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.)
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Style: Napoleon III
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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.
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
$1,930 / set
Small French Antique Mirror, Black and Gilded, Napoleon III Period, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror in blackened and gilded wood, Napoleon III period, circa 1870. Decorated with black and gilded foliage scrolls and stylized flowers. "Rais-de-coeur" gilde...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror
$3,500 Sale Price
77% Off
19th 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 bead motifs in...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
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 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
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Faux Bamboo
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Mirror
Espejo francés estilo Napoleón III
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Espejo francés estilo Napoleón III Circa 1.880, realizado en estuco imitando el nudo y ébano.
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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
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
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.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
19th Century Italian Golden Wood Oval Mirror
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
19th Century Italian Golden Wood Oval Mirror
This 19th Century Italian Golden Wood Oval Mirror is a captivating piece of antique artistry, bringing a touch of opulent Italian elegan...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
$1,270 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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 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.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Wood and gilded plaster "Noeud d'Amour" Oval mirror
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wood and gilded plaster "Noeud d'Amour" Oval mirror
Wear consistent with age and use
Antique - Decoration - Napoleon III style
Measures : 62cm x 16cm H:83cm
Category
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Plaster
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
$4,494 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 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
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
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.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
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
Materials
Ormolu
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
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
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
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.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
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...
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass
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
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Ebony Bevelled Mirror, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and impressive Napoleon III gilt bronze and ebony bevelled mirror.
French, circa 1850.
A fine and impressive Napoleon III gilt bronze and ebony bevelled mirror with cast...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Ebonised & Gilt Carved Overmantle 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 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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Pine, Mirror
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
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 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
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Category
19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
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
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 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, 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
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
$1,440 Sale Price
20% 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.
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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 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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
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
19th Century French Napoleon III Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Napoleon III mirror with black and gilt decoration. It has the original mirror which has dark inclusions and foggy appea...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
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
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
1880-1900 Venetian Mirror with Pediment Blue Glass Adorned with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Venice rectangular, mirror silvering emailed with flowers, the centre is bevelled, good condition, height without pediment 98 cm.
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1880s Italian Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Large 19th century French giltwood mirror H. 164 cm - L. 100 cm
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large gilded and carved wood mirror, godron decor, silver glass, wooden parquet.
Napoleon III period - France 19th century.
Height 164 cm
Width 100 cm
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
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