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
2 Original Napoleon III Ebonized Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III ebonized chairs, France, 1850s.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
2 Original Napoleon III Ebonised Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III ebonised chairs, France, 1850s
wear and lack of gilding.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Elegant Pair of Flowery Valentine Porcelain Vases, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming pair of baluster shaped vases made in Valentine porcelain, with openwork handles enhanced with gold. They are decorated on the front with ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th century Napoleon III Period Gilded Brass Picture Frame
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful gilded brass frame dating from the Napoleon III period, 1870s. Representing Napoleon in the left corner, Josephine on the right, an eagle, laurel and two dancers with cornu...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Style Napoleon III Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An unsual french settee, the settee is heavily tufted and trimmed with matching tassels and contrasting fringe,
very good condition, sold as is.
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1960s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Silver-Plated Cutlery Set for a Child, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver-plated cutlery set for a child, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A Napoleon III period silver-plated children's cutlery set in a case, 19th century.
H: 4cm, W: 25cm, D: 21.5cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Nice Inkwell of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Nice inkwell of the 19th century with its two ink receptacles and the stamp holder"
Inkwell, Napoleon III period, gilt bronze and glass, 19th century, with its two ink receptacle...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Crystal and Gilt Bronze Centrepiece
Located in Paris, FR
Red and transparent crystal centerpiece composed of a flared vase and cup. They are engraved with leafy rinceau, grape vines, and scrolling foliage. Gilt bronze mounts are decorated ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Important Vanity Mirror in Bronze Patine from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important vanity mirror in bronze patine from the 19th century with original bezeled mercury mirror.
Measures: 60cm x 37cm x 4 cm.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Barbotine Enameled Plates Birds in Vine, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French plate, enameled barbotine
Birds in vine
Some very light chips on the edges of the plate (please see photo). Comes with the plate holder if you want to hang it on the wall.
Goo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bronze Mantel Set, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Antique bronze mantel set, 19th century"
Napoleon III period marble and patinated bronze mantel with its two cassolettes. Perfect condition. Cassolettes s...
Category
19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Oil On Canvas - Normandy Cows Signed Collignon
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a countryside landscape with a herd of Norman cows.
Signed Collignon, late 19th century, in its original wooden and gilded stucco frame.
Very good condition
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paint
Large Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large lamp in Imari porcelain formed by two balusters. Imari decor in the blue and red tones with gilt highlights on a white background figuring flowers in large cartouches.
Chisell...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Catchall – France - Napoleon III Era
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A superb boiled cardboard catchall from the Napoleon III era. Its refined shape, adorned with delicate golden tile motifs on a black background, perfectly embodies the elegance of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Other
charming large shelf in lacquered wood, and inlaid with different flowers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
charming large shelf in lacquered wood, and inlaid with different flowers
small old restorations
Dutch work from the 19th century
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Beech, Cherry
Small Wood and Stucco Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small wood and stucco mirror with cloverleaf design.
Measures: H: 29 cm, W: 23 cm, D: 2 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Quran Stand In Khatam-kari, Persia, 19th C.
Located in PARIS, FR
Khatam kari is a fine, meticulous marquetry technique whose earliest examples date back to the Safavid period (1501-1730). This technique involves inlaying fine wood, brass or camel ...
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19th Century Persian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver
Belgian Black Marble Mantel, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful antique Napoleon III style mantel was made in Belgium in the second half of the 19th century. It is a rare and strong piece because of its carved decoration in a very ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Pair of Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Ewers
Located in Paris, FR
Important pair of Napoleon III ewers in chased gilt bronze with rich decoration in relief of stylized foliage, friezes of palmettes, and vine branches framing a frieze of putti reali...
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Malachite and Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Paris, FR
19th century malachite inkwell. The circular plate for resting a fountain pen houses a crystal inkpot in its center. The plate and the inkpot's stopper are embellished with a gilt bronze cross...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Malachite
Pair of Engraved Mirror Columns, 20th Century Venetian Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of engraved mirror columns, 20th century Venetian work.
Pair of columns in engraved mirrors with flowers, 20th century in the Napoleon III style, Venetian work.
H: 100cm, D: 30cm
Category
20th Century Italian Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Charming enamel and gilded Bronze Ewer by F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne & Cie
Height : 31,5 cm (12,4 in.) ; Width : 12 cm (4,7 in.) ; Depth : 10,5 cm (4,1 in.)
Charming baluster-shaped ewer in gilded bronze decorated with red and blue polychrome cloisonné enamel. Two beaded handles connect the body to the slender neck, ending in a flared pouring spout, and it rests on a circular piedouche. The whole is decorated with abundant engraved decoration of foliage interlacing.
