Napoleon III Furniture
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: Europe
Style: Napoleon III
Amazing Napoleon III Empire Clock 19th Century H: 58cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Napoleon III Empire Clock 19th Century
mahogany and mahogany veneer porch with gilt and chiseled bronze ornamentation.
White enamel dial signed FONTAINE in Avranches,
Roman n...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napolean III Marble Chiffonier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century Transitional Style Five-Drawer Chiffonier with marble top and gilded bronzes mounts, handles and marqueterie of the chest of drawers canted with bronze corners, panele...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Boulle-Style Buffet in Marquetry from the Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
This rare buffet 'd'appui', crafted in the exquisite Boulle marquetry style, dates back to the Napoleon III era in the 19th century. Executed with the same precision as Charles-André...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
A finely three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This three pieces garniture,,centered by a large jardinieres for flowers isfinely mounted with gilt-bronze mounts. This type of white ground decorative porcelain vases was very popu...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Napoleon III Credenzas Kingwood Marquetry signed Maison Forest
Located in Roma, RM
A Fantastic Maison Forest cabinet, signed with stamp on the back, great quality cabinet embellished with very classy bronzes and an inlay worthy of Maison Forest.
Furniture that woul...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Guéridon basculant Napoléon III en bois noirci burgauté à décor de fleurs
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Guéridon basculant Napoléon III en bois noirci burgauté à décor de fleurs
plateau de forme circulaire polylobée
repose sur un pied tripode
Bon état général...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Bonheur Du Jour, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An unusual 19th-century Napoleon III desk Bonheur Du Jour in wood with yellow metal filets, a mat top, a top with golden metal rails, four little drawers, and a wide lower one with a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
A pair of Napoleon III two-branch ormolu wall lights
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Napoleon III two-branch ormolu wall lights, each in the form of a tied ribbon supporting a stem of fruiting vines and foliage with gadrooned drip trays and acanthus carved ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash Depicting an 'Allegory of Peace'
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with an allegory of peace. The Allegory of Peace is holding an olive branch, symbol for peace and a laurel wreath, symbol for victory, in he...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large French Crystal Basket Napoleon III end 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large French Crystal Basket began 20th Century
blown and cut glass resting on an ormolu frame depicting cherubs standing on a sheathed claw foot.
30cm x 25
very good conditions
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Box, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and gilt bronze box, 19th century.
Porcelain box in painted and gilded porcelain and gilded brass for the frame, very fine decoration, signed Latour.
H: 15cm, W: 40cm, D...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
2 pareclose mirors of Venitian style
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Two Venitian style mirrors forming a pair
Delightful geometric patterns
Category
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Oil-on-Canvas Marine Painting by French Painter Jules Izier
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with a grand maritime painting crafted by French artist Jules Izier, born in Paris and active during the late 19th/early 20th century. Renowned for his depictions of l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century French Set of Four Red Leather Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Introducing a set of four exquisite precious wood chairs, embodying the timeless elegance of Napoleon III era, circa 1880. Crafted from rich wood, these chairs boast a captivating me...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
French Napoleon III Style 'Return from the Hunt' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt returning.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good cond...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters Dutch 17th Century Set of 12
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engravings set of 12, with black color. Representing Soldiers. It has been made in Holland in the 17th Century.
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Porcelain and Bronze Inkwell in the Taste of Asian Art.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and bronze inkwell in the taste of Asian Art.
Inkwell decorated with a Buddha in white porcelain on a red lacquer tray mounted with gilt bronze and inkwells in porcelain a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Period 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the goddess Diana and a weeping cupid. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moo...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Brocatelle Marble Column
Located in Lisbon, PT
A brocatelle Jaune marble, set on a square and terraced base with gilted bronze details in Napoleon III style and period, circa 1870
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Henri Picard, Louis XV Style Chest Of Drawers in Marquetry Bronze, Napoleon III
By Henri Picard
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Chest of drawers between two opening by two drawers without curved crosspiece. It is in marquetry of kingwood on a rosewood background, decorated with intertwined foliage and shells ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Napoleon III 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare Napoleon III Boulle Desk 1860 France André-Charles Boulle
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare Napoleon III Boulle desk of very high quality, 1860 France
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters France 19th set of 10
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, with blue, Red colors. Representing Soldiers in place Vendôme, and Place du Chatelet in Paris.. It has been made in France in the 19th Century. With the collect...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bronze Candlestick Table Lamp Napoleon III, Late 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french Napolean III styled candlestick table lamp in gilded bronze with a new lampshade and rewired recently. Sold without abajour, if necessary can be included.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair 20th Century Napoleon III Slipper Chair Brique Ton Sur Ton Jacquard Velvet
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful ( Scandinavian ) Napoleon lll chairs.
The chairs are both reupholstered with the brique ton sur ton jacquard velvet in the 1970s. Webbing and spr...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Cigar Cabinet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A stylish Napoleon III cigar cabinet, crafted with ebonized wood, brass inlays, and a distinctive medallion at the top, this late 1800s piece reflects the refined style of the Napole...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters in Paris France 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engraving, with blue, Red colors. Representing Soldiers in place Vendôme, and Place du Chatelet in Paris.. It has been made in France in the 19th Century. With the collect...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Gilt Bronze Double Photo Frame, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt Bronze Double Photo Frame, Napoleon III period.
