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Napoleon III Garniture

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
Pair of Magnificant Large French 19th Century Original Painted Tole Flowers
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of French 19th century painted tole flowers in gilt painted wooden urns. The centers of the tole flowers shows there were small lights at on...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Tôle

Pair of Magnificant Large French 19th Century Original Painted Tole Flowers
Pair of Magnificant Large French 19th Century Original Painted Tole Flowers

Pair of Magnificant Large French 19th Century Original Painted Tole Flowers

Napoléon III Sèvres, Style Three-Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoléon III gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres style garniture set. Comprising a centrepiece and a pair of vases with lids, by 'Robert'. Each pai...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Napoléon III Sèvres, Style Three-Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 1870
Napoléon III Sèvres, Style Three-Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 1870

Napoléon III Sèvres, Style Three-Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 1870

Three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center Sevres pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This three pieces garniture,,centered by a large jardinieres for flowers isfinely mounted with gilt-bronze mounts. This type of white ground decorative porcelain vases was very popu...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center Sevres pieces
Three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center Sevres pieces

Three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center Sevres pieces

Pair Of Columns Decorated With Fragments Of Earthenware And Porcelain
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Columns Decorated With Fragments Of Earthenware And Porcelain, Art Populaire About 1900
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20th Century Italian Napoleon III Garniture

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Marble

Pair Of Columns Decorated With Fragments Of Earthenware And Porcelain
Pair Of Columns Decorated With Fragments Of Earthenware And Porcelain

Pair Of Columns Decorated With Fragments Of Earthenware And Porcelain

Pair Of Bronze Pedestals, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Bronze Pedestals, Italy, 19th Century
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Pair Of Bronze Pedestals, Italy, 19th Century
Pair Of Bronze Pedestals, Italy, 19th Century

Pair Of Bronze Pedestals, Italy, 19th Century

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Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A beautiful pair of gilt bronze urns. They have great details.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns

Pair of 19th Century Bronze Urns

H 8.75 in Dm 5.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Japanese bronze vases depicting scenes with different birds. These would make a wonderful pair of lamps.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Napoleon III Garniture

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases

H 12 in Dm 5 in
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière Center Piece
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant bronze silver plated jardinière was created in Paris, France, circa 1870. The oblong antique planter sits on small curved feet and leaves, over a scalloped apron decorat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Silver Plate, Bronze, Zinc

19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière Center Piece
19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière Center Piece

19th Century French Louis XV Bronze Silver Plated Oval Jardinière Center Piece

H 6.5 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
French Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style 4-Piece Garniture Set
By Samson & Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style 4-Piece Garniture Set France, Circa 1950s Consisting of four pieces, each one decorated in the Chinese Export style with hanging baskets of flowers in vignettes with floral surrounds, painted in a subtle palette of reds, blues and gilt decoration. The two covered vases with resting lion lids...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Garniture

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Porcelain

French Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style 4-Piece Garniture Set
French Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style 4-Piece Garniture Set

French Samson Porcelain Chinese Export Style 4-Piece Garniture Set

H 13 in Dm 6 in
Large 19th Century Gilt/ Painted Porcelain Pair Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Large pair early 19th Century gild hand painted and crafted porcelain covered decorative urns / vases . Each urn features exterior painted scene details with gilt gold side handles. Each signed with pseudo sevres mark...
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1810s French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Gold

Large 19th Century Gilt/ Painted Porcelain Pair Urn
Large 19th Century Gilt/ Painted Porcelain Pair Urn

Large 19th Century Gilt/ Painted Porcelain Pair Urn

H 23 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of red marble cassolettes, with bronze ornamentation: rams' heads, pearl threads, pine cones Cassolettes late 19th century, in good general condition, note some scratches on th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century
Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century

Pair Of Marble And Bronze Cassolettes, 19th Century

H 19.69 in Dm 11.03 in
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle & Cie Figural Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th/20th century Christofle & Cie Louis XV style silvered figural centerpiece, fitted with an oval diamond-cut-glass center-dish, attributed to Bacca...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Crystal, Silver Plate, Bronze