Barbedienne and the Cloisonné enamel :
Ferdinand Barbedienne continuously innovated and he revived the use of enamel on art works during the second half of the 19th century. The Sèvres Manufacture enamel workshop had ever tried it in 1854-1855, but Barbedienne was the one who succeeded to join enamel to an industrial decorative objects production. From 1858 “At Mr Barbedienne’s, enamels in copper ornaments have got their former prestige back” (Les bronzes de la Maison Barbedienne, C. Simon, in L’Art du XIXe siècle, 1858, n°21, p. 252). The Barbedienne Company had now an enamel workshop where objects ornamented with oriental style or medieval style enamels were made. Four years after, Barbedienne’s cloisonné...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Napoleon III Porcelain Vases
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of hexagonal porcelain vases decorated with multicolored flowers. The midnight blue background is highlighted with gilded floral motifs and foliage. Napoleon III period.
circ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mirror in Silver Plate, 19th Century, Period Napoleon III
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mirror from the 19th century in silver plate. Period Napoleon III.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jacob & Josef Khon, 2 Canapés 101 / C, circa 1902, Napoleon III Style Original
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacob & Josef Khon, 2 Canapés 101 / C, circa 1902, Napoleon III style
Original fabric.
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Sculpture in Concrete of a Bather Exiting Her Bath, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in concrete of a bather exiting her bath, 20th century.
Category
1980s European Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Concrete
" The Cook scaling a fish", Antoine Richard, 1822-1891
Located in PARIS, FR
"The cook scaling a fish", signed Antoine Richard, 1822-1891".
A painting on wood panel showing a young woman scaling a fish in an interior, probably a kitchen.
These genre scenes...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Odiot - 17pc Napoleon III Gold Plated Sterling Silver (Vermeil) Decanter Set
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from a Private Chateau in the South of France, A Magnificent 17pc. 19th Century Gold Plated 950 Sterling Silver (Vermeil) Napoleon III Liqueur Serving Set by the World's Premi...
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1890s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Alabaster, 19th Century, Woman with a Flute Beside the Fountain, Bronze Flute
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alabaster, 19th century, woman with a flute beside the fountain, bronze flute.
Measures: H 78 cm, L Basic: 30 cm x 23 cm.
Category
1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Three pieces gilt bronze mounted Sevres style vase and center Sevres 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
Pocket Watch, 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent 19th century pocket watch.
The glass is detached and bumps at the sides.
On the back on the watch, there is a perpetual calendar
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold
A 19th Century Crystal and Ormolu Bowl, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century crystal and ormolu bowl, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century gilt bronze and crystal bowl, Napoleon III period.
H: 13cm, W: 36.5cm, D: 21cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Napoleon III Originale Bergere, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III faux bamboo chair, France, 1850s.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Napoleon III Cabinet In Floral Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Napoleon III cabinet in mahogany, rosewood, light and green stained wood, with two large bouquets of flowers in neo-classical stylized vases on the front, and bouquets of flowe...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Magnificent pair of pink vases BERLIN porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very important and rare pair of pink porcelain vases of Berlin royal porcelain factory
this vases are decorated with cartridges , inside they depicting gallant scenes, they are to...
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1890s German Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Napoleon III Marble Fireplace with Caryatids, Unique Creation, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful and original fireplace was made in the second half of the 19th century in Carrara marble.
Originally put in an appartement in Tarare, near Lyon in France, it is very ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
2 Napoleon III Low Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III low chairs, France, 1850s.
Price is for 1
2 are available
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Oil and Vinegar Cruet in Silver Plated Metal and Crystal, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil and vinegar cruet in silver plated metal and crystal, 19th century.
Napoleon III period oil and vinegar cruet, 19th century in crystal and silver plated metal.
H: 28cm, W: 24cm,...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Maison Boudet - Important Pair Of XIXth Vermeil Salerons
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional pair of vermeil salerons represented by a newt blowing in a conch, in the middle of two large shells placed on an oval base with leafy outlines.
Here the marine theme is...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lamp in Porcelain and Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in porcelain and gilt bronze, baluster shape adorned, on the belly, with leaves and flowers on a white background. Belly ornamented with two cartouches on both sides. Base and m...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
2 Original Chiarivari Napoleon III Ebonized Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 Original Napoleon III ebonized chairs, France, 1850s.
Wear and lack of gilding.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lot of 9 original opaline vases from the Napoleon III period, height from 11.42"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lot of 9 original opaline vases from the Napoleon III period,
height from 11.42" to 13" (29 to 33 cm)
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
French Antique Table Electrified Kerosene Lamp Glass & Bronze, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique kerosene lamp later converted to electricity.
