Napoleon III Sideboards
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
Comptoir De Magasin De Boulangerie En Marbre
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Très beau meuble de métier - comptoir de
boulangerie en marbre de carrare et tiroirs en bois.
Restaurations à prevoir.
Par nos ateliers de marbri...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble
19th Century Napoleon III Style English Inlaid Porcelain Sideboard S. Hall & Son
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Napoleon III Style English Inlaid Porcelain Credenza Sideboard
Dimensions : 41" Tall X 71" Wide X 17" Deep
This credenza was made in Birmingham England by S Hall & So...
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1880s American Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
A NAPOLEON III EMPIRE SIDEBOARD CABINET CONSOLE in BOULLE Style France 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic and elegant sideboard cabinet or console with thin, rich and sensual lines, sometime attributed to André-Charles Bpulle. This piece stands up with its strong Napoleon I...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet.
Wood is black color polished surface, decorated with inlaid brass decor and bronze details ourside.
Inside the cabinet there are two shelves.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
Napoleon III Sideboard 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Napoleon III sideboard 19th Century
113 x 90 x 37 cm
with ebonized wood door and brass inlays, gilded bronze applications.
Upper floor with character.
French manufacture, Napoleon II...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Important Jeune Belfort (1813) Sideboard, France, Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Jeune Belfort (1813) Sideboard, France, Napoleon III 19th Century
Sideboard, France, Napoleon III era
101 x 49 x 139cm
with single central glass door. Ebony plated over oa...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Sideboard With Painted Support Height, Italy, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
High Sideboard in green painted wood imitation marble and enhanced with a gilded decoration.
It opens in front with a double door, and on the top there is a lifting door (condemned)...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Style Console and Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic Napoleon III style console with mirror was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and it will make a statment with it scale, form and use of materials. The piece is...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
20th Century Wood Walnut Olive Ebony Fruitwood French Sideboard, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French sideboard from the second half of the 20th century. Moved and rounded piece of furniture, richly inlaid and adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass, in Napoleon III ...
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1960s French Vintage Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Walnut, Ebony, Fruitwood, Olive
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Vaisselier ~ Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Vaisselier ~ Buffet is a remarkable work of the cabinetmaker's art! Only select, blonde French walnut was used which creates a lovely w...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Napoleon III Satinwood Side Tables or Bedside Tables
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III satinwood side tables or bedside tables, each of rectangular form with a marble top (repaired) surrounded by a brass pierced gallery, all above a single frieze...
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1860s Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Satinwood
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Buffet is a masterpiece of the artisans around the environs of Paris who strove to follow the trends set by the court, in this instance...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Demilune Cabinet, France 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This Napoleon III Demi Lune cabinet is of exquisite quality.
The half moon shaped cabinet has two doors and one central drawer. It has a very pretty kingwood veneer with a gorgeous...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble
Huge Painted Sideboard, Italy, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sideboard "support height" in green painted wood imitation marble and enhanced with a gilded decoration (painted and elements)
It opens on the front with 2 doors; faux marble painte...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Large Sideboard Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large sideboard.
Napoleon III, 19th century, with boulle marquetry, in ebonized wood with bronze and tortoiseshell applications. Paneled central door, flanked by two glazed doors, l...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Sideboard 1 Door in Painted and Gilded Wood, Italy Xixth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
High sideboard in green painted wood imitation marble and enhanced with a gilded decoration and gilded wood elements.
The front opens with 1 door
Chips and slits, old restorations
...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Maison Pretot, Sideboard in Marquetry and Bronze, Napoleon III, Xixth Centurywoo
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful sideboard t in marquetry with gilded bronze ornamentations: the upper part is decorated with a frieze with floral motifs, the 3 curved and glazed doors are separated b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
Rare Large Sideboard in Blackened Pear with Inlaid Brass Decorations, Napoleon 3
Located in Mouscron, WHT
rare large sideboard in blackened pear with inlaid brass decorations, Napoleon III period
top quality.
small flaws, but overall in good condition.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Buffet with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III period walnut buffet with carrara marble reflects a fascinating period in French history when all the styles were revived, including the timeless neo...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Boulle Cabinets, Early 1800, Majestic Boulle Marquetry Sideboards
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Boulle sideboards, Early 1800. Majestic Boulle marquetry sideboards, Napoleonic period. These sideboards will impress you with their elegance as well as their specificities w...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Side Cabinets
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry side cabinets.
Each cabinet having an eared rectangular marble top above a frieze and doors finely inlaid with elaborate foliate ma...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Boulle/Napoleon III Two Door Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Boulle two doors cabinet.
Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and turtle, bronze details outside.
Inside the cabinet there are two shelves.
Cabinet top is black mar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet.
Wood is black color polished surface, decorated with inlaid brass stripes, bronze details ourside and natural stone lazurite.
Inside the cabine...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Brass
Napoleon III Sideboard in Blackened Wood and Gilded Bronzes
Located in Paris, FR
Blackened wood cabinet with fluted columns and arched sides topped by a white marble top.
The cabinet is decorated with chiseled and gilded ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Credenza Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th century French Napoleon III Boulle inlaid ebonized marble-top side cabinet. Large single door, gilt bronze mounts, fluted columns, and shelves o...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Rare Napoleon III Boulle Large Sideboard Credenza, France, 1870
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning , very rare and large sideboard credenza with 4 doors in brass marquetry and brown tortoiseshell in a beautiful honey color. Two full main solid doors in the center, and two...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III French Sideboard Inlaid with Geometric Floral Motifs, 1850
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant sideboard finely inlaid with floral and geometric motifs. It has three drawers and two doors with panels inlaid in various essences with geometric patterns. Enriched with cap...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Bronze
French Semi-Precious Stone Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite French Napoleon III semi-precious stone Jeweled and ormolu-mounted three door cabinet.
19th century.
Moulded breakfront wood top trimmed with gilt bronze egg...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Multi-gemstone, Ormolu
French Oak Enfilade
Located in Woodbury, CT
French oak enfilade with three-plank top, breadboard ends and thumb moulded edge over three drawers and three paneled doors. Robust carved doors se...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Oak
19th Century Magnificent Baroque Console Gilded, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Baroque console gilded, circa 1880
Body, solid wood decorated with stucco elements, white marble cover plate.
(E-31).
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Stucco, Wood
French 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinet
Located in Vilnius, LT
French antique Napoleon III cabinet.
Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and bronze details ourside.
Inside the cabinet there are two shelves.
Cabinet top is marble.
This cabinet...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Napoleon Iii sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III sideboards for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sideboards created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III sideboards made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sideboards, popular names associated with this style include and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sideboards differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,799 and tops out at $80,522 while the average work can sell for $6,705.
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