Napoleon III Wall 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
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
$1,930 / set
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Antique French Napoleon III Giltwood Beveled Parcloses Mirror 50"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Napoleon III beveled gold gilt mirror featuring an ornate carved heraldic crest with sunburst bust cameo / medallion flanked by acanthus leaves, flags, a banner with f...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Labarge Napoleon III Style Patial Gilt and Ebonized Wall Mirror
By LaBarge
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Velvet
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Wall Mirrors
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Ormolu
Gilt Napoleon III Rectangular Mirror
Located in Washington, DC
A Gilt Napoleon III Rectangular Mirror
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Ebonised & Giltwood Mirror Napoleon III Second Empire
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Ebonised & Giltwood Mirror Napoleon III Second Empire
Sourced from the Basque region of South West France, this handsome mirror features a raised crest with elegant acanthus leaf an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Stucco
$1,141 Sale Price
20% Off
Gigantic Antique Wall Mirror, Gold, Around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Gigantic antique wall mirror, gold around 1860.
Impressive and massive wooden frame, with stucco work, gilded. The mirror can also be hung in width.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Repousse Brass Beveled Overlay Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in France, circa 1870, the elegant antique wall mirror is decorated with intricate repousse decor including a very large cartouche at the pediment featuring a center Greek go...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large pair of French 19th Century gilt faux bamboo upholstery mirrors
Located in Paris, IDF
This elegant pair of French 19th Century gilt mirrors date from the Napoléo III era, circa 1870. Surrounding each tall rectangular mirror plate is a detailed giltwood faux bamboo fra...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror, Stucco
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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 Wall Mirrors
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Mirror, Giltwood
18th/19th Century Giltwood French Napoleon III Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mirror, having a rectangular mirror plate in carved giltwood frame, its molded border, surrounded by fluting, and framed in out-carved anthemion and scrollwork.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror, Crown Crest This is a very attract
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Napoleon III Style Gilt Wall Mirror, Crown Crest
This is a very attractive piece, the mirror has a 3.5” gilt frame edged with swags and a crown in the centre at the top of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Oval Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
The boldly-carved rope-twist oval frame embellished with acanthus leaves all surrounding a later beveled mirror plate.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French Napoleon III Style Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th Century French Napoleon III style mirror with black painted patina, gilded trim and applied rosettes. All original. Circa 1900-1920
Dimensions: 44.5"W x 29.25"H x 1.25"...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Mid-Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or entryway with this elegant antique wall mirror. Crafted in France, circa 1950, the oval frame is decorated with floral motifs and embellished with geometric motifs around the frame including bead decor. The Napoleon III style mirror...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th c. Gilded Marriage Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite 18th century French gilded marriage mirror, richly hand-carved in wood and finished in original water gilt. This ceremonial piece was traditionally presented to newlywed...
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18th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror , France Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror.
Giltwood frame featuring fine carved details and rounded top corners.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Large French Napoleon III Ebonised & Gilt Carved Overmantle Wall Mirror
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A Large 19th Century French Napoleon III (1852-1870) Ebonised & Gilt Carved Overmantle Wall Mirror. An impressive example of grandeur, profusely covered in striking gilt detail and c...
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19th Century British Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (1st quarter 19th Century) mahogany vertical wall mirror with gilt bronze trim and fluted column sides have a top section with a small oval painting...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Paint
Elegant Pair of French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Oval Mirrors
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant pair of French Napoleon III carved giltwood oval mirrors; each half-round moulding with floral and foliate carved reserves surrounding a bead...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Mirror in Silver Plate, 19th Century, Period Napoleon III
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mirror from the 19th century in silver plate. Period Napoleon III.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Small Antique French Black & Giltwood Mirror, Napoleon III Period, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Rare small French antique mirror from the Napoleon III period, circa 1870. Antique black and gilded mirror frame decorated with stylized vegetal friezes typical of the Napoleon III s...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Alluring French Napoleon III giltwood mirror with lovely carved frame and egg and dart trim. Having wonderful aged gilt finish, of desirab...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French 1850s Napoleon III Period Giltwood Mirror with Carved Scrolling Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period giltwood rectangular mirror from the mid-19th century, with carved scrolling foliage. Created in France in the early years of Emperor Napoleon III's reig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique French Ebonised Mirror Napoleon III Second Empire
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Ebonised Mirror Napoleon III Second Empire
This elegant mirror features a raised floral decorated moulding with crisp relief carving in an ebonised outer frame and a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Napoleon III Mirror, in Veneered and Painted Wood, Pine Frame, Beveled Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III mirror, in veneered and painted wood, circa 1880
pine frame.
beveled mirror.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine, Mirror, Wood
Elegant French Napoleon III Period Parclose Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Elegant French Napoleon III period parclose gilt wood mirror.
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Twentieth Century Glazed Wall Mirror, Chinese Decor.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Twentieth century glazed wall mirror, Chinese decor.
Mirror from the 1940s, Napoleon III-style Chinese decor, eglomisé mirror with glazing beads.
Dimen...
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20th Century Italian Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Stucco, Wood
$2,528 Sale Price
34% Off
French Napoleon III Split Plate Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kent, Dover
A fine French Napoleon III carved gilt wood mirror with acanthus and trophy decoration. The original split mercury plate.
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
19Th C. French Napoleon III Octogonal Repoussé Brass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just arrived this wonderful 19Th. century French Napoleon III octagonal Repousse Brass, beveled mirror with antique original glass.
This mirror is French and circa 1870, the elega...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century French Napoleon III Blackened and Gilt Wall Mirror with Roped Bow
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room or entry way with this elegant antique two-tone mirror. Crafted in France, circa 1960, the shaped mirror features a blackened border decorated with a gold leaf...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
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Gold Leaf
19th Century French Mirror with Carved and Giltwood Frame, Napoleon III
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century giltwood mirror of Napoleon III époque decorated with flowers and shells,
France, circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Fine French Oval Giltwood Mirror with Cherubs on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century oval mirror of Napoleon III period. Carved wood, covered with gesso and gold leaf finish. This piece has beautiful ornaments and couple of cherubs on the top and it wear...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Beveled Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a powder room, entryway or bedroom with this elegant antique gold leaf mirror. Crafted in the Burgundy region of France, circa 1870, the rectangular mirror has traditional l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Napoleon Iii wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III wall 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 wall mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III wall 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 wall 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 wall 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 $3,822.
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