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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
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

19th Century Monumental French Napoleon III Carved Painted & Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French painted and parcel gilt mirror with beautiful elements is realized in carved and giltwood. The style is Napoleon III, the frame is 19th century with a newer ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Circa 1850 French Gold Leaf Mirror, The Allegory of Geography
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the famed Italian iconographer, Cesare Ripa (c. 1555-1622), this French gold leaf mirror (circa 1850) is topped by a winged cherub and a globe, representing the Allegory ...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

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

Very large 19th century French mirror H. 178 cm - W. 110 cm
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very large giltwood mirror carved with large gadroons, small Regency-style pediment, scrolls and flowers. Very fine original gilding, antique mirror, wooden floor. Napoleon III perio...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

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

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 European Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

Circa 1860 French Carved & Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Napoleon III, c.1860, carved & gilt wood mirror. French. Rococo style with asymmetrical foliage & rosette crest flanked by acanthus leaves. The entire frame well carved. Some red sho...
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1860s Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
French giltwood camel crested mirror with carved interwoven rope and floral design flanked by cove inner frame with beeded edge. Original glass.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

Monumental Scale Asian Form Bamboo Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Monumental Scale Asian Form Bamboo Mirror, believed to be French, circa 1920s, possibly earlier. This is the largest bamboo mirror we have owned in 15 years in the antique business. ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bamboo, Mirror

Large Repoussé Copper Pareclose Napoleon III Mirror, France, 1890
Located in Brussels, BE
Very decorative large Napoleon III "repoussé copper" pareclose wall mirror. Mounted on a wood base. Decorated with leaves, flowers ,foliage and putti. Around 1890-France.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Copper

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

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

Antique French Napoleon III Gold Leaf Mirror with Beveling, Circa 1875-1885
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III Gold Leaf mirror with beveling, Circa 1875-1885.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

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

Napoleon III French Gold Mirror, Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Grand mirror from France’s Napoleon III period. This piece is from the 19th century, circa 1880. The frame is made of hand-carved wood with elaborate, rich décor of Acanthus leaves t...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

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

XL French Giltwood Mirror Pier XL Napoleon III 7 Feet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning large French pier mirror in the Napoleon III manner Stands in at 220 CM tall - over seven feet Elegantly carved giltwood frame very ornate Could also be used as a standing ...
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1980s Vintage Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

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

Antica specchiera francese dorata a foglia d'oro epoca Napoleone Terzo, 1870
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Raffinata specchiera francese epoca Napoleone Terzo, 1870, dorata a foglia d'oro. La cornice è ornata da splendidi motivi floreali a rilievo intagliati nel legno, ed è arricchita nel...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

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

Table Mirror Ormolu on Ebony, Beveled Mirror and Gilded Bronze
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table mirror ormolu on ebony, beveled mirror and gilded bronze, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

Fine French Napoleon III Faux Bamboo Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine French Napoleon III faux bamboo and mahogany framed mirror.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood, Faux Bamboo

Small Wood and Stucco Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small wood and stucco mirror with cloverleaf design. Measures: H: 29 cm, W: 23 cm, D: 2 cm.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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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

Important Vanity Mirror in Bronze Patine from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important vanity mirror in bronze patine from the 19th century with original bezeled mercury mirror. Measures: 60cm x 37cm x 4 cm.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

Antique French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Oval Wall Mirrors - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Oval Wall Mirrors - Set of 2 This exquisite set of two antique French Napoleon III carved giltwood oval wall mirrors exemplifies the eleg...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror This is an old and very attractive piece, the mirror has a very decorative gilt frame edged with swags and leaf decoration in the centre a...
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1850s Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

19th Century French Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
Early 19th century rectangular French wall / mantel mirror. Distressed finish, some of original gilding remains, contains original mercury glass witch sings of age (black spots, scra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

Napoleon III Style Tortoise Shell Mirror with Pediment, 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III style beveled mirror with a triple frame in embossed and gilt brass. Different parts of the frame are adorned with blackened wood baguettes. The central frame is enhance...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

Pair of French Napoléon III Mirror
Located in palm beach, FL
Pair of Napoleon III period oval mirror in black painted wood and inlaid with gilt bronze decoration, the mirror is beveled.
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

Antique French Napoleon III Style Carved and Gilded Beveled Framed Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon III Style Carved and Gilded Beveled Framed Wall Mirror Antique French Napoleon III Style Ornate Framed Wall Mirror. This hand carved mirror has beautiful det...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror

French Napoleon II Carved Gilt and Painted Console Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Napoleon II carved gilt and painted console mirror This is a very attractive Mirror, the top of the mirror has scalloped Arch shape, bordered wit...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

A Large Napoleon III Carved Giltwood & Gesso Mirror
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Napoleon III Carved Giltwood & Gesso Mirror. Grand in size and decoration, this impressive Napoleon III period overmantel mirror is designed in the Louis XVI style with an ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century Ornate Wall Mirror Gold Frame, Gilded, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century ornate wall mirror gold frame, gilded, circa 1870 Mirror framed with an ornate baroque frame. Frame completely set in gold. A time...
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1870s German Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror

French Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Carved Wood and Gesso Full Length Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine 19th century French Napoleon III gilt and silvered carved wood and gesso full length pier mirror. The arched rectangular plate surmount...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

Murano Mirror Decorated with Micro-Mosaic Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Beveled mirror or ask a hang murano circa 1880/1900 good condition
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Glass

Stately Gilded Parlor Wall Mirror, Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Stately gilded parlor wall mirror, Napoleon III Magnificent and richly ornate wall mirror. with a high and pronounced crown. Extremely finely craf...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

19th Century Ornate Rococo Mirror, Solid Wood Gilded in 1870, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Ornate rococo mirror, solid wood gilded in 1870, Paris Ornate and gold leaf mirror, Paris, circa 1870 Rocaille body framed with rich rococo carving. Rocaille-shaped mirror frame wi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Napoleon III mirror, circa 1880, with its original mercury glass
Located in LYON, FR
The blackened wood frame features intricate floral and beaded gilt detailing, typical of the Second Empire style. Its sculpted crest, adorned with palmettes and volutes, brings a th...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mercury Glass

French 19th century Regence st. Napoleon III Period Ebony and Ormolu mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most elegant French 19th century Regence st. Napoleon III Period Ebony and Ormolu mirror. This lovely double framed mirror is centered by a pierced Ormolu inner bo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Ormolu

Carved Napoleon III Oak and Velvet Mirror, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large and gorgeous frame, with hand-carved thistles motifs applied to a deep teal blue velvet background. The wood is oak. New mirror.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Velvet

Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Oval Marginal Frame Mirror
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III Carved giltwood oval Marginal frame mirror. This finely carved giltwood and gesso mirror has an oval bevelled mirror plate, marginal borders and an exuberant a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Giltwood

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

Grand 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Giltwood Mantel ~ Floor Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Giltwood Mantel ~ Floor Mirror is a magnificent expression of the Rococo style, one of the many historical styles that were revived duri...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

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

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

Antique Dressing Mirror of Ebonized Lacquered Wood & Gilt, France, 1880s
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Napoleon III-style mirror from France is characterized by straight lines and black lacquered wood, with elaborate decorative compositions gilted in gold leaf in the pediment. The...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer

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

Large Chippendale Mirror, Carved Black Lacquered Wood, Bevelled Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Chippendale mirror, carved black lacquered wood, bevelled mirror, 20th century. Mirror, Chippendale style mantelpiece mirror from the 20th century in carved black lacquered wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood

A 19th Century Napoleon III Period Bronze Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century Napoleon III period bronze mirror. A 19th century Napoleon III period bronze mirror. H: 116cm, W: 69cm, D: 12cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

19th Century French Gentleman's Vanity or Table Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An antique gentleman's vanity toilet mirror, or 'Psyche', dating from the 19th century and beautifully crafted from gleaming mahogany. This tilting table-top mirror is full of charac...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Fruitwood

20th Century Napoleon III style mirror in wood with facet cut mirror, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / mirror / wood, mirror / Mid-century / Napoleon III Rectangular Napoleon III style mirror in white and gold lacquered and carved wood. The of white and gold decorated...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Antica specchiera francese dorata a foglia d'oro epoca Napoleone Terzo, 1870
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Antique French gilded gold-leaf mirror Napoleon Third era,1870,characteristic of the period are the fine decorations adorning the four corners of the frame. The condition is very goo...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Napoleon III Gilded Wall Mirror with Rope and Tassels
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant antique mirror with a crest of cords and tassels. Made in France, circa 1860 at he end of the Napoleon III period. The frame is made of pinewood, the moldings of there fra...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Gesso, Pine, Mirror

An Enamelled Bronze Table Mirror, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An enamelled bronze table mirror, 19th century, Napoleon III period. An enamelled bronze table mirror, bevelled mirror, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H: 28cm, W: 22cm, D: 2cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Bronze

French Stucco Mirror with Bronze Patina Vegetal Patterns, Napoleon III c. 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
French bronze patina stucco mirror Beautiful frame with an ornamentation on the top with two birds on a vegetal decor Plant decoration on the stucco...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Stucco

19th Century French Napoleon III Repousse Brass and Pine Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in France, circa 1890, the elegant antique wall mirror is decorated with intricate repousse decor including a very large cartouche at the pediment featuring a center floral v...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Brass

French Napoléon III 1870s Carved Giltwood Mirror with Hunting Trophy Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period giltwood mirror from the late 19th century, with carved crest depicting a hunting trophy, twisted ribbons and petite beads. Created in France during the ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Italian Mirror in Gilded Carved Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian mirror in gilded carved wood, bevelled glass, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 110 cm, W: 79 cm, D: 7 cm  
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Mirrors

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Wood

Napoleon Iii mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III mirrors 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 mirrors, popular names associated with this style include and Europa Antiques. 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 mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $595 and tops out at $154,850 while the average work can sell for $3,898.

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