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Napoleon III Mirrors

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
Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite French mirror dates to the late 19th century and is a superb example of Rococo revival craftsmanship. The frame is richly decorated with hand-carved floral and acanthu...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine rectangular Napoleon III full length mirror, in gilded wood and moulded plaster, which can be positioned horizontally or vertically. This characterful old mirror has intricate...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood, Mirror

French Massive Napoleon III Giltwood Oval Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lavish and intricately carved French 19th Century Napoleon III style giltwood oval mirror. This amazing mirror hand-crafted in France during the reign of Napoleon III has a highly ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century Napoleon III French Oval Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful large oval mirror with rich ornaments and original facetted mirror plate. The mirror has a very warm antique look and feel. The mirror has an ornate top decoration with a central “fleur de lis” with floral elements. At the bottom, there is also a smaller decoration with acanthus and floral elements. This mirror is made in Southern France and it has a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The most elevated part of the frame features a floral engraving and the inner part is adorned with a Classic pearl beading. The ornaments were casted with the use of ground cattle bone and plaster, reinforced with steel wires. The mixture of these materials is used in early mirror frames. Before casting was common practice, ornaments were hand carved in wood. A time consuming process and with the growing demand for these mirrors, new production methods were introduced. Later on larger...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Napoleon III wall mirror with coat of arms, carved and gilded wood, France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Technical data Style: Napoleon III Materials: Carved and gilded wood, mirror Period: Napoleon III era (1852 – 1880) Country of origin: France Good condition considering its age and u...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

French Napoleon III Brass Repousse Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
An elegant Napoleon III mirror made with central beveled glass and four rectangular glasses joined between them by decorative brass repousse floral foliage patterns, an elegant filig...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

Exceptional Napoleon III Carved And Giltwood Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved giltwood mirror having a molded surround with a pierced crest in the form of a fruit-filled urn flanked by putti ending in foliate scrolled vines. An outer leafy surround and ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

Antica specchiera francese dorata a foglia d'oro epoca Napoleone Terzo, 1870
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Antica specchiera francese epoca Napoleone Terzo dorata a foglia d'oro. Molto elegante il disegno della cornice che si ispira al periodo Luigi XVI, e splendida la cimasa intagliata n...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Small Antique French Mirror In Carved Blackened Wood, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror in blackened carved wood, circa 1870. Antique frame in carved and blackened fir wood, decorated with rais-de-coeur, and pearl rosaries in trio. Frame widt...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Wood

Napoleon III Giltwood Parclose Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
France, Mid 19th Century An exceptionally fine Napoleon III parclose Mirror, with its original bevelled mercury glass mirror plate. The design is extremely decorative, its crest fea...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Circa 1850 Napoleon III Giltwood Cushion Mirror from France
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… From the period of Napoleon III (circa 1850), this French giltwood mirror has a parcloses form, with four smaller mirrors surrounding the main mirror. ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Labarge Napoleon III Style Patial Gilt and Ebonized Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A Labarge Napoleon III Style Patial Gilt and Ebonized Wall Mirror Measures 32.5" in width, and 54" in height.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Napoleon III Style Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a massive gold gilt mirror from 19th century France, made in the style of Napoleon III and dripping in detail. A wonderfully carved crest tops the whole; designed with intric...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Cut Glass, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Style Parecloses Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
A unique 19th century French Napoleon III style parecloses mirror with beautiful proportions and a unique frame design. This authentic mirror features wonderful brass ornamentations and finishes, stunning wood carvings, and a mirror glass in fine condition. The brass arabesques on each corner of the mirror penetrate through the successive hand carved wood frames and really give an impressive sense of structure to the piece as a whole. This type of Napoleon III mirror is known as “parecloses” which was a highly prized type of mirror design in the 19th century imported from Venice. This design is characterized by the overall largeness of the mirror with a first large frame that contained smaller frames within its structure and each displaying unique ornamental finishes and carvings. This Napoleon III antique mirror...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

A Large Antique 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror H155cm c1860
Located in High Peak, GB
K0598 A large  XIXth century giltwood wall mirror, having arched glass with minor imperfections in finely carved, moulded and gilded frame with leafy scrolls to the base and floral c...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Paste, Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Repousse Cushion Brass Beveled Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in France, circa 1870, the elegant antique mirror is decorated with intricate repousse scroll work motifs including a large cartouche at the pediment featuring a center fruit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

French Trumeau Mirror with Painted Cherubs
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
French Trumeau Mirror with Incredible Painted Cherubs Unique piece purchased in France Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Message us with any questions.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Napoleon III French Antique Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France from the Napoleon III period. This piece is made of finely hand-embossed brass with intricate décor throughout. Framing mirrored compartments are angled to create ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Metal

