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Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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
Color:  Brown
19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.
Located in Labrit, Landes
Prayer chair or Prie-Dieu of the period Napoleon III, French, 19th century Exotic wood and velvet with golden braid. Can be recovered to suit your interior. Good antique condition.     
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Upholstery, Wood

19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.
19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.

19th Century French Napoleon III Prie Dieu or Prayer Chair.

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany Prayer Bench with Green Velvet
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions! Crafted in France, circa 1870, the traditional mahogany kneeler sits on...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Velvet, Mahogany

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany Prayer Bench with Green Velvet

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany Prayer Bench with Green Velvet

Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the late 19th century in France; It was a scale used by traders for retail Brass and Cast-Iron Patina and signs of use which ma...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Iron, Brass

Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880

Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880

Game Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Game box, 19th century. Napoleon III period game box, 19th century in precious wood marquetry. Measures: H: 5 cm, W: 22 cm, D: 13 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Game Box, 19th Century
Game Box, 19th Century

Game Box, 19th Century

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Prie Dieu ~ Prayer Kneeler
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Prie Dieu ~ Prayer Kneeler is a stunning example of devotional art! Rendered from exotic imported mahog...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Mahogany

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Prie Dieu ~ Prayer Kneeler
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Prie Dieu ~ Prayer Kneeler

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Prie Dieu ~ Prayer Kneeler

Large custom Painted Sacre Coeur Basilica Birdcage
Located in New York, NY
This birdcage is a large, custom-made enclosure that was painted in a beautiful duck egg blue color and made during the mid-20th century. The design of the cage is modeled after the...
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Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Large custom Painted Sacre Coeur Basilica Birdcage
Large custom Painted Sacre Coeur Basilica Birdcage

Large custom Painted Sacre Coeur Basilica Birdcage

Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the 1940's in France. It was used to weigh food. Oak Shipping: L50 P57 H28 18,1Kg.
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1940s French Vintage Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Oak

Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940
Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940

Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
By Charles Betout
Located in New York, NY
Charles Betout was the principal costume designer for the Comedie-Francaise in Paris for twenty years until his death in 1939. This is costume was designed for the 1926 production of...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris
Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Original Opera and Theatre Costume Watercolor Design by Charles Betout, Paris

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Boulle Barometer & Thermometer Gervais Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite Pair of fine Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Tortoiseshell Inlaid Ebonized Boulle Marquetry Instruments by Gervais-Maximilien-Eugene Durand. Originals featuring exquisite bronz...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze, Brass

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Boulle Barometer & Thermometer Gervais Durand
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Boulle Barometer & Thermometer Gervais Durand

Napoleon III Gilt Bronze & Boulle Barometer & Thermometer Gervais Durand

Napoleon III Period Blackened Wood Cigar Humidor
Located in LEGNY, FR
Cigar humidor in blackened wood and brass nets XIX. This slightly curved box on the front has four cigar racks and a drawer. Two brass cartridges adorn...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Pearwood

Napoleon III Period Blackened Wood Cigar Humidor
Napoleon III Period Blackened Wood Cigar Humidor

Napoleon III Period Blackened Wood Cigar Humidor

Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta woman figure medallion, wall plaque Signed by Bernanowitch Hirsch Feinberg, Russian artist with an international carrier between Good condition with good patina due to ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Terracotta

Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C
Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C

Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C

19th Century Napoleon III Marquetry Wall Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III miniature wall cabinet with fine quality marquetry inlay of rosewood, walnut and mahogany. Beautifully detailed with brass trim and escutcheons and...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century Napoleon III Marquetry Wall Cabinet
19th Century Napoleon III Marquetry Wall Cabinet

19th Century Napoleon III Marquetry Wall Cabinet

19th Century Asian Napoleon III Period Iron Wood and Brass Opium Pipe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Asian Napoleon III period blackened iron wood and gilded brass opium pipe. Dragon head on the top. Asian scripts on the wood. Very nice quality and condition.
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1870s Chinese Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century Asian Napoleon III Period Iron Wood and Brass Opium Pipe
19th Century Asian Napoleon III Period Iron Wood and Brass Opium Pipe

19th Century Asian Napoleon III Period Iron Wood and Brass Opium Pipe

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood in furniture, inlaid designs with many different materials: precious wood, precious stones, enamel, ivory, seashells, metal, marble etc. In addition, to express the royal style, the "Boulle" style also uses a large amount of gilded copper on the furniture, such as tiger claw decoration, mirror border decoration, leaf decoration, etc. The main elementsof this cabinet is ebony and turtle shell, with decorative details and gilded legs. This is a pretty prominent highlight in the overall black and gold color scheme. Moreover, the head of a woman is in the middle of the cabinet with waves in her hair and grape vines could be representing the Greek goddes of spring Spring. Surrounding the head are beautiful acanthus motifs incorporated in every layer and surface of the cabinet. Symmetricallly on the left and right side of the head are two identical faces, with one being the lock of the cabinet where key goes. The four corners of the cabinet have blooming carnations to create a feeling of spring coming. The details are collaged, decorated with golden bronze leaves in a classic French style. On the edges of the cabinet are sculptures of two women wrapped around with cloth and leaves. Through it, the author highlights the beauty of the woman's status in the past. On the side panels of the cabinet is placed a gilded face of a man with wings...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Tortoise Shell, Wood

