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
19th Century French 'Marie Leszczyńska' Fireback
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with Marie Leszczynska, queen of France and wife of king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
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
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 natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black...
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20th Century French 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
Small Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
Small 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 req...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Good Samaritan' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the parable of the good Samaritan. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has...
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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 woman.
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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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn, Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Aurora. She renews herself every morning and announces the arrival of the sun.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brow...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th - 20th Century French 'The Cobbler and the Financier' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Late 19th or early 20th Century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fable of the cobbler and the financier (Jean de la Fontaine 1621-1695). A financier's troubled rest is inte...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French 'Louis XV' Fireback
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black or pewte...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Small French 'Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with Napoleon and his eagle.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / p...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Louis Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis 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 ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Louis Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis 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 ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III Fireplace Set with Bronze Greek Gods and Black Marble
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful antique fireplace set consisting of a clock and a pair of cassolettes. The black marble clock rests on lions' feet and is surmounted by a bronze engraved Medici vase with eight faces of Greek...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Marble, Bronze
French Napoleon III Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
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
French Napoleon III Period 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the goddess Diana and a weeping cupid. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Man' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th C.
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewte...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn, Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French fireback with the goddess Aurora. She renews herself every morning and announces the arrival of the sun.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brow...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique Fireback / Backsplash with an Allegory of France, 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 it...
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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. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, without cracks.
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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 fireback, Napoleon III period, with two women.
The fireback has a black patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'The Hunter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a hunter.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no ext...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Mars' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace fireback with the god mars. God of strength, fertility and protector of cattle.
The fireback is made of cast iron black / pewter pa...
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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 fireback with a christian orb and stars.
The fireback has a black / pewter patina and is in a good condition.
This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lb...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Cupids' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with cupids harvesting. 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
19th Century French 'Mercury' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napeleon III 'Year' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
18th century French Louis Napoleon III fireback. The date of production, 1848, is cast in the fireback. The pillars refer to the club of Hercules and symbolize strength and the unkno...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Man' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost. The condit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great ple...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'Apollo with Lyre' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback with Apollo with his lyre. God of light, sun, truth, prophecy, music and joy. Also the saving God, both i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French '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 or pewter. The condition i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Fortuna' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Fortuna, goddess of fortune and fate. Fortuna stands on a sphere, symbolizing the uncertainty of eart...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash Depicting Young Bacchus, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III fireback with the Roman god Bacchus. God of agriculture, wine and fertility.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Year' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback. The date of production, 1878, is cast in the fireback.
The fireback has a natural brown patina and can be made black/pewter upon request at no extra c...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French 'Bocca della Verità' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the Bocca della Verità or Mouth of Truth. It is a sculpture representing the God of Sea outside a chu...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Marriage' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
French fireback produced in honour of the marriage of Jackob and Mariana in 1826.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good con...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Pomona' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Pomona, goddess of fruitful abundance. The fireback is made of cast iron. It has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cra...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century German Napoleon III 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th Century German Napoleon II period fireback with a flower basket.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good condition, no cr...
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19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'the Pub' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a pub scene.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Roman Scene' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a Roman scene. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is in a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
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 it can be made black / pewter. The fireback is in a ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, Dated 1840
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the year of production casted on the top side.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'The Hunt' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with a hunting scene.
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
French Napoleon III Style Judgment of Solomon Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
Two young women who lived in the same house and who both had an infant son came to Solomon for a judgement. One child had died. Both women claimed the living child. They asked Solomo...
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20th Century German Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Children Playing' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with children playing. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French 'Mary of Kevelaer' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Mary of Kevelaer. Mary of Kevelaer is a pilgrimage destination since 1642. The statue is known as Consolatrix Afflictorum or the "Comfo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Napoleon and his horse. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. I...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French 'Hercules Spinning at Omphale's Feet' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Hunter' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th 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. The fireba...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
19th Century French 'Roman Scene' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, 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 Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Soldiers' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a group of soldiers. 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 III 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 black / pewter patina. The conditio...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
French Napoleon III 'Dancers' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III style fireback with two dancers.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at n...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
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Iron
Napoleon Iii fireplaces and mantels for sale on 1stDibs.
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