Napoleon III Bergere Chairs
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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Style: Napoleon III
Color: Brown
Vintage Pair of Walnut Chairs "Chauffeuse" French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chauffeuse French Napoleon III, circa 1880.
The feets are in walnut
Antique, 19th century.
It can be recovered with the fabric of your choice to suit your interior.
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1960s French Vintage Napoleon III Bergere Chairs
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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III faux bamboo chair, France, 1850s.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Bergere Chairs
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Located in Berlin, DE
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...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Bergere Chairs
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Pair of Armchairs Napoleon III, Completely Redone
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of armchairs Napoleon III, completely redone.
Another different pair but with the same fabric is also on sale.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Bergere Chairs
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Upholstery, Beech
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