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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
Pitcher and Its Opaline Basin on a Gilt Bronze Base, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large pitcher in pink opaline and its basin, with white and gold enamelled decoration of palmettes, small pearls and floral motifs. Large gold bands u...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

" 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

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Wood

Regence Style Fireplace in Breccia Nouvelle Marble
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This large Regence style fireplace was made of Breccia Nouvelle marble in the late 19th century. Its entablature adorned with spandrels is underlined with an oblong moulding. It lay...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Breccia Marble

Magnificent commodes Napoleon III marquetry inlaid, ormolu bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful Napoleon !!! chest of drawers in marquetry inlaid and ormolu bronze with marble top. It has three drawers on the front ,the bronze falls on the side are magnificent ,i...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

H.-L. Wassmus, Pair of Desks, France, circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Desk 1 – Height : 73,5 cm (28,9 in.) ; Length : 118,5 cm (46,6 in.) ; Depth: 64 cm (25,2 in.) Desk 2 – Height : 73,5 cm (28,9 in.) ; Length : 118 cm (46,4 in.) ; Depth : 64,7 cm (25,...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Cut Crystal Bowl on a Gilt Bronze Pedestal with Putti Motifs
Located in NICE, FR
We present this cut crystal bowl, elegantly poised on a gilt bronze pedestal adorned with a charming, seated putto, serving as a stem and holding the bowl on top his head. The base f...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Crystal

19th Century Pair of Wrought Iron and Bronze Railing Feet
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century pair of foot of banister of staircase in wrought iron, the pines were in silvered bronze unfortunately they were patinated in green, on the other hand can easily find th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Goldsmith Cardeilhac - Table Top 3 Cups In Sterling Silver And Crystal Nineteent
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Napoléon III Brass & Wrought Iron Cherubs Andirons, France, c 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Napoleon III Wrought iron and brass. These andirons, created at the end of the 19th century, reflect the aesthetic style of the Louis XIV era, when the...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

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.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

2 Original 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
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood, Walnut, Alligator

Gilt bronze and silver-plated bust of Diana, 20th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze and silver plated bust of Diana, 20th century, Napoleon III style Early 20th century gilt bronze and silver-plated bust of Diana, Napoleon III style. h: 37cm, w: 20cm, ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Blue Opaline and Gilt Bronze Cornette Vases, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of blue opaline and gilt bronze cornette vases, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Pair of 19th century cornette vases, Napoleon III period, in gilt bronze and blue opaline. H:...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Silver-plated Metal Tray, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oval shaped silver-plated metal tray, on feet and with handles, with floral decoration. Traces of use and light knocks. 20th century. 76 x 52cm.
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20th Century European Napoleon III Furniture

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Metal

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

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Porcelain

19th Century Napoleon III Style Mahogany Veneered Large Console
Located in Marseille, FR
Superb and large 19th century Napoleon III console in mahogany veneer richly carved with bird’s decoration. Note that the tip of a bird's beak is missing but will be replaced by our ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble

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

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Fabric

19th Century French Pair of Tall Silver Plated Ewers with Pink Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A most elegant pair of Napoleon III period decorative mantle ewers, exquisitely crafted from silver-plated metal with globe-shaped reservoirs of cranberry-coloured glass. These delig...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Silver Plate

Goldsmith Odiot - Double Sauceboat On Tray In Sterling Silver Late Nineteenth
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Double sauce boat in solid silver plain decor, mounted on four foliated legs, monogrammed, placed on a adherent tray. Dimensions: width 26 cm - depth 20 cm - height 12 cm Material: s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Odiot - 17pc Napoleon III Gold Plated Sterling Silver (Vermeil) Decanter Set
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

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Silversmith Roussel - Centerpiece In Its "Dormant" In Silver XXth
By JME Roussel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Centerpiece in solid silver composed of a large covered soup tureen mounted on a pedestal and encased in its tray, octagonal in shape, the set is bordered with gadroons and engraved ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Bronze Sculpture with Brown Patina by Mathurin Moreau, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Vienna Porcelain Plaque in its Walnut Frame, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vienna porcelain plaque in its walnut frame, 19th century. 19th century Vienna porcelain plaque, Napoleon III period, in its walnut frame. Frame: H: 48cm, W: 48cm, D: 4cm Plaque: D:...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain, Walnut

