Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
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.)
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Style: Napoleon III
Green Glass Basket Center Piece or Empty Pocket, French circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French green molded glass basket, to be used as a center piece or empty pocket.
Decorated with vegetal and floral motifs on imitation wickerwork.
Good condition
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Early 20th Century Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Glass
Covered Bowl in Red and Gold Bohemian Crystal, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Covered bowl in red and gold Bohemian crystal, 19th century.
A 19th century red and gold Bohemian crystal covered bowl, Napoleon III period.
H: 38cm, D: 14cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Crystal
Opaline Bowl with Gilt bronze Mounting, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Opaline bowl with gilt bronze mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A Napoleon III period cup, 19th century, in two-coloured opaline, gilt brass mount.
H: 31cm, W: 40cm, D: ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Opal, Bronze
19th Century French Porcelain Urn
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French porcelain urn painted with polychrome decoration.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th C French Wirework Log Carrier Basket This is a charming piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A 19th C French Wirework Log Carrier Basket
This is a charming piece based on the design of a French Tuileries Flower Basket, it is made in heavy wrought iron, one thing to point o...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Empire planter with bronze mount 19th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Empire planter with bronze mount 19th Century
Antique cut glass planter with a gilt bronze mount with a neoclassical design with 4 ladies, two on each side with ribbons and ornaments...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Porcelain Basket
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful French basket mounted in doré bronze which provides the framework for the six panels veneered in mother-of-pearl and set with French porcelain plaques...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bronze
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19th Century Napoleon III Period Bronze Candle Sconce with Female Face
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Antique Green Opaline Uranium Glass Tazza Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Opaline Alabaster glass with turned-out wavy rim.
Enamel and gilding decoration featuring vines and grapes.
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English 19th Century Harvest Basket
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming English harvest basket from the later part of the 19th century, circa 1890. This sturdy basket was made to stand the test of time. Originally used to collect fruits, veget...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Gilt Bronze Putti and Marble Centerpiece
Located in Berlin, DE
Late 19th Century French Empire gilt bronze putti and marble centerpiece
The centerpiece stands on a triangular, fluted base with arched feet; on th...
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French 19th Century Opaline Glass Bowl with Pedestal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
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Early 20th Century Vintage French Four-Bottle Wine Carrier Baskets
Located in Napa, CA
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HERMES , “Les Toucans” Empty pocket
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
White porcelain circular pocket with polychrome decoration.
Diameter 13 cm Height 2 cm
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20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Baskets
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Porcelain
French 19th Century Drying Basket
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An enormous French basket from the late 19th century, likely used in a bakery or boulangerie for displaying baguette or other breads, if not in the vineyards for harvesting grapes. L...
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Bamboo, Wicker
19th Century Large French Bread Basket from a Bakery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic double handled basket is in good condition and could handle a bunch of fruit or bagged bread. The condition is very good. A great display piece for a kitchen or retail...
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19th Century French Dough Bowl
Located in High Point, NC
19th century fruitwood dough bowl from France. The bowl has been hand carved out of a solid piece of fruitwood and would be an excellent addition to any table or kitchen island.
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19th Century Large Gathering Basket
Located in Louisville, KY
Perhaps it was used on a warm sunny day to gather flowers from the garden, or maybe wheat or greens from the field. Whatever its use, one thing is known for sure, this 19th century g...
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Located in Paris, FR
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Silvered Bronze and Crystal Cup by Christofle, 19th Century.
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Silvered Bronze and Crystal Cup by Christofle, 19th Century. "
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Cup in Bohemian Overlay, Napoleon III Period
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Cup in Bohemian Overlay, Napoleon III period.
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H: 30cm, D: 38cm.
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19th Century French Copper Planter on Integral Three-Leg Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
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Bronze and Crystal Basket, 19th Century
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19th Century French Brass Repousse Cache-Pot on Integral Pedestal Stand
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19th Century Crystal and Bronze Cup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century crystal and bronze cup
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19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century gilt bronze and crystal basket
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19th Century French Napoleon III Painted Tole Bread Basket
Located in Dallas, TX
Display bread, crackers or fruit in this elegant antique basket; crafted in France circa 1880, the oval tole basket features a decorative pierced rim around the edges. The bowl is ha...
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19th Century French Brass Cache-Pot Planter with Lion Head Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
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Napoleon Iii decorative baskets for sale on 1stDibs.
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