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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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Item Ships From: Texas
Style: Napoleon III
19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Hall Stand Signed Corneau Freres
By Corneau Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique hall tree in an entry or a mud room to catch coats, hats and umbrellas. Crafted in France circa 1870, and signed on the bottom "Corneau Freres Charleville"...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Racks and Stands

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Iron

19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Hall Stand Signed Corneau Freres
19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Hall Stand Signed Corneau Freres

19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Hall Stand Signed Corneau Freres

19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Umbrella Stand with Dog Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry or mudroom with this elegant antique umbrella or cane stand. Crafted in France, circa 1860, the stand sits on four small feet shaped as leaves over a dip tray, and ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Racks and Stands

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Iron

19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Umbrella Stand with Dog Motif

19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Umbrella Stand with Dog Motif

19th Century Napoleon III Verdigris and Gilt Painted Iron Halltree Coat Rack
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique hall tree in an entry or a mud room to catch coats, hats and umbrellas. Crafted in France circa 1870, the tall Napoleon III free standing halltree sits on a scalloped base decorated with scroll, floral and acanthus leaf motifs over a removable painted iron droplet tray. The ornate coat and hat rack with foliage decor features seven double hooks, and is dressed with a center arched rectangular mirror...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Racks and Stands

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Iron

19th Century Napoleon III Verdigris and Gilt Painted Iron Halltree Coat Rack

19th Century Napoleon III Verdigris and Gilt Painted Iron Halltree Coat Rack

19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Umbrella Stand with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a hunting lodge with this fine antique umbrella or cane stand, crafted in France, circa 1870, the freestanding stand features a hunting theme including a horn at the top, a gun and a rabbit on the stem, and duck, partridge, foliage, and dog decor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Racks and Stands

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Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Umbrella Stand with Hunt Motifs
19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Umbrella Stand with Hunt Motifs

19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Umbrella Stand with Hunt Motifs

19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress an entry way with this fine antique umbrella or cane stand. Crafted in Brittany, France circa 1870, the freestanding stand is decorated with a French revolution royalist, a "Ch...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Racks and Stands

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Iron

19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Umbrella Stand
19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Umbrella Stand

19th Century French Napoleon III Polished Iron Umbrella Stand

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