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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Napoleon III
19th Century Pair of French Turquoise-Blue Opaline Glass Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
These striking ornate vases, crafted in vibrant turquoise blue opaline and believed to date back to approximately 1870 during the Napoléon III era, exude timeless elegance. Although ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Opaline Glass
Inkwell In Gilt Bronze And Crystal, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Inkwell in gilded bronze and crystal from the second half of the 19th century
Original gilding
in perfect condition
19th century, Napoleon III
8.2 x 10.6 cm, total height 8.2 cm
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair Miniature Flower Vases, White Porcelain, Bronze, Napoleon III, 1890, France
Located in Wien, AT
Outstanding pair of porcelain vases, so-called miniature vases, made around 1880-1900, late napoleon III, country of origin: France. These nice objects are out of white porcelain wit...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Two Napoleon III Blue Opaline & Lucite Newel Post, Sold Individually
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two Napoleon III Blue Opaline & Lucite Newel Post, Sold Individually
France, Circa 1850
Enhance your interior with these exquisite Napoleon III Blue Opaline & Lucite Newel Posts, e...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,036 Sale Price / item
20% Off
19th Century French Repusse Mirror
Located in Huntington, NY
19th century French Repusee mirror, matte finish for photo purposes only.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
$4,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture of David Vainqueur, Napoleon III Period
By André Mercier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Sculpture of David Vainqueur, Napoleon III period"
Important bronze sculpture with brown patina, signed A. Mercier, cast by Colas, signed F. Bar...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Paintings, Painting on Porcelain, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of paintings, painting on porcelain, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Pair of paintings, 19th century, Napoleon III period, painting on porcelain, gilt stucco frame.
Frame: H...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Stucco
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Wall Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine rectangular Napoleon III full length mirror, in gilded wood and moulded plaster, which can be positioned horizontally or vertically. This characterful old mirror has intricate...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
French Antique Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Envelope Games Card Table, C. 1870
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Antique Ormolu-Mounted mahogany envelope games card table, C. 1870, attributed to Henry Dasson.
A very elegant and high quality, French Louis XVI style, mahogany and bro...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$4,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Very large French carved Regency style mirror with small pediment
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very large French giltwood mirror from the 19th century, carved with beautiful gilding, small Regency-style pediment. Original glass and wood parquet flooring.
Napoleon III period - ...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bronze Study by Charles Virion a Figural Study of a Pheasant Family and a Snail
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Study in Bronze of a family of pheasants surrounding a snail, signed with foundry mark.
Charles Louis Eugène Virion (1865-1946) was a no...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
NAPOLEON III Antique 1860 French 12 Sterling Coffee Spoons Set In Fitted Ebony
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
A Napoleon III boxed set of twelve coffee spoons.
This is a fantastic unused set of twelve coffee spoons created in Paris France during the Napoleon III period, back in 1860. The sp...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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
Late 19th Century Vintage French Napoleon III Settee Reupholstered White Linen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Period French Napoleon III sofa in ebonized wood, with decorative brass filet (strip) and turned and fluted front legs resting on brass rings,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,520 Sale Price
20% Off
BACCARAT, Opaline Vase with a Poetic Ornamentation and a Silvered Bronze Mount
By Baccarat
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful opaline vase was made by the Baccarat manufacture in the 19th century.
