Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
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
Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1875-1885. Extraordinary workmanship.
Bed: 58" x 76" Interior. Headboar...
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Napoleon III Bedroom Set, France, circa Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Erable wood, pinewood interiors, tinted moldings.
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ANTIQUE FRENCH DUCK EGG BLUE HAND PAiNTED ORNATELY DECORATED BED FRAME IN OAK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime quality, antique French Duck Egg Blue hand painted Napoleon II style bed frame
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20th Century French Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
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French Napoleon III Hand Carved Bedroom Set
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare 19th Century Napoleon III period french palatial King sized bedroom set (bed and pair of nightstands) in solid high quality tropical wood with painted floral lacquer panels. V...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
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Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set.
This high quality complete set is made high standards by Decoene Belgium.
The beautiful details in the lion's f...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
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EXQUISITELY CARVED ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN CIRCA 1880 FLAMED HARDWOOD DOUBLE BED FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime quality, hand carved Honduras Mahogany double bed frame
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This is one of the finest beds of this type I have ever seen, it is ornately hand carved all over, made with solid panels of flamed mahogany, it is stunning! The bed is a current UK double so takes a 137cm wide mattress
Condition wise we have deep cleaned, hand condition waxed and hand polished the frame from top to bottom, it may have some very light patina marks here from transport, to my eyes and hands it looks exquisite
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Width:- 152cm
Depth:- 217cm
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Height:- Side rails 30cm
Width:- 137cm
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ABOUT US
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