Napoléon III period, bronze and glass
As the kerosene tank was of glass, this lamp has bee...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
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19th Century Japanese Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Three Pairs of 19th Century Double-Doors Painted in Imitation of Marquetry
Located in Paris, FR
Three pairs of double doors in solid oak, painted in imitation of marquetry (walnut burl, rosewood, sycamore burl). The reserves are surrounded by a gilded wood molding,
Two of the...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Napoleon III mirror, circa 1880, with its original mercury glass
Located in LYON, FR
The blackened wood frame features intricate floral and beaded gilt detailing, typical of the Second Empire style.
Its sculpted crest, adorned with palmettes and volutes, brings a th...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass
French Game Table Napoleon III Period - Louis XV Style - 19th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very nice game table on high legs style Louis XV from the Napoleon 3 period of the 19th century. The wood is finely inlaid with floral and vegetal motifs. The legs are curved, the tips of the legs are in metal, while metal decorations are present on the tops of the legs.
The table opens to the depth and rotates to the length. The game board, once opened, is held in place by a drawer that opens on the right side (also serving as storage for the games).
The table top measures 116cm (45.6 inch) x 58cm (22.8 inch)
Very fine and sophisticated work, this table will give elegance to any type of interior decoration.
The Louis XIV style is a furnishing style covering more or less the period of the reign of Louis XIV (1661 to 1715).
This style is characterized by the majesty and richness of its furnishings.
The Louis XIV style follows the Louis XIII style. The furniture is increasingly luxurious, but unlike previous styles, it is almost no longer inspired by architecture. There are two kinds of furniture: ceremonial furniture richly decorated with veneers and inlays (especially with André-Charles Boulle), solid giltwood and bourgeois furniture in solid wood.
The style is characterized above all by its absolute symmetry and an important and ostentatious Dimension. The Louis XIV style is of Italian and ancient inspiration.
The style emerged with the advent of the reign of Louis XIV in 1661 and lasted until the end of the 17th century. In 1690, on the death of Lebrun, decorator to the King, the style declined and was gradually replaced by the Regency style.
The Palace of Versailles is obviously extremely and lastingly marked by the Louis XIV style. His long reign made it possible to impose the unique style of the Grand...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Porcelain Pedestal Table "Allegory of Music", 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Table guéridon in white enamelled porcelain, resting on a tripod foot, from the Napoleon III period. This small pedestal table is enamelled with a rich decoration of polychrome flowe...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze and Marble Bookends Barking Dogs from E Drouot, France c. 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Edouard Drouot bookends representing barking dogs
Marble and Bronze, made in France
Dimensions of each piece W 5.71 in. (14.5 cm) D 5.12 in. (13 cm) H 7.49 in. (19 cm)
Ver...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maison Gagneau, Pair of Louis XVI Style Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Gagneau, signed.
Pair of baluster shape Louis XVI style lamps in guilloche brown brass.
Chiselled and gilt bronze mount. High of the mount with...
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1880s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Christofle Silver Plated Menagère in its Box.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christofle silver plated menagère in its box.
Christofle silver-plated menagère, box, silver-plated dinner services by Christofle, Napoleon III style, 20th century.
12 forks
12 spoo...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
2 Original Chiarivari Napoleon III Ebonized Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III ebonized chairs, France, 1850s
wear and lack of gilding.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
V Caprile, Portrait Of A Neapolitan Couple, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of portraits representing a young Neapolitan couple in traditional dress, signed by the Italian artist Vincenzo Caprile
Framed Oils on canvas, not relined, some returns and s...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paint
Napoleon III Chairs in Ebonized Wood and Pink Velvet, France, circa 1870
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of side/lounge chairs in ebonized and carved wood.
The seats and backs are covered in pink velvet fabric.
The chairs are mounted on wheels.
Napoleon III style, France, circa 18...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood, Paint
Small Lamp in Delft Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small lamp in delft earthenware in covered pot shape with canted corners. Polychrome decor of flowers separated by red stripes on a white background. Bottom frieze decorated with scr...
Category
1880s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Aubusson carpet 19th Century, Napoleon III Style - 2m20x1m00 - No. 1485
Located in Paris, FR
Located a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, we are a French family business
specializing in the purchase, sale, expertise, cleaning, restoration and conservation of
tapes...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
Goldsmith Cardeilhac - Table Top 3 Cups In Sterling Silver And Crystal Nineteent
By Cardeilhac
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table set formed by three cups in solid silver and cut crystal. The rockery-style tripod base with acanthus leaves and arabesque decoration supports a cut crystal cup. on each side a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
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