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle & Cie Figural Centerpiece
French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle & Cie Figural Centerpiece

French 19th/20th Century Louis XV Style Christofle & Cie Figural Centerpiece

H 9.25 in W 25.5 in D 14.25 in
Rörstrand "Nang-King" Vase in Earthenware Decorated with Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rörstrand "Nang-King" vase in earthenware decorated with flowers. Measures: 21.5 cm. high . In perfect condition. Stamped. Early 20 century, Sweden.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Napoleon III Garniture

Rörstrand "Nang-King" Vase in Earthenware Decorated with Flowers
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Rörstrand "Nang-King" Vase in Earthenware Decorated with Flowers

H 8.67 in Dm 3.94 in
Porcelain De Paris Napoleon III Style Pair of Shaped Vases Hand Decorated
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Porcelain De Paris Napoleon III Style Pair of Shaped Vases Hand Decorated
Porcelain De Paris Napoleon III Style Pair of Shaped Vases Hand Decorated

Porcelain De Paris Napoleon III Style Pair of Shaped Vases Hand Decorated

H 8.27 in Dm 4.34 in
Smaller Danish horn-decorated earthenware vase with blue flowers on a light base
By Herman A. Kahler Keramik
Located in DK
This smaller earthenware vase by Herman A. Kähler is horn-decorated with blue flowers on a light base. When Herman H. C. Kähler took over the family company in 1917 as the third ge...
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Early 20th Century Danish Napoleon III Garniture

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Earthenware

Smaller Danish horn-decorated earthenware vase with blue flowers on a light base
Smaller Danish horn-decorated earthenware vase with blue flowers on a light base

Smaller Danish horn-decorated earthenware vase with blue flowers on a light base

H 6.7 in Dm 5.12 in
Manner of Christofle 19th-20th Century Silver-Plated & Crystal Fruit Centerpiece
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare 19th-20th century neoclassical Revival style silver plated metal and cut-glass centerpiece in the manner of Christofle. The boat-shaped ornately body with finely chas...
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Manner of Christofle 19th-20th Century Silver-Plated & Crystal Fruit Centerpiece
Manner of Christofle 19th-20th Century Silver-Plated & Crystal Fruit Centerpiece

Manner of Christofle 19th-20th Century Silver-Plated & Crystal Fruit Centerpiece

H 17 in W 22.5 in D 7.5 in
Late 19th Century French Faience Centerpiece
Located in Miami, FL
A fine late 19th French hand painted Faience centerpiece. The elegant floral motif is truly stunning and will enhance any foyer guerdon, console or dining room tabletop. This antiq...
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Late 19th Century French Faience Centerpiece
Late 19th Century French Faience Centerpiece

Late 19th Century French Faience Centerpiece

H 24 in Dm 11 in
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Pair of Athenian Women in Gilt Bronze and Patina, Empire Style, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Athenian women in gilt and patinated bronze, Empire style, mid-20th century. H: 47cm, D: 29cm
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Pair of Athenian Women in Gilt Bronze and Patina, Empire Style, 20th Century.
Pair of Athenian Women in Gilt Bronze and Patina, Empire Style, 20th Century.

Pair of Athenian Women in Gilt Bronze and Patina, Empire Style, 20th Century.

H 18.51 in Dm 11.42 in
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Cassolettes, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Cassolettes, Napoleon III period, 19th century. " Pair of cassolettes in Sèvres porcelain, gilt bronze mount, rich decorations, Napoleon III period, 19th ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Cassolettes, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Cassolettes, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.

Pair of Sèvres Porcelain Cassolettes, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.