The Baccarat crystal factory, an internationally renowned French manufactory, was founded unde...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
French Napoleon III Ebonised Brass & Tortoiseshell Boulle & Marble Pier Cabinet
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have a French Napoleon III period (1852-1870) Ebonised & Boulle marble topped pier cabinet. This cabinet is in excellent condition with an intricate symmetrical arabesque sty...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Rosewood Travel Vanity Case by Peret and Dated 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique jewelry box set was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1855. The box was made by Peret, a Parisian goldsmith, cabinetmaker and leather maker. Peret received a first class medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1855 (see engraving on the front). The box has an engraved crest on top with initials and crown, and several dividers inside. The compartments are outfitted with silver accessories, which include one square cut-glass bottle, two round glass bottles with silver tops and one rectangular cut-glass bottle. Inside the first tray, you'll also find two round powder glass containers with silver top, a long glass brush holder (brush included), a smaller rectangular shaving brush glass holder (brush included), all of them with a silver lid ornamented and finely chiseled with scrolls, shells and foliage, and a rectangular glass soap container with silver top. The next tray underneath features all the necessary for manicure, pedicure, hair cutting...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver
Porcelain Cache Pot Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Cache Pot Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Leather Trunk with Original Train Labels Paris to Chantilly, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique trunk, made of wicker, coated canvas, and with leather belts. Two train labels from a journey from Paris to Chantilly (city known for her castel and her royal stables)...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wicker, Wood
French Aubusson Rug 19th century - Napoleon III style - 265x166, No 1359
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 19th century - around 1860
Origin: Aubusson, FRANCE
Style: Napoleon III
Condition: Perfect condition (Cleaned, Lined in our workshop)
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 2m65
Length...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases signed Choisy Le Roi.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th century, they produced very hi...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Dark Blue and Gold Tole Incense Burner
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century dark blue and gilt-metal cylinder with openings in the lid. The cylinder gilded and painted with Greek mythical scenes, depicting three different kinds of chariot: The c...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique French Napoleon III Fireplace Screen or Fire Screen, 19th - 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th - 20th century French Napoleon III four-panel fireplace screen. The screen is made of brass, iron and iron mesh. It is in a good condition and is fit for use in front of the fir...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Bohemian Crystal Vases, Enamelled Decoration, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Bohemian crystal vases, enamelled decoration, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
A pair of Bohemian crystal vases, enamelled decoration, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Napoleon III Bow Vide Poche, Chinese Characters, Gold Color France 19th
By Napoléon III
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Papier mâché Napoleon III bowl or vide poche.
Gilt color, Gold. With Chinese Characters.
19 th Century.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Cupid and Psyche, an Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) bronze group Gueridon, 1884
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cupid and Psyche
A patinated bronze group by Auguste Moreau, originaly and initialy mounted in gueridon, then adapted to be a table later, the model was made in the XIXth Century, a...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III enamelled cast-iron planter, Japanese decor, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Rare planter with base in brown enameled cast iron, decorated with palms in relief.
This palm decoration and the shape of the handles, as well as the saddle, give way to the Japonism...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th-century French side table crafted from solid wood, showcasing the craftsmanship and style of the period. The table features a beautifully shaped rectangular top with ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French, 1870s Faux-Bamboo and Burlwood Semainiers with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French faux bamboo and burl wood semainiers from the second quarter of the 19th century, with conforming marble tops and geometric design. Born at the end of the reign of F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
An Impressive Orientalist Bonbonnière in Bohemian Crystal, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An impressive Orientalist bonbonnière in Bohemian crystal, 19th century.
19th century crystal bonbonnière, Napoleon III period, Orientalist work, Bohemian crystal.
H: 35cm, D: 30cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Pair 19thc Qajar Dynasty Crystal Table Lamps/ Candle Holders by Baccarat 1870
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French for Qajar Dynasty Amber with Hand Painted Floral Enamelled Table Lamps / Candle Holders with Crystal Shades.
Manufactured by Baccarat. The amber body is floral deco...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French Napoleon III Round Tripod Boulle Jardinière with Cover
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Bochum, NRW
Round jardinière with cover. Made of ebonized wood and brass moldings, Boulle marquetry décor of blossoms and fillets in mother of pearl and brass. It is supported by three sinuous f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in Gilded Stucco, Biscuit and Cherry Marble, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in gilded stucco, biscuit and cherry marble, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Sculpture in gilded stucco representing an elegant woman, biscuit and cherry marble from th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
Paris Porcelain Box, Signed Frogier, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paris porcelain box, signed Frogier, Napoleon III period.
A Napoleon III period Paris porcelain box, signed Frogier, decorated with a gallant scene.
H: 13cm, W: 35cm, D: 22cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century French Napoleon III style nightstand or small cabinet
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1950 / chest of drawers / wood / Napoleon III / Romantic / Antique
Napoleon III style cabinet or nightstand in wood with delicate abstract floral marquetry inlay. This eleg...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case and Works Very Nicely. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 5.25" H x 16.75" W x 7.5" D.