19th Century French Grand Gilt Wood Crystal Mirror from Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French crystal mirror in grand stucco and gilded wood frame decorated with a putti holding a quiver and a torch on the top. Very goo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Stucco, Wood

Very large mirror with floral motifs and small pediment H. 204 cm - W. 130 cm
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very large gilded wood mirror carved with a wide border of floral motifs, small pediment. Beautiful original gilding, silver-plated mirror and wood parquet flooring. Napoleon III per...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood, Mirror

Antique French Black & Giltwood Mirror from the Napoleon III Period, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Antique mirror from the Napoleon III era offering a striking contrast (black and gilt). The blackened stucco frame is richly decorated with gilded and patinated leaf scrolls. The edg...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century French Repusse Mirror
Located in Huntington, NY
19th century French Repusee mirror, matte finish for photo purposes only.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

19th Century French Repusse Mirror
19th Century French Repusse Mirror
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Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period French Gilt Wood Mantel Mirror with Mask
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century French Napoleon III period giltwood mirror features its original mercury glass and a central cartouche with a female mask flanked by scrolling leaves at t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mercury Glass, Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Gilded Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Gilded Mirror represents the regal style that was born during the reign of France's last monarch, a period during which all the styles in Fren...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

French 19th Century Massive Oval Gilt Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lavish and intricately carved French 19th Century Napoleon III style giltwood oval mirror that will instantly transform any wall or mantel. This amazing mirror has a highly decorat...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

French Antique Napoleon III Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France in the Napoleon III style. This piece is made of finely cast bronze ormolu with intricate décor throughout. The frame features stylized acanthus leaves, “godrons”,...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Metal

19th Century Carved Cushion Wall Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
19th century wonderfully hand carved cushion mirror which came out of the grand house Locksley Hall in Staffordshire. The outer frame is hand carved and has a glorious pattern of le...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Oak

Large Café Mirror in Murano Style with Oxidized Glass, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This large café mirror is a faithful reproduction of the mirrors that decorated Parisian brasseries in the 19th century. It is made of oxidized glass, with a patina created naturally...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Mirrors

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Metal

A unique, historic living room set, Austria, first half of the 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique set of living room furniture from around 1850. Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated, polished to a high gloss. Seats and backrests upholstered with h...
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1850s Austrian Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood

Napoleon III Giltwood Pier Mirror, Italian, Circa 1880
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Magnificent 19th century Napoleon III giltwood pier mirror, crafted in Naples, Italy, circa 1880. This impressive mirror showcases the finest Italian craftsmanship of the period, wit...
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1880s Italian Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Large Bamboo Style Wooden Psyche Mirror, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large bamboo style wooden psyche mirror, 19th century, Napoleon III period Large psyche, floor mirror, 19th century, Napoleon III period, bamboo style wood. H: 200cm, W: 100cm, D: ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bamboo

A Napoleon III Decorative Wall Mirror With Intricate Floral & Scroll Motifs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Napoleon III Decorative Wall Mirror With Floral and Scroll Motifs With Original Patinated Bevelled Mirror Glass Central mirror height is 27cm This is a beautiful example of a 1...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror

19th-Century French Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Hand-Painted Hunting Scene
Located in New York, NY
A captivating 19th-century antique French Trumeau mirror, featuring a richly detailed hand-painted hunting scene. The upper panel showcases a dramatic depiction of a dog in pursuit, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood, Mirror

Very rare gilded mirror in the style of Napoleon 111
Located in Nantwich, GB
Extremely rare Giltwood Cheval Mirror in the style of Napoleon 111, standing on an intricately carved sea dolphin stand. This magnificent, beautifully carved full length mirror...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood

Walnut mirror from the Napoleon III period, France, circa 1870
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Walnut mirror. Napoleon III period France, circa 1870 Good condition. Dimensions: height 127 cm width 81 cm depth 8 cm
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood, Walnut

Mirror with Closed Pares in Repoussé Copper Decorated with Garlands of Flowers
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful and interesting mirror with closed pares is made of mirrors and repoussé copper decorated with garlands of Ffowers and topped with the effigy of the Sun King. This is...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror

Rare Antique French Giltwood Oval Mirror With Pediment, circa 1890
Located in Paris, FR
Rare antique French giltwood wedding mirror, ornament pediment with dove and flowers, arrows and torch. Re-gilding to the leaf. Antique frame width: 6.5 cm / 2.55 in. Modern glass mi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood, Mirror, Stucco

19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand in size and decoration, this exceptional Napoleon III-period mirror is further set apart by an elaborate giltwood frame that features decorative elements such as garlands, dove...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