H 20.48 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
19th Century Tazza Cup in Gilt and Patinated Bronze by Levillain and Barbedienne
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Ferdinand Barbedienne and Ferdinand Levillain tazza bronze cup with a neoclassical Greek landscape decor in gilt and patinated bronze. This work by Ferdi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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19th Century Tazza Cup in Gilt and Patinated Bronze by Levillain and Barbedienne
19th Century Tazza Cup in Gilt and Patinated Bronze by Levillain and Barbedienne

19th Century Tazza Cup in Gilt and Patinated Bronze by Levillain and Barbedienne

H 3.15 in Dm 10.44 in
Very Fine 19th C French Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau with Mirrored Center
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Empire decorated plateau. Mirrored center panel. Fine gilt bronze decorated detail with leaf and Empire details.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Very Fine 19th C French Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau with Mirrored Center
Very Fine 19th C French Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau with Mirrored Center

Very Fine 19th C French Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau with Mirrored Center

H 4 in W 33 in D 23 in
Pair of Period Sèvres French Porcelain Vases and Gilded Bronze
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pair of cobalt blue porcelain vases with gilded bronze applications. Sévres production from the second half of the 19th century Louis XVI style Every item of our Galle...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Pair of Period Sèvres French Porcelain Vases and Gilded Bronze
Pair of Period Sèvres French Porcelain Vases and Gilded Bronze

Pair of Period Sèvres French Porcelain Vases and Gilded Bronze

H 15.16 in Dm 5.52 in
Pair of Large Sèvres Porcelain and Bronze Covered Vases
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze covered vases, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 64 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 22 cm.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Pair of Large Sèvres Porcelain and Bronze Covered Vases
Pair of Large Sèvres Porcelain and Bronze Covered Vases

Pair of Large Sèvres Porcelain and Bronze Covered Vases

H 25.2 in W 11.03 in D 8.67 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Piece Mantle Urns
Located in Warsaw, PL
19th century gilt bronze two-piece Garniture after Claude Michel Clodion. Late 19th century gilt and patinated bronze two-piece garniture. After Claude Michel Clodion. Consisting of ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Piece Mantle Urns
19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Piece Mantle Urns

19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Piece Mantle Urns

H 19.3 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
Set of Vases with Pompeian Decoration, 19 Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A covered potpourri vase with Pompeian decoration, cloisonné enamel, 19th century. BARBEDIENNE A. H. Constant Sevin. Measures: H: 54 cm, W: 36 cm A pair of Pompeian vases, cloi...
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1860s European Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Set of Vases with Pompeian Decoration, 19 Century
Set of Vases with Pompeian Decoration, 19 Century

Set of Vases with Pompeian Decoration, 19 Century

H 21.26 in Dm 14.18 in
Pair of Pompeian Decorated Vases
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of Pompeian decorated vases, cloisonné enamel, 19th century. Barbedienne A. H. Constant Sevin. Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 19 cm.
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1860s European Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Pair of Pompeian Decorated Vases
Pair of Pompeian Decorated Vases

Pair of Pompeian Decorated Vases

H 17.33 in Dm 7.49 in
Pair of Napoleon III Period Bronze and Marble Cups
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of Napoleon III period gilt bronze and Griotte marble cups, 19th century. Measures: H: 33 cm, W: 34 cm, D: 27 cm.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Napoleon III Period Bronze and Marble Cups
Pair of Napoleon III Period Bronze and Marble Cups

Pair of Napoleon III Period Bronze and Marble Cups

H 13 in W 13.39 in D 10.63 in
Important Pair of Bohemian Crystal Bowls Napoleon III
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bohemian crystal cupscut, rose on stand, with golden floral and vegetal decoration, beautiful quality. Late 19th century, Napoleon III Period Measures: H 46cm, D ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Crystal

Important Pair of Bohemian Crystal Bowls Napoleon III
Important Pair of Bohemian Crystal Bowls Napoleon III

Important Pair of Bohemian Crystal Bowls Napoleon III

H 18.12 in Dm 7.88 in
Important Pair of Vase in Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important pair of Sèvres porcelain vases, 19th century period, Napoleon III Measures: Height 70 cm, width 26 cm.   
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Garniture

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Bronze

Important Pair of Vase in Sèvres
Important Pair of Vase in Sèvres

Important Pair of Vase in Sèvres

H 70 in Dm 26 in

Napoleon Iii garniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III garniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 19th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage garniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III garniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 garniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $850 and tops out at $108,252 while the average work can sell for $7,008.

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