Napoleon III Barware
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
French Liquor Cellar, 19th, Napoleon III
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French liquor cellar, late 19th century, Napoleon III
This cellar is an extremely refined storage box, full of ingenuity. It has a unique and authentic style.
It contains four bo...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Liquor Cabinet with Original Crystal Glassware
Located in NICE, FR
Presenting this lovely liquor cabinet, as seen before on a French TV program "Affaire Conclue" on channel France 2.
This liquor cabinet is a clever small piece of furniture with wal...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French liquor cellar late 19th century Napoleon III
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French liquor cellar late nineteenth, Napoleon III.
This liquor cellar is an extremely sophisticated storage box full of ingenuity. It has a unique and authentic style.
In order to ...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Liquor Cabinet "Cave à Liqueur" with Crystal Interior
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful Napoleon III period "Cave à liqueur" liquor cabinet with inlaid brass en fruitwood veneer. The cabinet contains four carafes and 12 glasses on a wooden stand with bronze ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Period Blackened Pearwood, Bronze and Glass Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful liquor cellar in blackened wood from the Napoleon III period including a removable basket with three carafes and twelve matching gilded glasses decorated with fine gold.
Th...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Gilded Bronze and Blackened Wood Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Liquor cellar in blackened wood decorated with gilded bronze and colored enamels, Napoleon III period.
This cellar contains a basket with four carafes and 16 glasses decorated with ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Period Bronze and Glass Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Liquor cellar in bronze and glass from the Napoleon III period.
This cellar includes four carafes fitted with blue stoppers and sixteen engraved glasses (a few different glasses).
...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Brass & Wood 'Cannon' Wine Trolley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Napoleon III Brass & Wood 'Cannon' Wine Trolley
France, Circa 1870s
Experience the grandeur of the 1870s with this exquisite Napoleon III Brass & Wood 'Cannon' Wine Trolley from F...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
Odiot - 17pc Napoleon III Gold Plated Sterling Silver (Vermeil) Decanter Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Private Chateau in the South of France, A Magnificent 17pc. 19th Century Gold Plated 950 Sterling Silver (Vermeil) Napoleon III Liqueur Serving Set by the World's Premi...
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1890s European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Liquor Cabinet Napoleon III with Crystal Interior
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A Napoleon III wooden ebonised "Cave à liqueur" liquor cabinet with floral inlay of brass, copper and zinc. The cabinet contains four carafes and 16 glasses, all are antique. On the ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
1870s French Glazed 'Cave à Liqueurs' or Liquor Cellar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exquisite French 'Cave à Liqueur', tantalus, or liqueur cellar, in delicate wood veneer and boule marquetry, with fitted interior and gilded cut glass decanters and glasses...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal
Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Presenting an exquisite antique French Tantalus liquor cabinet that transports you back to the elegance of the mid to late 1800s. This remarkab...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
Impressive Boulle Napoleonic Tantalus Liquor Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Boulle Napoleonic Tantalus Bar Cabinet, 19th Century
Very nice and decorative Boulle Tantalus Cabinet. Elaborately crafted cabinet with the so...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Mahogany and Bronze Inlay Liquor Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Create an elegant bar area with this complete antique "Cave à Liqueur"! Created in France, circa 1870, the mahogany Tantalus features a complete set of 13 cut glass cordials...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Crystal Liqueur Cabinet ‘Cave À Liqueur’
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French "Cave à Liqueur" liqueur cabinet with antique crystal carafes and glasses. The cabinet contains four crystal carafes and ten glasses,...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Zinc
Bohemian Crystal Decanter and Four Ouraline Goblets
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bohemian crystal decanter and four ouraline goblets.
Bohemian crystal decanter, 4 ouraline goblets, 19th century.
H carafe: 29 cm, H goblet...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Uranium Glass
19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Veneer and Brass Marquetry Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Napoleon III liquor cellar made with walnut veneer and beautiful brass marquetry on the top.
Carafe and glasses made with Saint Louis Crystal and in very good condition. ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th-Century Black Rosewood Liquor Case in the Style of Napoleon III
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Black Rosewood Liquor Case in the Style of Napoleon III
We present you this set (incomplete) composed of two decanters and eight glasses. All...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Bohemian Crystal Covered Cup
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Bohemian crystal covered cup and saucer, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal
Napoleon III Decanter Set Attributed to Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pagoda Form Cave à Liqueur, Attributed to Baccarat.
The shaped gilt bronze case finely cast with egg and dart moulding, acanthus fronds and musical tr...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Gilt Brass and Glass Complete "Cave a Liqueur"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bar area with this elegant and colorful antique liquor cave. Created in France circa 1880, the bar essential sits on small scrolled feet over a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Rosewood and Baccarat Crystal Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Rosewood liquor cabinet with bone marquetry representing doves.
The glassware, probably from Baccarat, includes four decanters and 12 gold-decorated glasses.
To report a small chip...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal
Set of 2 Old Christofle Coaster Silver Plated, circa 1880
By Christofle
Located in Paris, FR
A very nice and high-quality set of 2 Old Christofle silver-plated, world-famous French factory, each bottle coaster, 19th century. Measures: D 16 cm, H 2.5cm.
In 1852 Napoleon II...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare 19 Century Napoleon Liquor Cellar / Cabinet Ebonized Wood Mother of Pearls
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous 19th century antique Ebonized wood Brass inlaid and crossbanded wih mother of pearls liqueur set with 4 decanters and 14 glasses
Complete and in beautiful condition this 19t...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bohemian Eagles, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Bohemian eagles, 19th century, hunting scenes, Napoleon III period.
Measures: H: 33 cm, W: 18 cm, D: 15 cm.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal
19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Cave a Liqueur or Tantalus
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-19th century French Napoleon III period black lacquer cave a liqueur (liqueur caddy) or tantalus features bronze and tortoiseshell inlaid cartouches on the lid and doors. Ad...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period
The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of four lead glass crystal stoppered decanters of square form, with floral gilt highlights, and a suite of eight stemmed spirit glasses...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Napoleon III Liquor Cellar in Ebony with Brass Inlay
Located in Paris, FR
Liquor cellar in brass inlaid ebony with crystal glassware. The top of the box is engraved with the initials of the owner. Front and top sides are decorated with golden rinceau, foli...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Baccarat Cave à Liqueur
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking and rare Napoleon III-period cave à liqueur is masterfully modeled to represent the Cirque d'Hiver, or Winter Circus. Built in Paris in 18...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal
19th Century French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Liqueur Box with Bronze Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Made of palissander, this lovely Napoleon III period liqueur box is lacquered in black, a method which became popular during Napoleon III's reign. The rose...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
Located in New York, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878.
The Bacca...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Silver Plated on Bronze Wine Decanter Showing a Cannon with Detailed Ornaments
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and rare wine decanter showing a cannon with detailed ornaments is made of silver plated on bronze. This is a French work, circa 1880.
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Bronze
Blue opaline goblet and lid, 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue enamelled opaline goblet and lid, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 27 cm, d: 12 cm
ref 3104
Category
1860s European Antique Napoleon III Barware
Materials
Opaline Glass
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