2 Original Napoleon III Ebonized Chairs, France, 1850s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
2 original Napoleon III ebonized chairs, France, 1850s.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Clock Shepherds of Arcadia by Aizelin and Barbedienne
Located in Paris, FR
Red Griotte mantel (fireplace) clock decorated with a patinated bronze group, Les bergers d'Arcadie (Shepherds of Arcadia) by Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (1821-19...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Jacob Et Josef Khon, 4 Fauteuils 101/f, circa 1902, Set of Four Napoleon III
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacob Et Josef Khon, 4 Fauteuils 101/f, circa 1902,Set of four Napoleon III curved and blackened wood armchairs, Original fabric.   
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1880s Austrian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bentwood

19th Century Mahogany Curtain-Buffet with a Marble Top
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this very unique buffet, crafted from Cuban mahogany in the style of Louis XV during the Napoleon III era. Standing at the perfect height for various uses, it has two ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze table Lamp with Ram Heads
Located in NICE, FR
An ornate 19th century gilt bronze table lamp featuring adorned with ram's head motifs including floral patterns. The base has a square shape with a raised platform, supported by ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Unusual Pair of Napoleon III Sconces - France, Circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very rare pair of sconces, made out of antique bayonets that have been bent into scrolled arms. Highly decorative, adorned metal stars, rosettes an...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

Commode Marquetry and Bronze Transition Louis XV Louis XVI
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XV, louis XVI transition style chest of drawers, marble top marquetry and bronze stamped twice by the cabinetmaker P.Chorier and also by maison Soubrier one of the famous retai...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

1880s Oil on Canvas by Victor Costes
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A small oil on canvas, “Still Life with Fish and Crustaceans”, by the great Provencal painter Victor Coste (1844-1923). Born in Marseille, Coste went on to study at the Ecole des Bea...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Canvas, Giltwood

Height Airs Swiss Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III music box with 8 bee melodies including 4 complications. Ability to play and replay loops melodies. Possibility to add to engage a resonator and or activate small bees t...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

Bronze Sculpture Signed Moreau, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture signed Moreau, Napoleon III period, 19th Century. Sculpture in patinated bronze signed Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Napoleon III Painted Tôle Cabinet, circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very unusual Napoleon III iron cabinet, painted with a wood trompe-l'oeil. Elegantly outlined in black tubular iron, lending definition to its elegant lines: the bombé bottom section...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Tôle

Cardeilhac - 19th Century Solid Silver Fruit Basket
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large multi-lobed fruit basket in solid silver decorated with foliage and clasps. The body is openwork and pierced with canework decorated with a seedling of flowers, flanked on each...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Silver

Late 19th Century Bronze Group, Cupids Playing Music
Located in Paris, FR
Patinated bronze allegorical group featuring three putti on a cliff strewed with wheat. Two of them are playing the drum and the bagpipe whereas the third one is dancing. He is weari...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Porcelain Plant Pot from Desvres, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain plant pot from Desvres, 20th century, Napoleon III style. Porcelain plant pot from Desvres in the Napoleon III style, 20th century. H: 45 cm, W: 59 cm, D: 39 cm
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Baccarat crystal cup, royal crown engraved and gilt, original paper sticker
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Baccarat crystal cup, scarce version enhanced with fine gold on the edges, an engraved and gilt crown of king on the side. Antique cup not signed (before 1936), but the original pape...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Crystal

19th C. Pair of French Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful pair of antique 19th-century French porcelain lidded apothecary or pharmacy jars, with elegant hand-painted decoration and lettering, and maker's mark on the base. A depiction of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates is emblazoned on the front of each, together with images of the iconic serpent that is so often associated with apothecaries, in homage to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Italian Marble Sculpture of a Seated Winged Figure, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This 19th-century Italian marble sculpture depicts a seated winged figure—likely Psyche—resting on a draped rock. The figure is gracefully posed, with a gentle turn of the head and a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble

Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864) rare Asian elephant clock, in gilded and patinated
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
France, circa 1870 Gilded and patinated bronze, modern marble base. Signed « Fratin » on the bronze base This beautiful elephant clock was made in the 19th century by the Animalier ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Christofle Silver-Plated Samovar, Napoleon III Style, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Christofle silver-plated samovar, Napoleon III style, 20th century. Samovar by silversmith Christofle in silver-plated metal, Napoleon III style, early 20th century. H: 39cm, W: 31c...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Silver Plate

