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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Style: Napoleon III
French Empire Gueridon Marble Table
Located in Queens, NY
"French Empire-style (19th Century) round gueridon table with 3 legged gilt wood bird head legs and green marble top and shelf.
Noticeable repair of bird mount."
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, France second half of 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables
Discover our stunning 19th century pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, featuring elegant oval shapes standing on slender, slightly curved legs adorned ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Napoleon III 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Painting Still Life Of Flowers, Poppies And Daisies, Oil On Canvas, 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings With Flowers, Nature Morte con Fiori, features an Oil Painting on Canvas from the nineteenth century era,
depicting a flower vase with a bouquet of Po...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Pair of Candlesticks in Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
These gorgeous candlesticks are made of gilded bronze in the style of Napoleon III. Their stems are in the shape of figurines of a man and a woman in classical attires. They boast ex...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,538 / set
Musical clock with music box mechanism with Bells
By Baptiste-Antoine Brémond 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Extremely Rare and Exquisite: A BA Bremond Musical Clock
Step into the elegance of a bygone era with this extraordinarily rare musical clock, an exceptional fusion of artistry, inno...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Enamel Plaque Depicting Napoleon Crossing the Alps, by Camille Fauré, circa 1930
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An enamel plaque depicting Napoleon crossing the Alps, by Camille Fauré, Limoges.
French, circa 1930.
Signed 'FAURÉ, Limoges France. N...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Enamel
French Napoléon III 1850s Walnut Side Table with Single Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut side table from the mid-19th century, with single drawer, tapered legs and brass feet. Created in France at the beginning of Emperor Napoléon III'...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Charles X Style Carrara Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Charles X Style Carrara Marble Mantel, circa 1880
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
$9,770 / item
Gilt-Bronze Clock with Enamel Numerals Attributed to Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze clock with enamel numerals attributed to Henri Picard
French, circa 1860
Measures: Height 73cm, width 45cm, depth 23cm
The elaborate case of this beautiful mantel clock has a large central circular dial with enamel Roman numerals for the hours and engraved on the edge with Arabic numbers for the minutes. The surmount is a gilt bronze group of Father Time, depicted as an elderly male figure seated on a circular globe. The quality throughout is exceptional, demonstrating the very best of 19th century craftsmanship.
This clock is after a design by André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732) and similar to examples of equally fine quality and casting known to have been made by 19th Century bronzier Henri Picard (French, fl. 1831-1864), therefore we can attribute the case to Picard. The movement is stamped for Parisian clock...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Magazine Rack
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French magazine stand made from birch with hand-turned spindles and a slatted base for umbrella and cane placement in between to keep them separated.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Birch
Napoleon III Golden Bronze Eight-Light Rounded Chandelier
Located in IT
Napoleon III golden bronze eight-light rounded chandelier, from France from late 19th century in correspondence of each light holder there is quiver shaped bronze decoration.
The c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Single Chest
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century single chest of drawers with a banded top which has a beveled and carved decorated edge, following down to elegantly paneled sides over a scalloped skirt. The case has five drawers with hand carved...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Oak
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
Materials
Bronze
French 19th C. Chaise Longue with Carved Fruitwood Frame
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Napoleon III chaise longue is classic and timeless. Inspired by the Louis XV period, this 19th century chaise features an elaborately carved fruitwood frame that ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
8 French Teaching Posters for Accident Prevention by Les Fils d’Emile Deyrolle
By Deyrolle
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with four panels detailing various ways to prevent accidents and lessons learned, including 'Feu, Eau, Contagion, Empoisonnements, and Maison'; based on 19th century original lithographs by Emile Deyrolle; Les Fils d’Emile Deyrolle, Rue du Bac...