Gilt bronze double photo frame, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 23.5cm, W: 19cm, D: 1.5cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Napoleon III Slipper Chair In Brique Ton Sur Ton Jacquard Velvet
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful ( Scandinavian ) Napoleon lll chair.
This chair is totally reupholstered with the brique ton sur ton jacquard velvet in the 70s. Webbing and spri...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Large Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
By Audige
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Boulle/Napoleon III marquetry box.
The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell and red silk textile inside.
Including key.
Signed: Aud...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Porcelain Table Lamp Sevres Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Napoleon III Sevres styled table lamp with painted porcelain with gallant nymphs in the garden, gilded bronze and letterhead in the spirit of the ...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III Goddess Diana Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A complete and in working order metal mantel clock with an esteemed figure of the Roman Goddess Diana the Huntress with a nymph by her side, with Carrara marble details and a functio...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century Pair of Gilded Bronze Transition Louis XV Style Candle Holders
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present you with this wonderful pair of beautifully gilded bronze Louis XV-style candle holders, dating back from the Napoleon III era. These intricately adorned ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Old Original Engraving with soldiers characters Dutch 17th Century Set of 3
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an engravings set of 3, with black color. Representing Soldiers. It has been made in Holland in the 17th Century.
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Planter in Ebonised Black Wood
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite 19th-century French planter is a true testament to the timeless beauty of antique craftsmanship. The piece boasts a stunning ebonised black wood finish that is sure to...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Iron
French Bronze Caryatid Flare Candelabra Lamp, Water carrier woman, XIX century.
By J. Pradier
Located in Lille, FR
French Bronze Caryatid Flare Candelabra Lamp,
Water carrier woman (probably Sephora)
XIX century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Walnut mirror from the Napoleon III period, France, circa 1870
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Walnut mirror.
Napoleon III period
France, circa 1870
Good condition.
Dimensions:
height 127 cm
width 81 cm
depth 8 cm
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Napoleon III chest bench in walnut, France, circa 1860
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Walnut chest bench, Napoleon III circa 1860.
Good condition.
Dimensions:
height 102 cm
width 135 cm
depth 45 cm
Seat dimensions: height 41 cm, width 111 cm, depth 35 cm
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Large Cabinet, Secretary, Austrian Work, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Cabinet, Secretary, Austrian work, 19th century.
Large cabinet, secretary in blackened wood and enamel plate on metal, Austrian work, 1880, very fine work of paint and enamel ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace andirons or fire dogs, made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with a cupid.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost....
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
High buffet In Marquetry, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful sideboard at support height in marquetry of different types of diamond-shaped wood, with rich gilded bronze ornamentation and a Wedgewood p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI / Napoleon III Breakfront Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A marble top of breakfront shape french Empire commode with tapered feet adorned, chiseled brass shoes, handles and friezes intricately bronze chiseled. The side flanks showcase four...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Napoleon III Period 'Hunt at the Court' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt at a court.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made blac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pink Crystal Dinner Service, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pink crystal dinner service, 19th century
Splendid pink crystal dinner service, containing 5 glasses, a cup with its spoon and their tray....
Category
1860s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Tiny French Secretaire, Walnut, Mid 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique secretary
France
Walnut
Mid 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 145 x 93 x 38 cm
Description:
Decorative French writing desk f...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Cake Server from the 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cake server from the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century silver and vermeil cake server, Napoleon III period.
h: 4.5cm, w: 28cm, d: 2cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Two Dormer Windows in Cast Iron from the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Two 19th century polychrome cast iron dormer windows
in very good condition
Beautiful patina.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Unique French Table Top, Fire-Gilded Bronze Around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique French table top, fire-gilded bronze around 1860.
Fire-gilded bronze, base with two puttos holding the antique hand-cut round glass bowl. Ex...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Game Box with Burl Wood and Brass
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique game box from the French Napoleon III period. The box is made of book veneer match, inlaid with brass trims. This box shows the fine craftsmanship of the ebenist wh...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Service "Tête à Tête" in 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Service Tête à Tête in 19th century Sèvres porcelain, Napoleon III period.
Service Tête à Tête in Sèvres porcelain, portrait of French royalty, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Baccarat Crystal Bouquetières, Soliflores, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Baccarat crystal Bouquetières, Soliflores, Napoleon III period.
A pair of Baccarat crystal cornets, 1860, soliflores, Napoleon III period.
H: 32,5cm , d: 11cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
"The Return Of The Knight", Oil On Canvas 267x176cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
"The Return Of The Knight",
Oil On Canvas Signed And Dated Octave Van Cuÿck 1909
Imposing oil on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Pair of Hand-Painted Paris Porcelain Urns
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine pair of antique French urns in 'Porcelain de Paris', and dating from the early 19th century. These sensational vases are decorated w...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Large Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Vase By Manufature Nationale Sèvres, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A cobalt blue porcelain mounted ormolu vase from Sèvres with gilded bronze stands, decorated with Rococo gold enamel florals and polychrome floral swirls, gallant decoration in the c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Button Back Armchairs
Located in Faversham, GB
A pretty pair of French button-back armchairs in calico.
The chair’s seats have been fully restored, stripped back to the original solid walnut pegged frame with a new coil spring b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Calico, Walnut
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