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: France
Style: Napoleon III
19th Century Ormolu Bronze Antique Candlestick Holders with Putti
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of antique candlestick holders crafted of beautiful ormolu or gilt bronze. They feature a figure of a child standing on a ribbed cylind...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Pair of Green Opaline Flasks
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of green opaline perfume flasks with pointed stoppers and flower-shaped saucers. The stoppers and flasks are decorated with diamond-shaped patterns that have gilded stripes outl...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
$5,473 / set
Mid-19th Century Wooden Coffer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Paris, FR
Sizeable rectangular, wooden coffer with its key. The blackened wood is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and brass. The lid and the main face of the box are r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Silversmith Odiot - Cruet / Vinegar In Solid Silver/Crystal Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oval-shaped solid silver cruet/vinegar, terrace mounted on four spinning tops, comprising four crystal bottles,
a sprinkler and a mustard bottle surrounded by a frame decorated with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Napoleon III Mirror, in Veneered and Painted Wood, Pine Frame, Beveled Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III mirror, in veneered and painted wood, circa 1880
pine frame.
beveled mirror.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Pine, Mirror, Wood
Small Bench Napoleon III Period, Being Restored
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small bench Napoleon III period, being restored, upholstery and under fabric (a little dirty) changed.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Original Napoleon III Ebonized Chair, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original Napoleon III ebonized chair, France, 1850s.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Pair of Melting Decorative Kitchen Credenza
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and original French Napoleon III Period pair of melting decorative kitchen Credenza.
Representing a men with animals and angels.
Very or...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,580 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Lacquered and Gilded Rocaille Planter, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Exceptional entrance planter with its bevelled glass all lacquered gilded in Venetian rockery style very close to the Louis XV style of the 19th century. This planter is perforated o...
Category
19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
An Enamelled Porcelain Table Lamp Base, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An enamelled porcelain table lamp base, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period enamelled porcelain table lamp base with a wooden base.
H: 64cm, D: 27cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Six “La Restauration” garden chairs France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Six 1880s garden metal and wood chairs, from the restaurant « La Restauration » in the park of the city of Vichy, center of France.
In good condit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a gallant scene set in a landscape of ruins. The man in the painting is hanging a garland of flowers on a young shepherdess. At her feet are her three sheep, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
1950-1970 Pair of End of Sofa in the Style of Maison Baguès Lacquer of China
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of end of sofa bronze with amounts bamboo deco ending by feet same lion feet. Top is fruits and urn in lacquer of china and glass, circa 1950-1970.
Category
1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis XIII mirror in embossed copper, 19th C.
Located in PARIS, FR
Mirror in gilt copper or brass leaf with embossed decoration of vine shoots.
The interior and exterior are framed by guilloche strips. Central mercury glass, possibly original.
Lou...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Copper
Bronze Sculpture Femme Aux Colombes by Charles-Alphonse Gumery
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Charles-Alphonse Gumery, featuring a smiling young woman with doves. This bronze statuette is signed: Gumery ROME. Charles Gumery most probably ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Pedestal in Lacquered Wood, circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III pedestal in lacquered wood, circa 1870
Measures: diameter: 28/22/16 cm.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Jean Paul Mazaroz, Large Console Napoleon III Period Repatinated
By Jean-Paul Mazaroz 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Paul Mazaroz (1823-1900) large console Napoleon III period
Repatinated, very pretty marble, all in good used condition
stamp: 6767 P.MAZAROZ.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze & Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze and Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire
The grand turned alabaster marble bowl sits in a bronze ring decorated with ribbons and floral rosettes...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 19th Century Cupid Bronze Patinated Gilded
By Falconnet
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century cupid bronze patinated gilded dimension: 27 cm high by 15 cm by 12 cm. Founder Richaud et Cie in Marseille. Model after Falconet.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Watch Holder in Cloisonné and Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century watch holder in the form of a sedan chair in bronze from the end of the 19th century in cloisonné and bronze, dimension 18 cm in lengt...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century White Opaline Water Set
Located in Paris, FR
White opaline water set highlighted with golden stripes, garlands of plants, and small flowers. The set is composed of a round tray, a glass, a sugar bowl, a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
$1,856 / set
Ceiling Lamp circa 1900, in Gilded Metal and Engraved Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceiling lamp circa 1900, in gilded metal and engraved glass.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Suite of 9 Napoleon III Period Chairs in Blackened Beech
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare suite of 9 Napoleon III period chairs in blackened beech.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
2 Frames in Gilded Stuccoed Wood, Decorated in Imitation of Bamboo, Late 19th
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 Frames in gilded stuccoed wood, decorated in imitation of bamboo
Late 19th century.
A groove allows them to be used with a painting, an engraving or a mirror
The useful dimensio...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Bronze Inkwell Sculpture "Les Moutons à L'abreuvoir" by Jules Moigniez
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze inkwell sculpture with nuanced brown patination. Two ink pots are cleverly hidden at either end of the sculpture: One in the stump of the tree and the other under a rock. Moig...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Napoleon III French Ebonized Walnut table, 1870s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III French ebonized walnut table, 1870s.
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Saint Paul Healing The Sick by 1866" Gabriel FERRIER (1847-1914)
By Gabriel Ferrier
Located in PARIS, FR
Saint Paul healing the sick with his shadow in the city of Ephesus .
Oil on canvas bearing Gabriel FERRIER's stamp on the back, with an annotation on the stretcher "sketch Louvre,1st...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Bust of a Man", Signed Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Bust of a man". Signed and dated 44, plaster.