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1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Paper
$6,280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut and Brass Scale with Set of Weights
Located in Dallas, TX
This Classic, antique scale with original plates was created in Dijon France, circa 1870. Rectangular in shape, the fruit wood scale embellished with marquetry fillet decor, features...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine floral miniature fired enamelled by the painter Renato Dainelli, enamelled border with vertical stripes. Napoleon III French Empire...
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1960s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Antique Napoleon III Parisian Giltwood Barometer, "Bodeur a Paris", Circa 1830
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III style, sometimes referred to as The Second Empire style, was greatly influenced by the Neoclassical aspects of the Louis XVI period. This giltwood barometer from Paris w...
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1830s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
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
Set of 3 High Black Ebonized Carved French Napoleon III Candlesticks 1860s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Set of 3 large black ebonized French Napoleon III candlesticks.
The turned candlesticks have an elegant siluette the slightly higher base of 15cm diameter and 7cm height on 3 small round baroque feet forms the base. The conical, slender central base is inlaid at the bottom with a triple turned baluster stem and at the top with a turned plate as a subdivision and on a small baluster above it the slender and elongated candlestick stem.
The set of 3 candlesticks...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Period Covered Vases in Biscuit.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th century Napoleon III period covered vases in biscuit.
A pair of Napoleon III period covered biscuit vases, 19th century, decorated with che...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Pair of Napoleon III Hand-painted Porcelain Plaques
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Laure Levy (1866-1954)
Young woman with a basket of flowers & young woman with a bundle of wheat
Pair of hand-painted polychrome porcelain plaques
Both signed at the bottom left
With...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Second Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Commode by Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period ormolu mounted commode by Sormani
French, c. 1860
Measures: Height 86cm, width 151cm, depth 65cm
This superb commode is ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Serpentine, Bronze, Ormolu
Large Pair of Bohemian Crystal Tumblers, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of Bohemian crystal tumblers, 19th century.
A pair of 19th century Bohemian crystal goblets, Napoleon III period, in perfect condition.
H: 43cm, D: 16cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Maison Pretot, Sideboard in Marquetry and Bronze, Napoleon III, Xixth Centurywoo
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very beautiful sideboard t in marquetry with gilded bronze ornamentations: the upper part is decorated with a frieze with floral motifs, the 3 curved and glazed doors are separated b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French lacquered Work table Side table Worker Accordion Sewing Cabinet, 19th C
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This Asian-inspired lacquered wooden work table is a beautiful expandable sewing box covered with lacquer on all sides. On the upper part, intended to receive the sewing material, th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Set of 12 Sèvres Porcelain Plates with Hand-Painted Pastoral Scenes
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Sèvres porcelain plates with hand-painted pastoral scenes
French, c. 1864
Plates: Height 3cm, diameter 23cm
Case: Height 10cm, width 76cm, depth 52cm
Originating from the...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Pietre Dure Mounted Ebonised Side Cabinet.
This fine side cabinet has a rectangular Belgian black marble top above a gilt-bronze guilloche and flowe...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Agate, Marble, Ormolu
A Pair of Napoleon III style giltwood and gesso picture frames, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Pair of Napoleon III style giltwood and gesso picture frames, 19th C. having oval openings and relief branch and leaf embellishments on frames.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Important Napoleon III Lion Inkwell, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Office inkwell in Siena yellow marble and bronze Napoleon III 19th century
34cm x 20cm
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,143 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon III Amphora Shaped Porcelain Sèvre Vase with Bronze Parts
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Napoleon III Amphora shaped porcelain in the style of Sèvre vase with bronze parts.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Ormolu and marble cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Ebony, Ormolu, Giltwood and Rouge Griotte marble cabinet. This exquisite two door single drawer cabi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Diana Bronze Sculpture by Drouot, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A powerful 19th-century bronze sculpture of the Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana, captured mid-motion by the celebrated French artist Edouard Drouot.
This patinated bronze figurine ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$17,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze cup Barbedienne
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze cup Barbedienne
Bronze gilt stripper
Barbedienne Foundry
Excellent condition with no restorations
Origin France Circa 1940
Napoleon III style
Founded by former Parisian wallpa...