Pair of Early 20th Century Painted Porcelain Statuettes, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of early 20th century painted porcelain statuettes, Napoleon III style. Pair of early 20th century Napoleon III style painted porcelain statuettes. Male: H: 42cm, D: 13cm Woma...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of porcelain and enamelled portraits featuring a man and a woman of the 17th century. It is most likely a portrait of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. The two porcelain m...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Still Life With Flowers, Signed Aurelia Riolso De Mortimer, Oil On Canvas, 1887
Located in NICE, FR
Still life painting with flowers, signed by the artist Aurelia Riolso De Mortimer, dated 1887. Beautiful glossy patina and characteristic craquelure. Original tondo oval frame. The ...
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1880s Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Canvas

Early 20th century French Wood and Brass Musical Cigar Boxe, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Magnificent Napoleon III style musical cigar humidor dating from the beginning of the 20th century in lacquered wood and garland of brass beads. A lyre adorns each door. By turning t...
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1920s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

Brown Patina Bronze Sculptures by Eugène Antoine Aizelin, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown patina bronze sculptures by Eugène Antoine Aizelin, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Sculptures from the 19th century, Napoleon III per...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Important Pair of Bronze and Wrought Iron Andirons Representing Horse Heads
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative pair of andirons are made of wrought iron with finely chiseled bronze horse heads. These andirons were owned by famous horses owner Fistok. This is a Fr...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

19th Pair of Large Bronze Candlesticks by Jules Moigniez
Located in Marseille, FR
Pair of large bronze candlesticks decorated with animals and waders by Jules Moigniez patina remake of the late 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Beautiful Limoges Porcelain Mug by Jean Pouyat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Beautiful Limoges Porcelain mug by Jean Pouyat" Beautiful Limoges porcelain cup, by Jean Pouyat, Napoleon III period, XIXth Century Measures: D: 1...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Oval Mirror In Gilded Wood, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oval mirror in gilded wood, with reserves, with a richly carved pediment of winged dragons evolving in a foliage decoration. The reserves have a gilded painted decoration a...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Murano Mirror Decorated with Micro-Mosaic Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Beveled mirror or ask a hang murano circa 1880/1900 good condition
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Glass

Bronze Gilded Suspension with Glass Gemstones, Napoleon III Period
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This gilt bronze chandelier has eight branches which take the form of glassware and candles and surround a semi spherical decorated with glass gemstones. Result of a very careful wor...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Multi-gemstone, Bronze

Ebonized Corner Display Cabinet with Marble Top, Napoleon III Period
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite ebonized corner cabinet, known as an “encoignure” in French, dates back to the elegant Napoléon III period of the late 19th century. Beautifully crafted, it features a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble

Pair Of Polylobed Chantilly Porcelain Vases Mounted Gilt Bronze, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
Pair of Polylobed Chantilly Porcelain Vases Mounted on Gilt Bronze Bases, Made by Maison Samson in Paris, Late 19th Century This elegant pair of polylobed vases in Chantilly porcela...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Pair of White Opaline Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very attractive pair of matching white 'soapy' opaline antique French vases, dating from the Napoleon III period (mid-19th century) and each beautifully modelled with a pronounced ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Opaline Glass

French Napoleon III Bronze Bacchus Putti Clock, 1870s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Napoleon III bronze Bacchus putti clock, France, 1870s Height: 7.4"(18.8cm), Width: 6.1"(15.5cm), Depth : 3.3"(8.4cm). In perfect working order. Very good condition !
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Large Opulent Cobalt Blue Porcelaine de Paris Vase
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This gorgeous large Paris porcelain vase is decorated with an exquisite palette of colours, its hand-painted polychrome floral medallions set against a background of the most vivid c...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Bronze and Silver Chest, 19th Century Orientalist Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large bronze and silver chest, 19th century Orientalist work. Large 19th century Orientalist bronze and silver box, Napoleon III period. H: 15,5cm, W: 23cm, D: 18cm
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19th Century African Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Silver, Bronze

Creil and Montereau plates circa 1880 Signed France Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This plates demonstrates the attractiveness of French ceramists from the second half of the 19th century aesthetics and Far Eastern culture. Fascinated by its colors, shapes, artists...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Ceramic

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