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Gilt Metal and Crystal Vases, Late 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of gilt metal and crystal vases, late 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A pair of 19th century Napoleon III style cut crystal and gilt metal vases.
H: 27cm, D: 8.5cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
BOULLE CABINET 19th Century French Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
BOULLE CABINET
19th Century French Napoleon III,
Marquetry in ebonized wood, tortoiseshell and brass. Gilded bronze applications "Caryatids", marble top. Box with a door, interior wi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and finely detailed French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Ormolu planter. This impressive planter is raised on three slender acanthus leaf decorated 'C'...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Rope Pouf in a Gilt Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
A French gilt wood Napoleon III pouf in carved wood in the shape of a tied rope.
This ottoman is very decorative and is original state. It has a needlepoint top that can be used bu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Poultry Carving Set, Silver Plated Metal and Carved Wooden Handle.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Poultry carving set, silver plated metal and carved wooden handle.
Poultry set, box, silver plated metal and carved wooden handle, in its original case, Napoleon III style, 20th cen...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of biscuit sculptures of Napoleon III eagles
Located in Paris, FR
Pair biscuit sculptures of eagles. Work from the second half of the 19th century, bearing the incised mark "Mre. Imple. de Sèvres" (not guaranteed).
Important pair of porcelain bisc...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Framed Still-Life Oil Painting Depicting a Bouquet of Flowers, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French framed oil on canvas still-life painting from the mid-19th century, depicting a colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase, set in a carved giltwood frame. Born in France at the ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
French Napoleon III Sofa With Painted Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
An unusual French 19th Century Napoleon III sofa with decorative and painted frame. The pièce de résistance of this exquisite settee lies in its ebonized arms, which exude an air of...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Late 19th Century Round Oil Painting Fruit Still Life with Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique painting, a fruit still life against a dark blue background. The painting is painted on canvas, the canvas is pasted on wo...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Gold Leaf
Jewelry Box Covered with Blue Moroccan Leather Napoleon 3 Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty wooden box covered with blue green leather decorated bookbinders, enhanced with gold leaf. On the lid of the box is represented a wise man in meditation holding a pilgrim...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of 19th Century French Cast Iron Urns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of 19th-century French cast iron urns, exuding classical elegance and fine craftsmanship. These decorative urns feature intricately designed scalloped rims that creat...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
$3,250 / set
19th Century French Colonial Glass Cave à Liqueur Tantalus
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fabulous French 19th century colonial, ormolu and bevelled glass cave à liqueur. The decorative case has bevelled glass panels on all sides and top, raised on 4 legs with sculpture...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Extraordinary 19th Century Carved Cabinet by Maison Guéret of Paris
Located in London, GB
An Important Napoleon III Exhibition-Quality
Ormolu-Mounted Carved Cabinet
By Maison Guéret of Paris
A tour-de-force glazed boxwood cabinet celebrating the art of woodcarving, the monumental vitrine of slight breakfront proportions, with rounded corners, all surfaces carved with the most exquisite designs and refined detail with ormolu banding, the base of tripartite design, the central cupboard door with a carved roundel depicting a triumphant muse, flanked by two doors with carved musical trophies enclosing a single adjustable-shelved interior, the frieze incorporating a further three drawers with slides above; the superstructure with three glazed casements separated by carved and fluted pilasters with ionic capitals; enclosing a red velvet-lined and shelved interior; the tripartite pediment each with rounded cornices, the central tympanum carved with laurel leaves and instruments of the arts & wisdom topped with a carved finial and a draped lambrequin below, the flanking entablatures with cartouches depicting Bacchus and Ariadne below urn finials with carved Vitruvian scrolls and ribbon-tied cascading bunches of laurel leaves, the symbol of triumph. Signed on the cartouche "Guéret Frères...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
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Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Lantern with Painted Stained Glass Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
For a unique lighting feature, look no further than this beautiful, antique Gothic lantern. Created in France circa 1870, the lantern is decorat...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
A Large Napoléon III Centerpiece, Maison Christofle, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Large Silvered Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Centerpiece
The silvered bronze mounts design simulating branches, foliages, leaves and grapevines
Original fitted festooned Baccarat Cry...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century 10-Light Ormolu and Crystal Basket-Shaped Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental 10-light basket-shaped chandelier of gilt bronze and crystal, crafted in the late 19th century in France. Beautifully designed oversized prisms, rosette and slice-cut drop...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Paintings Portraits Of Dogs, Watercolor On Paper, Black Poodle, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features a small painting, a Watercolor on paper with
a portrait of a Black Poodle dog, late 1800s era.