Category
1940s French Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III 19th Century Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III Paris porcelain vase from the second half of the 19th century with floral décor and parcel-gilt accents. Born in France during the ever changing 19th century, this porcelain vase features an exquisite décor of colorful flowers painted on the vase's belly and sides. Ranging from pink to orange, purple and green, the décor stands...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Napoleon III Armchairs in Gold and Red
Located in Buchanan, NY
A unique and colorful pair of 19th century French Napoleon III armchairs upholstered in a golden yellow patterned fabric and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fabric
19thc French Napoleon III Cut Crystal Candelabra attributed to Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful 19thc French Napoleon III Crystal Candelabra/ Centerpiece. Incredible work on this piece. Shades included. Attrib. Baccarat.
Category
1880s Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$2,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Mid 19thc French Baccarat For Oriental Market Bronze/ Crystal Wall Sconces
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair French Napoleon III Bronze Wall Sconces with Cut Crystal Shaded by Baccarat. These sconces were manufactured for the Oriental market. Rare sconces. Highly detailed bronze work.
Category
1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Theater / Opera glasses, 19th Century Binocular
Located in Bilzen, BE
Old telescopic theater opera glasses.
Model in gilded brass and mother-of-pearl
Optical perfect working
In perfect condition.
Period 19th century
3.6cm in diameter, 8cm in lengt...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Baccarat, Pair Of Red Baluster Vases, Golden Decor, 1880
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, a magnificent pair of small opaline Baluster Vases Cross by Lorraine Baccarato, gold decoration, very beautiful pieces. Napoleon III period 19th century.
With...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Crystal
A Small Ornate French Cast Iron Coal Grate
Located in London, GB
An incredibly decorative French coal grate, with scrolled foliate , entwined serpents and paw feet. Late 19th century French. Ideal for a small fireplace, bedroom or bathroom etc.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Style Walnut Dining Chairs W/Cream Chenille-Set of 6
Located in Astoria, NY
Late 19th-century set of six French dining chairs made in the style of Napoleon III, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully hand-crafted from solid walnut wood featuring elegant ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Chenille, Walnut
$3,024 Sale Price / set
28% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Floral Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Louis XVI Floral and Musical Instruments Marquetry Writing Cabinet or Lady's Secrétaire, also called "Bonheur du Jour"
A 19th century bonheur du jour writing cabinet o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from France with an exquisitely hand carved back, depicting a central carved face surrounded by acanthus leaves. The arms are hand turned and are attache...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Regence Gilt-Bronze Green Glazed porcelain Mounted Celadon Lidded Vases
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Regence gilt-bronze mounted celadon lidded vases, Qing dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722), in the manner of Yuan dynasty, and circa 1720.
Each turquoise colored lidded vase / urn ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Terrestrial Globe with Brass Frame Signed Ch. Perigot
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this spectacular antique globe. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the terrestrial piece sits on a Napoleon III wooden pedestal base. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed Ch...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
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.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Settee in Muslin
Located in Buchanan, NY
A wonderfully proportioned small French settee from the Napoleon III period with a gracious curved back. This late 19th century settee has been stripped down to the original muslin l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Napoleon III Bureau Plat Desk Mahogany Writing Table 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A Napoleon III mahogany bureau plat desk on cabriole legs
Circa 1890
The desk has been finished with ormolu mounts and the legs with winged lions
At each end is an intricate laurel r...
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1890s Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Silver Plated Metal Tray and 19th Century Antique Mercury Mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Silver plated metal tray and 19th century antique mercury mirror.
Centerpiece display, 19th century silver-plated metal tray and 19th century antique mercury mirror.
