Napoleon III Table Lamps
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 Onyx Marble and Reticulated Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique oil burning lamp converted to electricity. Features include reticulated bronze ormolu in a floral pattern with an onyx marble Corinthian column and base. Beautiful veining in...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$540 Sale Price
55% Off
A ceramic lamp with gilded brass accents - Napoleon III style - France.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A ceramic lamp with gilded brass accents, in the Napoleon III style, featuring a pitcher with a handle. The lampshade is original, and the piece has a beautiful patina.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$884 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu Napoleon III Oil Lamps
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautiful French and Asian collaboration of a 19thC pair of Napoleon III Famille Rose porcelain, (from Canton China), and gilt bronze and brass oil lamps that miraculously include ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Spiral Staircase Table Lamp in Brown Patinated Metal, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Spiral staircase table lamp in brown patinated metal, 20th century.
Large table lamp representing a spiral staircase in brown patinated metal, 20th century, Napoleon III style.
h: 6...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Napoleon III Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Napoleon III lamps. Pair of engine turned period brass lamps previously converted from oil to electric on black bases; newly rewired with blac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,200 / set
Pair of 19th Century Baccarat White Opaline Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of late 19th C Baccarat white opaline vases with gilt and floral decorations. Vases are beautifully mounted on gilt wooden base. In excellent condition with minimal gilt losses ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Bronze, Porcelain and Granite, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps with cherubs in patinated bronze, porcelain and granite, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period patinated bronze, porcelai...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair French Seltzer Bottle Lamps with Napoleonic Emblems
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair French Seltzer Bottle Lamps with Napoleonic Emblems. Double gourd construction with Napoleon's insignia gold design and bees. Lamps are...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair 19thc French Napoleon III Bronze w/ Rock Crystal & Cut Crystal Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning and Unusual Pair of Girandoles/ Table Lamps. Bronze with cut crstal and Rock Crystal elements. Napoleon III Period 1890. Baccarat crystal was used.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$2,184 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair 1920's French Napoleon III Bronze & Crystal Fruit & Petals Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Antique 1920's French Napoleon III style Bronze with Crystal Fruit Table Lamps/ Girandoles. These lamps have been electrified and we will send lam shades...
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1920s French Vintage Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$2,184 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carved Wooden Lamp, Old Candlestick, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wooden lamp, old candlestick, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A carved wooden lamp, a former candlestick, carved and gilded wood, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H:71cm...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Zinc Finial Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two large scale table lamps. Can also work as a floor lamp. Created from a pair of matching zinc roof finial from a French chateau which had to replace its roof. These architectural ...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Zinc
$3,500 / set
A Pair of French Napoleon III Period Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French Napoleon III period opaline glass vases with hand-painted beadwork decoration, mounted as lamps with hand-carved wood bases with scalloped edges, painted to match. F...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
$2,800 / set
19th Century Ormolu Bronze Antique Candlestick Holders with Putti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of antique candlestick holders crafted of beautiful ormolu or gilt bronze. They feature a figure of a child standing on a ribbed cylind...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Large 9 Light Girandoles Maison Baguès Brass & Crystal Ornaments, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Huge and impressive pair of Girandoles, electrified with plug in function.
Rare Find and in very good condition.
Can be placed on pedestals or on a Center Table.
Each takes 9 li...
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1940s French Vintage Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$8,385 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Pair of Ornate French Napoleon III Gilt Ten-Light Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze ten-light candelabra with a traditionally dressed man and woman under palm trees mounted on bases.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain and Gilt Brass Lamp, German Work, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and gilt brass lamp, German work from the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century German porcelain and gilt brass table lamp in the Napoleon III style.
H: 51cm, ...
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19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Medici Shaped Opaline Lamps, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of Napoleon III style Medici shaped opaline lamps with gilt bronze mounts, early 20th century.
h: 39cm, d: 15cm
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20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Blue Opaline Glass Oil Lantern, Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French blue opaline glass oil lantern, lamp was the decorative way to light up your home before the advent of electric lighting! This French antique oil lantern...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
A Large Pair of Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An important pair of gilt bronze and marble table lamps, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A pair of gilt bronze and marble table lamps, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 60cm,...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Canton Porcelain and Bronze Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Canton porcelain lamps, with a motif of flowers, leaves and small birds. Frame in gilded and chiseled bronze. Openwork circular base. Handles adorned with muzzle heads.
! T...
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1880s Chinese Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Lamp with blue porcelain and gilded bronze handles. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style lamp in blue porcelain and gilded bronze, with its handles ending in leaves, the top of the frame decorated with a gadroon and an openwork gallery decorated with bunc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Vases Mounted Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of two-handled vases / lamps in classic French Napoleon III style bronze and gilt ormolu of very good quality, each with a foliated plant decoration in bronze, the ormolu orna...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Bathtub Lions Claw Foot Changed into a Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique bathtub lions claw foot changed into a lamp, 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,297 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Delft Blue and White Painted Porcelain and Brass Oil Lamp
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique oil lamp was crafted in France, circa 1880. The porcelain "Lampe a Petrole" sits on an intricate brass base decorated with shell ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Eugène Bazart Paris. Lamp “bouillotte” in gilt bronze. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eugène Bazart Paris, signed.
