Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
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
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19th Century Napoleon III Period Bronze Candle Sconce with Female Face
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Napoleon III period bronze sconce features a beautifully detailed face with the features of a realistic countenance. Its three candleholders include their original removable bronze bobeches to protect from dripping wax...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Regency Style Three Light Bronze Wall Sconce 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous Regency style Napoleon III three-light mirrored wall sconce in gilded bronze. Dating from the second half of the 19th century, this impressive light features a scallop-edg...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Bronze Wall Sconces in the style of Napoleon III
Located in NICE, FR
These wall sconces, containing 3 lights each, exemplify the lavish aesthetic of Napoleon III. Shaped in the likeness of quivers carrying arrows, they are further adorned with intrica...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
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Bronze
A pair of Napoleon III two-branch ormolu wall lights
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III two-branch ormolu wall lights, each in the form of a tied ribbon supporting a stem of fruiting vines and foliage with gadrooned drip trays and acanthus carved ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
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Ormolu
Copper And Brass Candle Sconces, Continental, 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
A very fine pair of heavy gauge cast copper cartouche form sconces with brass candelabra arms holding crisply cast copper rosette form drip pans and brass nozzles. Exceptional qualit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass, Copper
19thc French Napoleon III Bronze Wall Sconce attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Bronze and Crystal Wall Sconce Napoleon III. This sconce is attributed to Baccarat France.
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1890s Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
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Crystal
1890's French Napoleon III Bronze w/ Cascading Cut Crystal Wall Sconce/ Lamp
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1890's French Napoleon III Bronze with Cascading Cut Crystal Wall Sconce/ Lamp. This fixture is lantern style. Bronze ribbon detail.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19thc French Bronze "Hands Holding Torch" Maison Bagues style -Candle Light
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Fantastic 19thc French Napoleon III Bronze "Fists with Torch" Wall Sconces attributed to Maison Bagues. Original candle lit but can easily be electrified.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair c1890 French Napolean III 24k Carved Fleur de Lis Baccarat Fixture Shades
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Rare 19thc Signed Baccarat Cut Crystal Hurricane Shades. Carved Fleur di Lys, 24K engraved. Very high end pair of shaded by Baccarat.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal
c1890 Pair French Napoleon III Polychrome Patinated Iron Flora Form Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely Pair of French Napoleon III Polychrome Iron Floral Form Wall Sconces. Original polychrome finish makes these sconces spectacular. Patinated Iron. French estate purchase.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY GOLDEN BRONZE EMPIRE APPLIQUES
Located in Firenze, FI
These two gilt bronze Empire style sconces date back to the period of Napoleon III, which corresponds to the Second French Empire between 1852 and 1870. This style takes inspiration ...
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1870s Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19thc French Rock & Clear Crystal Floral Form Wall Sconces Maison Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1890 French Napoleon III Clear and Rock Crystal. 2 lights each with amazing light element holder/ bobesche. I purchased these at action on the South of France.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair c1880s French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze&Sevres style Porcelain Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair of Stunning French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze with Sevres style Porcelain Wall Sconces. The gilt bronze is marked a few times. This is a very high quality pair of Napoleonic Wall ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19thc French Silvered Bronze Louis XV Crystal Fruit Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 Pair French Antique Napoleon III Silvered Bronze Lyre Back Crystal Fruit Wall Sconces. These are beautiful loaded with Italian crystal fruit. Found th...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Purple Double Rope Twist Floral Enamel Wall Sconce Attrib. Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Well how to explain this treasure. Mid 19thc French Purple Double Arm Wall Sconce Attributed to Baccarat France, Heavy steel back which cups the double arm holder. There is a purple ...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass
Pair Mid 19thc French Baccarat For Oriental Market Bronze/ Crystal Wall Sconces
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair French Napoleon III Bronze Wall Sconces with Cut Crystal Shaded by Baccarat. These sconces were manufactured for the Oriental market. Rare sconces. Highly detailed bronze work.
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of French Napoleon III Bronze Wall Lights, 1880-1890
By Henri Picard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large pair of French Napoleon III wall sconces, France, 1880-1890. Gilt bronze fixtures and opalescent granite glass shades. Height : 45cm (17.7"), Width : 15cm (5.9"), Depth : 29cm ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Chased and Gilt Bronze Sconces.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Pair of 19th Century Chased and Gilt Bronze Sconces.