French 1870s Napoléon III Period Painted Trumeau Mirror with Floral Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III painted trumeau mirror from the late 19th century, with oil on canvas floral painting. Created in France at the end of Emperor Napoléon III's reign, this large ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Canvas, Wood

Napoleon III Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III gilt wood (gold leaf) mirror, circa 1870. With a foliate shaped pediment, gadrooned outer border and a beaded inner border.
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Exceptional Carved Giltwood Mirror, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
An important carved and gilded wood mirror, with a very fine decoration made of flower garlands wrapped around the moulded frame, sculpted with acanthus leaves. A large foliate shell...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Venetian Mirror In Blue And Colourless Murano Glass
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Mirror In Blue And Colourless Murano Glass
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

19th Century Napoleon III Gilded French Oval Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century Napoleon III gilded oval mirror with elaborately carved crest. In good condition with bright gilt. Wear consi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

Napoleon III Style Black and Silver Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Excellent mirror from France in the Napoleon III style with a black and silver leaf frame. There is also an inner frame of gold leaf beading. Hand-carved into the silver frame is a l...
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1910s French Vintage Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Large Vintage Giltwood Wall Mirror – Napoleon III Style, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
Vintage Belgian gildwood mirror in Napoleon III style, with a wide wooden frame and subtle shoulders at the corners. The gold finish has developed a natural patina, giving it a warm ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood, Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Napoleon III giltwood mirror. Featuring a lovely decorative pattern and a beaded inner border. A beaut...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Napoleon III Baroque Period Gold Leaf Wall Mirror, France, 1860
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Original Napoleon III period wall mirror, France, 1860. black lacquor and gold leaf. Plaster on wood. Facet mirror.
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Gilded Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Gilded Mirror will make a splendid addition to any room! The proportions are somewhat unusual, tall and narrow, making it ideal for special s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Napoleon III Antique French Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mirror from France in the Napoleon III style. This piece is made of finely cast bronze ormolu with intricate décor throughout. The frame features stylized acanthus leaves, “godrons”,...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Ormolu

19th Century Ornate Brass Repousse Napoléon III Mirror France
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Brass work in good condition. Excellent detail with lead backed bevel glass showing originality.
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

Silver Plated Bronze Table Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A silver plated bronze table mirror, 19th century A silvered bronze table mirror with mercury glass, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 50 cm, W: 31 cm, D: 3 cm.
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

Antique French Louis-Philippe Mirror, Black & Silvered Patinated, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French black and silvered wood wall mirror in the spirit of Napoleon III style. Louis Philippe style shape antique frame, re-silvered with leaf, decorated with scrollls fol...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Silver Leaf

Large Oval Mirror In Gilded Wood, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oval mirror in gilded wood, with reserves, with a richly carved pediment of winged dragons evolving in a foliage decoration. The reserves have a gilded painted decoration a...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood

Large Rose Window of the Baltard Pavilion, Transformed into a Mirror, Cast Iron.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large rose window of the Baltard pavilion, transformed into a mirror, cast iron. Rose window from one of the destroyed Baltard pavilions, transformed into a mirror, 19th century, Na...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Iron

Large French Carved Crested Chateaux Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Carved Crested Chateaux Wall Mirror An Enormous French Carved Walnut Mirror, it comes from a Manoir House in France where it was set halfway up the main staircase. Th...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Walnut

Large Antique French Mirror, Giltwood & Black Colors, circa 1860
Located in Paris, FR
Large French antique mirror, Napoleon III period, circa 1860. Antique frame, black and gilded to the leaf, with openwork shell and adorned ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood, Paint

Late 19 Century Napoleon III Rococo Style Gilt Wood and Gesso Framed Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare and highly unusual French Napoleon III carved wood, gesso and gilded frame with a modern mirror in it. The frame is decorated with cartouches and is further embellished with...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror

Napoleon III Overmantel Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in London, GB
A large Napoleon III antique mirror in parcel gilt, the bound laurel border to the frame is picked out in cream, as are the fine beads whi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gesso, Giltwood

Monumental antique wall mirror, Napoleon III, Paris, gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental antique wall mirror, Napoleon III, Paris, gold Solid wood, gold plated. Double frame with rich decoration of rocailles, flowers and a crowning cartouche with an inscribed flower tree. leaf feet. An absolute eye-catcher. High quality and decorative French fireplace mirror...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Very Large Engraved Venice Mirror, 260 Cm, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large Venice mirror (2.60m) to hang or place, in glass and mirror engraved with floral motifs; the pediment composed of several pieces reminiscent of the petals, is in its central pa...
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20th Century Italian Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror

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