Category
1930s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Figure of Young Psyche by Paul Duboy
By Paul Duboy
Located in Paris, FR
This brown and gold patinated bronze figure was crafted by the French sculptor Paul Duboy. It features a little girl, psyche, standing on a naturalistic base. The bronze sculpture is set upon a round marble plinth...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1900 ‘Pair of Presentation Baskets in Silvered Metal from Parisian Palace
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of silver metal baskets in braided metal used for the presentation Goldsmith hallmarks on the back.
Measures: Length: 49cm
Width: 29cm
Height: 27cm
Length excluding handle: ...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Children's Stool in the Style of Thonet, circa 1880
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Children's stool in the style of Thonet, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Cane, Beech
1880-1900 Venetian Mirror with Pediment Blue Glass Adorned with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Venice rectangular, mirror silvering emailed with flowers, the centre is bevelled, good condition, height without pediment 98 cm.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Bust of a Woman", Unsigned Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Bust of a woman". Unsigned plaster. Measures: H. 61cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Naturalist Ormolu Candelabra Lamps in Auguste Cain Taste
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilt bronze three-light candelabra lamps topped by Dionysus (Bacchus for the Romans) and a Maenad (Bacchante for the Romans). Dionysus is represented wearing the skin of a fa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Inlaid Corner Cupboards
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century Pair of Napoleon III inlaid corner cupboards marble top decoration with musical attributes.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Fireplace Surround in Gilt Bronze and Black Marble Neo-Classical
Located in Marseille, FR
Neo-classical fireplace surround in gilt bronze and black marble. Work in the style of Ferdinand Barbedienne
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bronze Cup Foot, With Elephant Heads, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Support / Foot for cup or centerpiece, bronze with brown patina, with elephant heads harnessed with a beautiful adornment
Usual wear to the patina
19th century
H18.5cm 17x17cm
Dia...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Silversmith Christofle, Table Top In Silver Bronze, 3 Parts, Late XIXth
By Christofle
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Especially for a table in silvered bronze in 3 parts with a background of mirrors, on an oak parquet. The ingot mold is decorated with nets, crossed ribbons.
The above is signed "CH...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
1880-1900 Venitian Mirror with Pediment - Red Color Glass Adorned with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Venice rectangular mirror red color silvering emailed with flowers, the center is beveled, good condition, hight without pediment 93 cm, circa 1880-1900
Category
1890s Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Glass
Goldsmith Roussel - Rafraichissoir In Sterling Silver XIXth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Solid silver cooler mounted on an ogee pedestal. The plain body is decorated with applique seashells, flanked on either side by a zoomorphic grip represented by a lion's head holding...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Sheaths, Consoles, Mahogany, Golden at the Gold Leaf, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of sheaths, consoles, mahogany, gold leaf, 19th century, Napoleon-III. Measures: H 101 cm, L 28 cm, P 22 cm.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Crystal Element, 19th Century, Cups and Bouquetière
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crystal element, 19th century, Goblets and Bouquetière, Napoleon III
Pair of cups: W 27cm, D 22cm, H 7cm
Flower girl: H 17cm, D 17cm.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Goldsmith A. Aucoc Suite Of Four Cups In Sterling Silver Nineteenth
By A. Aucoc
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Model mounted on a round pedestal decorated with a laurel leaf and surmounted by a poly-lobed cup whose inner edge is chiselled and pierced with grooves and surrounded by a laurel fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silversmith Souche Lapparra - Solid Silver Basket Circa 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Oblong silver basket, hemmed edge, body decorated with pierced braces, has a plain cartouche on each side and rests on a molded base.
Dimensions: length 30 cm - width 20 cm - height...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paire d'appliques
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Paire d'appliques à trois bras de lumières en bronze doré (électrifiés)
Napoleon III
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,283
Opaline Lanterne with Gilded Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Opaline pink lantern with bronze style Napoleon III. This lantern is part of the high
French decoration decorated and hand painting. These colors for thi...
Category
1880s Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Hand-Painted Napoleon III Chairs - France, 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Exquisite pair of ebonized side chairs, hand-painted with a decor of birds, butterflies and foliage.
Original deep pink satin seat cover...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Three Wall Lamps Has Three Arms of Light, Crystal of Murano, Straws of Gold
Located in Paris, FR
Set three wall lamps three arms, four falling leaves, two rising flowers, three rising leaves, lower cone ending in bell, good condition, circa 1950-1970.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Mid-19th Century Serving Dish with Dolphin in Polychrome Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
19th century porcelain serving dish, exquisitely hand painted in polychrome with gilt accents. It is decorated with flowers, foliages and rinceau on white and blue background. The se...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1900 Pair of Silver Metal Refreshers in the Style of Napoleon 3
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of silver-plated coolers, medicis-shaped vases, brand with horse-fish decor, circa 1900, good condition of use.
Category
1890s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
1880 Mirror Parecloses Gilded with Fire Urns
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror in wood and golden stucco has parecloses beveled in oval mirror center circa N3 , gilt original sheet of gold,good condition
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Baccarat Chandelier and Its Ten Wall-Lights, France, Circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance : Private palace, Italy.
Chandelier- Height : 255 cm (100,4 in) ; diam. : 170 cm (66,9 in).
Wall-lights - Height : 102 cm (40,1 in.) ; width : 58 cm (22,8 in.) ; depth...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Napoleon Iii furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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