Dimensions...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Napoleon III Painted Porcelain Pedestal Circular Table, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Napoleon III painted porcelain circular pedestal table with floral motifs made in France
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel, m...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
A Pair of Unique Ferdinand Barbedienne Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of extremely unique Antique Ferdinand Barbedienne Figural ormolu bronze and champleve enamel neoclassical jardiniers /centerpieces of exquisite craftsmanship signed by Ferdin...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair Antique French Napoleon III Marble Pietra Dura Ebonised Wood Ormolu Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique French Napoleon III Marble Pietra Dura Ebonised Wood Ormolu Cabinets
French, Late 19th Century
Height 117cm, width 115cm, depth 49cm
An outstanding example of late 19...
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period by Moreau Mathu
Located in Warsaw, PL
An exceptional example of 19th-century French craftsmanship, this mantel clock by the renowned sculptor Moreau Mathu embodies the opulence and refinement ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver, Bronze
French Brown 7 Drawers Gilt Brass Cabinet Napoleon III Boulle 19th
Located in Paris, FR
Unique, Beautiful and rare Week Drawers Cabinet,
elegant small chest of drawers in wood marquetry in frieze, ebony, amaranth fillets and Greek ebony on the drawers. Marquetry on the...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Cup with Cherubs attr. to A. Giroux, France, Circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming oval-shaped cup, in gilded bronze and polychrome enamel with arabesque decoration. The leafy handles are surmounted by doves, and it rests on a polylobed base topped with le...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
One Hour of the Night Bronze Sculpture by Joseph Michel Pollet
Located in NANTES, FR
"One hour of the night" Bronze sculpture with black brown patina depicting a stretching woman. It rests on an oval base imitating the rock.
Signed on the terrace "Pollet".
Signature of the founder "Gautier & Cie".
Total height: 35.5 cm. 13.9in
width: 25cm. 9.8in
depth: 13cm 5.1in
Weight: 3.5 Kg
In very good condition, note a small patina wear on the elbow.
Joseph-Michel-Ange Pollet born in Palermo on March 11, 1814 and died in Paris on January 1, 18711 is a French sculptor.
Born in Palermo to French parents, Joseph-Michel-Ange Pollet studied sculpture in Italy with Bertel Thorwaldsen, Valerio Villareale and Pietro Tenerani. He came to Paris in 1836, then stayed in Ghent in 1838. After another stay in Italy from 1843 to 1845, he settled permanently in Paris and exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1846. He won a medal of third class in 1847, a second class medal in 1848 and a first class medal in 1851. In 1855 he was awarded a second class medal at the Universal Exhibition. He was named Knight of the Legion of Honor by decree of June 14, 18563.
Of neoclassical formation, the work of Pollet oscillates between this current and that of romanticism. In 1840, for the bicentenary of his death, he produced the bust of Rubens, the original plaster of which is kept at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. In 1848, he presented at the Salon a large plaster statue...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Antique Ormolu Mantel Clock by Leroy Commemorating Napoleon Bonaparte
By LeRoy
Located in London, GB
This fine mantel clock is cast entirely in ormolu by celebrated Parisian clockmaker Leroy and commemorates the return of Napoleon's ashes to France in 1840. The clock is set on a rectangular, tiered base with four decorative feet. The lower tier is centred with a sleeping lion above a plaque showing the scarf, sword and hat of Napoleon. There is a relief plaque above the lion showing a ship off St Helena (the location of Napoleon's exile) and to either side further decorations formed as martial trophies. To the top of the plaque is a portrait medallion of Napoleon with winged cherubs and the letter 'N'. The circular dial of the clock, signed 'Leroy a Paris', is set to the centre above the base within an ormolu border and flanked by the figures of France and an eagle to either side. Between them they hold an urn, which bears the inscription 'Ste Helene / 5 Mai 1821'. The figure of France holds a flag inscribed 'France 1840.'
This clock was produced in 1840 by Parisian clockmaker Leroy et fils...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Napoleon Iii furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Baccarat, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $2,500,000 while the average work can sell for $3,313.
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