Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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 Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Beautiful Neoclassical Noir De Mazy Black Marble Antique Front Fireplace
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Elegance personified, the Neoclassical Noir De Mazy black marble antique front fireplace is a true masterpiece that commands attention. Crafted with meticulous precision, this statel...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
19th Century French Allegory of France Fireback / Backsplash, Napoleon III
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback with an allegory of France.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter col...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Napoléon III Wrought Iron Andirons Bust Woman Braids France, circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Napoleon III
Wrought iron
This kind of little pairs of andiron were made for small fireplaces: in bourgeois homes, every room had its own fireplace, as...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
$311 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style andirons made of cast iron fronts and wrought iron beams. The andirons are in good condition.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Cast Iron Chenets or Andirons, Napoleon III
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of antique chenets or firedogs cast with a head and shoulders bust of a military Generals, with a straight, pyramidal billet bar. With their rel...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
$467 Sale Price / set
11% Off
19th Century French Napoleon III Wrought Iron Painted Outdoor Daybed
Located in Astoria, NY
Gorgeous mid-19th century authentic French Napoleon III iron daybed, sourced from Provence and beautifully aged with time and wear. This piece showcases hand-wrought ironwork with el...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace grate, made of cast iron and wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought 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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique French Napoleon III 'Woman' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Pomona' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Belgian Black Marble
French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Log Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace grate depicting Napoleon. The andirons are made of cast iron and a recently forged steel grate. The grate is in a good condition and...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'The Hunter' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Napoleon III Style Centaur Andirons/Chenets 19th/20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Napoleon III Style Centaur Andirons
19th / 20th century,
Patinated pair of Napoleon III style andirons
Mythological centaurs holding a spheres, on ped...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Bouhon Frères Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set - fire irons made of brass. Bouhon Frères were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. The firm partici...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique French Napoleon III 'Man' Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Period 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Napoleon III Period 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash.
Crafted from cast iron, it has a brown patina, but can be refinished in black or pewter with stove polish at no ad...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th 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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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French 'Allegory of Love' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback with an allegory of love.
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Bouhon Frères Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireplace tool set - fire irons made of brass. Bouhon Frères were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireback with a boy on a horse. Napoleon III Period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black / pewt...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French 'Fox and the Grapes' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 19th century French fireback featuring the 'Fox and the Grapes' design. The 'Fox and the Grapes' theme is from a fable of Jean de la Fontaine. The fireback is from the Napo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash depicting a woman with groceries and poultry.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon re...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III 'Fruit Bowl' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter color. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Good Samaritan' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Marble, Carrara Marble
French 'Swan' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French fireback with a swan.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black /pewter color. The condition is good, and it does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French 'Mars' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 20th century French Napoleon III fireplace basket - fire basket made of wrought iron and cast iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III 'Bacchant' andirons. Priest of Bacchus, god of wine and vivid social gatherings. The andirons are made of cast iron. They are in a good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Napoleon III fireplace in Belgian black marble and antique green, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Napoleon III fireplace in Belgian black marble and antique green, circa 1880
Dimensions of the fireplace: 107 x 82 cm
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Return from the Hunt Fireback, France, Napoleon III Style, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt returning.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color with stove polis...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III Style fireback with a version of the arms of France. 'Plus penser que dire' (Think more than speaking) is the motto of Bar le Duc, a town in Northern...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Roasting Jack, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French roasting jack. It is made of wrought iron. The roasting jack can be used for cooking in the fireplace. It is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
19th Century French 'Louis XV' Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th - early 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th-early 20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set, fire irons made of polished brass. The toolset consists of a stand and two fire irons. It is in a good condition and i...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Brass Marquetry Boulle Inlay Ebonized Wood Planter Table, C. 1885
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th century Napoleon III Brass Marquetry Boulle Inlay and Ebonized Wood Planter Table. Exceptional craftsmanship. Beautifully decorated. Measures 25" in width, 15" in depth a...
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Metal, Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Zeus and Leda Fireback, Style Napoleon III, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback. Zeus transformed himself into a swan to seduce the beautiful Leda.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black/pewter color. T...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Small French 'Napoleon' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Rare French 'Buddha' Andirons, Fire dogs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III Period andirons made of cast iron. They are in a good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Large 19th-20th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Very large and heavy 19th-20th century French cast iron fire dogs. The condition is good.
This product has to be shipped as freight due to its size and/or (volumetric) weight. You c...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III fire fender made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Little Red Riding Hood' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
19th Century French Napoleon II Period Scale
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French scale.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Wrought Iron
Small French Napoleon III Period 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the goddess Diana and a cupid. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She ex...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th - 20th Century French 'The Cobbler and the Financier' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th Century Napoleon III Style fireback with an unknown theme.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no e...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Updated Description: 19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace grate. Made of brass and and a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
French Louis Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
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 Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style 'Cupids' Fireback / Backsplash.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III style fireback with two cupids. 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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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 19th or early 20th century French Napoleon III fireplace basket, fire basket made of wrought iron and brass. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century Napoleon III Period Fireplace Grate, Fire Grate
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace grate made of cast iron The andirons are made of brass, wrought ironand a recently forged steel grate.
Total width at th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
Large 19th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel, Napoleon III Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 19th century French fireplace shovel, hand forged of wrought iron and brass. The style is Napoleon III Period and it is from that period. The shovel is in a good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Brass, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Style Fireplace Grate or Fire Basket, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th-century French Napoleon III Style fire grate. Made of cast iron andirons and a recently forged grate. The condition is good.
The width at the front is 68.5 cm / 27.0 inches.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century White Lacquered Iron Garden Planter
Located in Charmes, FR
white lacquered iron garden planter late 19th century early 20th century overall in good condition, slight traces of rust on the top
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
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Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace tool set. The toolset consists of a stand, made of brass, and two fire irons, also made of brass. It is in a good condition and is f...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Napoleon Iii building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Bouhon Frères, Alfred Corneau, Corneau Freres, and Antoine Durenne Foundry. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $111 and tops out at $1,886,228 while the average work can sell for $716.
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