This is a pleasant portrai...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Plate in Pinxton Roses Pattern, 1940s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely white Royal Crown Derby dinner plate with pink roses and gold painted edges on a white background.
Marked at bottom with
Royal Cro...
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1940s English Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
$80 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of candelabrum with 9 lights in gilded, silvered and burnished bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This splendid pair of candelabrum was made by Auguste-Louis Marquis (bronze maker) for the Maison Giroux circa 1855 in gilded, silvered and burnished bronze, the set on a cylindrical...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Walnut Piano Stool French, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
Piano stool height-adjustable to be recovered.
Circa 1880, French, of the period Napoleon III
Good condition.
Shipping:
L35 P35 H49 7,2 kg.
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Napoleon III Cabinet, Chest of Drawers in Boulle Style, France, 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
We present a unique, antique Boulle style chest of drawers from the mid-19th century in France. This unique chest of drawers is not only a great example of masterful craftsmanship, b...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Painting "Le Moineau de Lesbie" by C.G. Brun, French School, 1860
By Charles Guillaume Brun
Located in PARIS, FR
Dimensions with frame : Height : 116 cm (45.7 in.) ; Width : 144 cm (56.7 in.)
Dimensions without frame : Height : 85 cm (33.5 in.) ; Width : 118 cm (46.5 in.)
Atrium with a rich Pompeian decor in which a young woman lying on a bed is playing with a sparrow, not paying attention to the man sat at her feet.
This painting is a major work of art of C. G. Brun, well-know for the precision of his technic, by the elegance of its composition, the pureness of the colors, the refinement of the touch and the expressivity of the characters.
This rare intimist scene in a interior decorated in the Pompeian style perfectly illustrates the taste of the time for the discovery of the villas of Pompei, thanks to the archeological excavations of the 18th century and the books published about them. To arrange its interiors based on the models of the Pompeian villas is then a trend that the most important people of that time will follow, as the Prince Napoléon, cousin of the Emperor Napoléon III, who orders the construction of a splendid Pompeian villa on the Avenue Montaigne, of which nothing remains but a few pictures and a painting by Gustave Boulanger, dated 1861 and called Répétition du « Joueur de flûte » et de la « Femme de Diomède » chez le Prince Napoléon.
This painting illustrates the poem « Fletus passeris Lesbiae » from the collection « Carmina » written by Catulle (87-54 av. J.-C.) : in his work, the author, in love with Lesbie, a married woman living in Rome, puts on a show a sparrow as the main center of interest of its mistress who neglects her suitor.
This theme has been represented many times in painting, like the version by Raphaël Poggi exposed at the Salon of 1865, or Lawrence Alma-Tadema in 1866 or Edward Poynter in 1907.
Painting exposed, as reference number 467, at the Salon of 1861 on the picture rail of the Palais des Champs-Elysées
Charles Guillaume Brun, born in Montpellier in 1825 and died in Paris in 1908, was registered in 1847 at the Paris Beaux-Arts school, where he studied under the direction of François- Edouard Picot (1786-1868) and of Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). His participation in the Paris Salon began in 1851 with genre subjects (Young girl doing her morning prayer), but as soon as 1853, he regularly sent Orientalist scenes, located in Algeria (Prayer in 1859, Rendez-vous in Constantine in 1861, Moorish woman...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Chinoiserie Shell Vide-Poche Black Lacquered Papier Maché, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Chinese shell shape decorative little empty pocket papier mache with a handle late 19th century.
Black Lacquered with a
Classic chinoiserie scene of the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of French Napoleon III Chairs
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
Pair of French Napoleon III chairs with original upholstery.
Good strong, sturdy condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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Italian Fruitwood Furniture
Large Gold Bowl
Gilt Horse