Vintage Napoleon III Armchair

French armchair / armchair / bergère Napoleon III Solid wood, carved, painted in gold. Slightly curved frame on fluted legs. Slanted, fluted, slightly rising armrests. Curly, bac...

A fine Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Armchair In The Manner of Michel-Victor Cruchet. This fine fauteuil is richly carved with foliage, shells and 'C'-Scrolls and is upholstered 'a chasis' with floral Beauvais tapestry. The generous proportions, ornamentation and the modified Louis XV style of this grand fauteuil is in the manner of Michel Victor Cruchet who supplied related chairs to the Duke of Nemours for the Pavillon de Marsan in 1842. French, circa 1850. Michel-Victor Cruchet Michel-Victor Cruchet (1815-1899), was a celebrated sculptor, carver and ornamentalist. Working with the cabinet-makers Ringuet-Leprince, Thuiller and Maigret he was a supplier of the Garde-meuble providing many pieces of furniture to the households of both King Louis-Philippe and Emperor Napoleon III. Important commissions included audience seating for the Duke of Nemours at the Pavillon de Marsan, in a neo-Louis XV style; Gothic furniture for the Tuileries Palace for Princess...

19th century Napoleon III armchair.

Armchair in black lacquered and painted wood with Japanese style decor, Napoleon III period. France, late 19th c.

An elegant pair of small scale French 19th century armchairs with diamond tufted backs and scrolled arms. This pair of armchairs from the Napoleon III period features the "Chapeau de...

An interesting pair of French late 19th century armchairs that have been stripped down to the burlap and muslin and are ready to be upholstered. This unusual pair of period armchairs...