Pair of 19th century gilt bronze and chased sconces, Napoleon III period.
h: 104cm, w: 39cm, d: 26cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Carved and Gilded Wood Sconces, Italian work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of Carved and Gilded Wood Sconces, Italian work"
Pair of 19th century sconces, Italian work, two lights each, carved and gilded wood.
H: 5...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Bras De Lumière Sconces or Lantern Holders
Located in Dallas, TX
Known as bras de lumière (“arm of light”), this pair of French cast iron sconces from the 1800’s features a magnificent rinceau of foliage wit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of circa 1850 Régence Style Silvered Bronze Mirrored Sconces from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Period Napoleon III furnishings are typically very versatile items, due to the fact that they incorporate elements from preceding styles, allowing these “Second Empire” pieces to be ...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Antique French Bronze Wall Sconce Napoleon III
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large antique French bronze wall sconce Napoleon III (19th Century).
This large decorative wall sconce in bronze features o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Style Gilt Bronze Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
In this Napoleon III Style Gilt Bronze Sconce By Gherardo Degli Albizzi You can appreciate both hunting and vegetal motifs in the form of a boar and oak leaves that create a sinuous ...
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2010s Italian Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wall Lights in Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood, Napoleon III in Beurdeley Style
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Pair of large sconces with three sconces in chiseled and gilded bronze, decorated with flowers, foliage, vines and ribbon. They are decorated with Wedgwood plaques representing Apoll...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Napoleon III Wall Appliqués
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Napoléon III gilt and patinated bronze Louis XVI style three-Branch Wall Appliqués, After a Design by Pierre Gouthière.
French, Circa 1880.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Lyre Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of 19th century gilt bronze Lyre sconces, Napoleon III period, 3 lights.
Measures: H: 47 cm, W: 35 cm, D: 24 cm.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Rococco Revival/ Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in Baltimore, MD
Four-arm Ges Gesche electrified wall sconces, circa 1905. Interesting, pull-on push off switches. Original, mellow surfaces. Wiring inclusive. 3 available.
Germany
$925 each.
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Early 1900s German Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
French Faceted and Cut Rock White Crystal Making Daisies Couple of Sconces
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Stunning couple of wall sconces in faceted and cut white crystal making daisies an wrought iron as a structure. They are electrified and work perfectly.
They are a beautiful sconces...
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1940s French Vintage Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Pair of French Napoleon III Figural Bronze Sconces with Winged Victory on Wood
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of elegant French bronze two-armed figural wall lights with winged Victories, mounted on shaped cherrywood panels with bevelled gilt edges.
In perfect conditions, both wall c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three-Light Wall Appliques, by Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Napoléon III gilt-bronze three-light wall appliques, by Maison Millet.
Each applique is cast as a winged mermaid canephore figure supporting a palmette cast basket ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ormolu
19th century French Empire Swan Motif Sconce Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
French Empire three light brass sconce pair with swan motif, circa 1820s . Features include incredible detail and great old patina. See measurements below.
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Appliqué in Gilt Bronze with Crystal Roses, Napoleon III
Located in Sofia, BG
Applique Napoleon III in gilt bronze with three arms of lights decorated with
ribbons and flowers. Measures: H. 70 cm
France, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Large Napoleon III Period French Bronze Wall Sconce of Classical Female Figure
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Napoleon III period bronze sconce features a classical female figure standing atop curling acanthus and flowers. Two candle arms extend from the floral base. The unusual large s...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Napoleon III Bronze Sconce
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic pair of French Napoleon III nickel-plated 3-light sconces. Having fine detailed castings of ribbon, cornucopia, swag, and acanthus motifs. A great pair of sconces to suit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Pair of Napoleon III Sconces - France, Circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very rare pair of sconces, made out of antique bayonets that have been bent into scrolled arms.
Highly decorative, adorned metal stars, rosettes an...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair Of Wall Sconces - Bronze - Mascarons - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Pair of gilded bronze sconces with two lights. The central stem is decorated with a mascaron in the middle of the two branches. All richly carved with palmettes, garlands and other f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Round Brass Girandole Wall Mirrors, in a Regal Design
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Round Brass Girandole Wall Mirrors, in a Regal Design
A superb pair of French Regal wall mirrors with twin lights
These are very unusual pieces, the bevelled mercury gl...
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1880s Antique Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Napoleon Iii wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III wall lights and sconces made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include Baccarat, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Gherardo Degli Albizzi, and Maison Baguès. 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 wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $650 and tops out at $34,687 while the average work can sell for $3,213.
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