace in Black Noir De Mazy Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Introducing a sumptuous antique fireplace crafted from exquisite black gold Noir de Mazy marble. This opulent circular masterpiece exudes luxury with its uniquely angled consoles, elevating its aesthetic allure. Beyond the classic shell design, the front is adorned with graceful millwork seamlessly extending into the frame pieces, adding an extra layer of elegance to its appearance.
Originating from a grand detached house nestled against the dunes in the vicinity of The Hague, this antique chimney...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Belgian Black Marble
Prussian Fireplace in Sarreguemines Earthenware, France End of the 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Prussian fireplace in Sarreguemines enameled earthenware, with enamelled decoration of flowers, arabesques and lion's muzzle.
With a hearth base made of cast iron.
The w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Brass, Iron
White Carrara Marble Fireplace Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Carrara marble fireplace fireplace dimensions 73.5 x 110.5cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III 'Apollo with Horse' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback. Apollo, god of light, sun, truth, prophecy, music, joy and horses. Also the saving God, both in emergency cause...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Mercury and Ceres' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period. Mercury and Ceres celebrate the victory; in cooperation the god of commerce and go...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The condition is...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III Style Lamartine Yellow Marble Fireplace Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Impressive Napoleon III style Lamartine yellow marble fireplace
Hearth dimensions: 78 x 98 cm
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
Antique French Napoleon III 'Pillars of Freedom' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with two pillars of freedom. The pillars symbolize the value liberty, one of the three values of the French revolution. The date of producti...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique Napoleon III fireplace with a woman's profile decoration in a medallion
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique Napoleon III style fireplace, made in the 19th century in a semi statuary marble. The entablature is adorned in its centre with a woman's profile in a pearl medallion
This fi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century 'French Revolution' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon period fireback that symbolizes the French Revolution. On top of the pillar is a Phrygian cap. This is the cap of Marianne, a national symbol of France. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting a decorative scene with flower baskets and cupids.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Rural Scene' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with a rural scene. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown pati...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century 'Dated 1813' French Black Napoleon Marble Fireplace
Located in Southall, GB
A 19th century (dated 1813) French black Napoleon marble fireplace with panelled freeze and corner blocks on scrolled legs with acanthus leaf term...
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1910s French Vintage Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble
French Napoleon III Period 'Cupids' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with three cupids. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Napoleon Bonaparte and a soldier. 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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon Style Black Noir De Mazy Marble Black Antique Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
A magnificent marble fireplace wrapped in black marble: “Noir de Mazy”. An elegant combination of craftsmanship and distinctive styles. Everything about this mantelpiece is right, th...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Belgian Black Marble
French Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon Iii fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage fireplaces and mantels 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 metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III fireplaces and mantels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original fireplaces and mantels, popular names associated with this style include 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 fireplaces and mantels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $359 and tops out at $1,886,228 while the average work can sell for $651.