Gilt bronze candelabra, mounted as a lamp, with circular base, arms decorated with garlands and ending at the top with a stylized flame.
French work, N...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Valentine Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baluster shape pair of lamps in Valentine porcelain. Decor of flowers in white background cartouches, on a cobalt blue background with gilt geometrical motifs. They are framed by two...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Stacked Cut Crystal Three Bulb Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible vintage brass and stacked cut crystal table lamps. Each lamp has three sockets all functioning with their own pull chain. Gorgeous hexagon pedestal base with intricate edg...
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Early 20th Century American Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Repousse Brass Oil Table Lamp with Tavern Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique oil lamp made into table lamp was crafted in France, circa 1870. The tall "Lampe a Petrole", stands on three paw feet over a round repousse base decorated with a...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19thc French Napoleon III Amber/ Amethyst Crystal Fruit Table/ Accent Lamp
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc French Antique Napoleon III Amber and Amethyst Crystal Fruit Table/ Accent Lamp/ Girandole. Fleurettes and pendant crystals.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
$872 Sale Price
20% Off
19th-Century Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base
Located in NICE, FR
A large four-legged lamp in the style of the First French Empire with a gilded bronze and brown patina finish, resting gracefully on a marble base. Adorned with intricate garlands an...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Style Porcelain Lamps, Napoléon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of neoclassical style porcelain lamps, baluster shaped, with a blue mat background. Black piedouche base and inner edge of the neck. On the body, decor of central medallion on one side representing a polychrome characters antique style dressed...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Tin, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in tin with a fluted shaft. Decor of frieze of beads on the base and the top of the mount. Gilt cartouche embedded on the base mentioning "Lampe modérateur T & G brevet...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
19th Century Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience & Bronze Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience and Bronze Oil Lamp has been converted into an electric table lamp. Crafted in France, circa 1880s, the hand painted porcelain "...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large impressionist ceramic, mounted as a lamp (pierced bottom) XIXème
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large impressionist ceramic, mounted as a lamp (pierced bottom) with decoration of boats and flowering trees, late 19th century
currently presented with a large patinated plaster can...
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of lilac porcelain of Paris lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Lilac colour Paris porcelain lamps standing on a piedouche shape base mounted in gilt bronze. The upper part of the vase is decorated with a white background frieze with a fl...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Iridescent Celadon Porcelain Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of bottle shapped iridescent celadon porcelain lamps. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount on an openwork circular base decorated with cartouches and swirls, two openwork handles and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A pair of Napoleon III bronze and ormolu table lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III bronze and ormolu table lamps, each in the form of a bronze putto holding the base of a single light fitting, left and right handed, set on an ormolu cylindric...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
An Enamelled Porcelain Table Lamp Base, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An enamelled porcelain table lamp base, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period enamelled porcelain table lamp base with a wooden base.
H: 64cm, D: 27cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
French Black Porcelain Lamp Bronze Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
French Black Porcelain Lamp Bronze Mounts
Beautiful lamp purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photo or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Good Napoleon III Rouge Marble Vases
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of good Napoleon III rouge marble vases, each mounted in ormolu with a pair of square bracket handles and collars of pointed leaves, now fitted for electricity. French, circa ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Table Lamp in Black Nickel Bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table lamp of style napoleon III in black nickel-plated bronze with 3 arms of lights and its lampshade..
We have one table lamp in stock however we can produce them made to measur...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Monumental French Late 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lamps
Located in London, GB
A monumental pair of French lamps in antique vert marble and gilt bronze. Set on large antique vert marble bases with gilt bronze mouldings. The lamp holders are in the form of the b...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Porcelain Table Lamp Sevres Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Napoleon III Sevres styled table lamp with painted porcelain with gallant nymphs in the garden, gilded bronze and letterhead in the spirit of the Baroque Revivalist style of the 19...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$1,478 Sale Price
27% Off
Candelabra In Porcelain And Bronze, Japonisme, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Porcelain candelabra painted with flower decoration, with a base and a bouquet of 7 lights, in bronze with a brown patina, in the Japanese or Escalier de Cristal style
Good general ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Continental Porcelain Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of 20th Century Continental Porcelain Lamps
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$2,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gilded Bronze Candlestick Table Lamp, Napoleon III, late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A refined late 19th-century French table lamp in gilded bronze, styled in the grandeur of the Napoleon III era.
Recently rewired for modern use, it is sold without the lampshade sh...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$1,626 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon Iii table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, 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 table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Baccarat, Ferdinand Barbedienne, F. & C. Osler, and Gagneau Frères. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $42,500 while the average work can sell for $2,556.
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