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle

Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle

Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell
Located in Warsaw, PL
French antique Boulle cabinet. Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and turtle, bronze details outside. Inside the cabinet there are two shelves. Cabinet top is marble. Perfect co...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell
Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell

Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell

French Virgin and Child Chromo-Lithograph, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Virgin and child chromo-lithograph, French, late 19th century Golden frame Good antique condition For shipping: 5 x 31.5 x 47.5 cm 0.8kg.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

French Virgin and Child Chromo-Lithograph, Late 19th Century
French Virgin and Child Chromo-Lithograph, Late 19th Century

French Virgin and Child Chromo-Lithograph, Late 19th Century

Rare Napoléon III Game Box in Boulle Style Marquetry, France, 1880s
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Napoléon III game box circa 1880 made in Boulle Marquetry style with its game chips. The outside is in blackened fruitwood with materials as brass decoration lines and a Horn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Rare Napoléon III Game Box in Boulle Style Marquetry, France, 1880s
Rare Napoléon III Game Box in Boulle Style Marquetry, France, 1880s

Rare Napoléon III Game Box in Boulle Style Marquetry, France, 1880s

19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic, antique scale with original plates was created in Dijon France, circa 1870. Rectangular in shape, the fruit wood scale embellished with marquetry fillet decor, features the original removable brass plateaus...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights

19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights

French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix in its oval vitrine, French, late 19th century Golden frame Good condition For shipping: 9/51/60 cm, 3.3 kg.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Glass, Wood

French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century
French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century

French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century

French Crucifix Vitrine and Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix in its vitrine, French, late 19th century Golden frame Good condition For shipping: 46/38/8 cm 2.4 kg.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

French Crucifix Vitrine and Frame, Late 19th Century
French Crucifix Vitrine and Frame, Late 19th Century

French Crucifix Vitrine and Frame, Late 19th Century

Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). By Charles Delagrave, Paris. On eb...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French
Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French

Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann. Paris: Èditions Ch. Massin, 1976, French text. Hardcover with dust jackets. 81 pp. Illustrates the beds, seating, tables, cas...
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Paper

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition
Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition

Mobilier Louis-Philippe Napoleon III by Colette Lehmann, First Edition

Antique Sevres Style plaque - "The last Supper"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain Hand Painted Plaque Depicting "The Last Supper" after Leonardo da Vinci, within an exceptional Onyx and Champleve enamel frame. Circa 18...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Porcelain

Antique Sevres Style plaque - "The last Supper"
Antique Sevres Style plaque - "The last Supper"

Antique Sevres Style plaque - "The last Supper"

French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives
By Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Five-piece smoker set. Four pots including a covered tobacco pot and a red faience tray which has a floral pattern. Very nice enamelled earthenware work. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Ceramic

French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives
French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives

French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives

Fine French Carved Giltwood Barometer
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual and fine French carved giltwood barometer with military theme of carved instruments ad weaponry.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

Fine French Carved Giltwood Barometer
Fine French Carved Giltwood Barometer

Fine French Carved Giltwood Barometer

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Napoleon III Walnut and Mother-of-pearl Card Game Boxe, 1870s

H 5.52 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
Large Napoleon III French Billiard Table Rosewood 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful French billiard table from the Napoleon III period. Manufactured in Rouen by A.Duhamel, this billiard table is in rosewood veneer of very good quality. This magnificent billiard table has a slate top divided into three parts to be transported and adjusted more easily and could, by a carpenter, be transformed into an American or English billiard table...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood, Abalone, Rosewood

Large Napoleon III French Billiard Table Rosewood 19th Century
Large Napoleon III French Billiard Table Rosewood 19th Century

Large Napoleon III French Billiard Table Rosewood 19th Century

H 33.47 in W 106.3 in D 66.93 in
Antique Brass Leather and Glass Spyglass or Telescope, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
This spyglass was made in the late 19th century in France Dimension when folded 5.71 in. (14.5 cm) Patina and signs of use which make this antique object very characterful: it seems to have just been taken out of the captain’s trunk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Brass Leather and Glass Spyglass or Telescope, France, circa 1880
Antique Brass Leather and Glass Spyglass or Telescope, France, circa 1880

Antique Brass Leather and Glass Spyglass or Telescope, France, circa 1880

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H 16.15 in Dm 1.26 in
Antique Maison Fenoux Tabacco Cigar Cabinet from 1850, Napoleon III, with Inlay
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
For the cigar smoker! This French Napoleon III cigar box / cabinet is an addition to your office or home. Dating from the period around 1850-1870 and is inlaid with brass, mother-of-...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

Antique Maison Fenoux Tabacco Cigar Cabinet from 1850, Napoleon III, with Inlay
Antique Maison Fenoux Tabacco Cigar Cabinet from 1850, Napoleon III, with Inlay

Antique Maison Fenoux Tabacco Cigar Cabinet from 1850, Napoleon III, with Inlay

H 7.29 in W 11.03 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique 8-tunes cylinder music box with bronze bells and a drum. It has eight airs/tunes. One separate tune can be played or all eight in a loop....
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Napoleon III Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums
19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums

H 10.24 in W 19.69 in D 12.21 in

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