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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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Style: Napoleon III
19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Napoleon III giltwood mirror. Featuring a lovely decorative pattern and a beaded inner border. A beaut...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

French Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Floral Painted Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality bronzed mounted French porcelain inkwell with Chinoiserie floral painted designs possibly made by Samson of Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The inkwell i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

Bronze Hand Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A beautiful gilt bronze hand mirror with a miniature painted and signed on the back, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 17 cm, W: 7 cm...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Magnificent Floor Lamp, Bronze, Gold Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique magnificent floor lamp, bronze, gold Napoleon III. Voluminous body with curved bronze arms. Lavishly with crystal curtains. Solid gilt bronze base with curved volutes in Louis XV style. Finely cast and chased bronze elements, gilded. Lampshade frame...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. An exceptional qualit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

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...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Clock and Pair of Candlesticks, French 19th Century Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
CLOCK AND PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS French 19th Century Napoleon III, in relief and gilt bronze, allegory to music, with painted porcelain plaques, by Sévres. Enamelled dial with b...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

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

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Fabric

19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century Napoleon III period fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost. It is in a g...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set. This high quality complete set is made high standards by Decoene Belgium. The beautiful details in the lion's f...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Sideboard 1 Door in Painted and Gilded Wood, Italy Xixth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
High sideboard in green painted wood imitation marble and enhanced with a gilded decoration and gilded wood elements. The front opens with 1 door Chips and slits, old restorations ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Napoleon III Porte Revue/Magazine Stand/Canterbury
Located in Trensacq, FR
Stylish French Napoleon III 'porte revue' magazine rack or canterbury. Black lacquered and beautifully turned wood, this four-sectioned stand with an und...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Napoleon III Algerian Onyx-Marble Centre Table, by Maison Marnyhac
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III gilt-bronze and onyx centre table, By Maison Marnyhac, Paris. Signed to the edge of the stretcher 'MAISON MARNYHAC 1. RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS'. This opulent centre table has a beautifully patterned onyx top inset within stiff-leaf cast gilt-bronze border and guilloche patterned frieze. The legs modelled as female terms with arms crossed and holding atop their heads flower filled baskets. The lower part of the legs are formed as tapering pilasterrs joined by an elaborate loop stretcher with central platform. France, Circa 1865 This table is exemplary of the finest luxury furniture made during the opulent Second Empire period. The use of Algerian onyx-marble is especially indicative of this period as it was not until the 1840s that the quarries near Constantine in Algeria, then under French rule, which had been abandoned since antiquity, were rediscovered. Alphonse Pallu et Cie presented the stone at the Exhibition of Algerian Products in Paris in 1860 and established the Compagnie des Marbres Onyx...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Onyx, Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century Napoleon III fireback with a christian orb and stars. The fireback has a black / pewter patina and is in a good condition. This product weighs more than 65 kg / 143 lb...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

Antique Painting, Oil Painting Flowers, Vase of Flowers Painting, XIX Century
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, floral vase painting which represents Bouquet of Chrysanthemums and Daisies, painted at the end of the nineteenth...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Canvas

Bohemian Crystal Decanter and Four Ouraline Goblets
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bohemian crystal decanter and four ouraline goblets. Bohemian crystal decanter, 4 ouraline goblets, 19th century. H carafe: 29 cm, H goblet...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Uranium Glass

Antique French Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III fire fender made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

19th Century French Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
Early 19th century rectangular French wall / mantel mirror. Distressed finish, some of original gilding remains, contains original mercury glass witch sings of age (black spots, scra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century French 'Marie Leszczyńska' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with Marie Leszczynska, queen of France and wife of king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th - 20th Century French Napoleon III style fireplace basket. The fire basket is made of wrought iron and cast iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Napoleon III Stool
Located in Houston, TX
Napoleon III stool, circa 1870-1889: ebonized frame newly covered in white linen. Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may cause antique and vintage wood...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Linen, Wood

19th Century Basket Chandelier with 36 Lights in 24K Gold Bronze and Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent chandelier in the shape of a basket in the Napoleon III style with 36 lights in 24K gilded bronze, many drops of crystal give it a sumptuous effect. We have one chandeli...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze, Gold

Antique French Napoleon III 'Man' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra cost. The condit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Oil Lanterns Converted to Table Lam
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Napoleon III Period oil lanterns converted to table lamps will make the perfect finishing touch to any room! Nothing adds ambiance like antique...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

19th C. French Napoleon III Fire Companion Set
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel, poker and stand. Made of brass. The set has one minor loss but is otherwise in a good con...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

Ferdinand Barbedienne, a French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, A French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardiniere, C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. An exceptional qualit...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel

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

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble

Flat Blackened Wood and Bronze Desk, Style Napoléon III, Maison Gouffé
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent flat desk in blackened wood, Napoleon III style produced by the house "Gouffé". Maison Gouffé is a large French furniture manufacturer whose...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century hand forged French gridiron, made of wrought iron. It is used to grill small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they are put in the fire or else on a trivet...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French Napoleon III 'Horse' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback with a horse. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.   ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

Antique French Napoleon III chariot clock in ormolu & Verde Antico marble
Located in London, GB
A French ormolu and verde antico marble striking chariot clock, Circa mid 19th century. The Clock is all original and still has it's important original ...
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1850s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Napoleon III circa 1890 Bergere Armchairs & Matching Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original circa 1890 Napoleon III Louis XVI style bergère armchairs with matching occasional table These chairs come with ...
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1890s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Upholstery, Oak

Jewellery Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jewellery box, 19th century A 19th century black ebony and Sèvres plate jewellery box. Measures: H: 20 cm, W: 48cm, D: 28cm.   
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain, Wood

19th Century French Painted and Gilt "Porcelaine de Paris" Vase with Swan Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique vase was created in France circa 1880 by "Porcelaine de Paris" factory. Round in shape with a long and wide neck, the colorful porcelain vessel is decorated with a hand painted outdoor scene featuring swan, lily pads and reed motifs. The decor is further embellished with gilt accents throughout, including around the rim. This tall fluted vase is in excellent condition, and adorns soft colors in the green, blue, and cream color palette, with gilt accents; it would make a nice addition on a table, mantle, or a console. Porcelaine de Paris is a French porcelain manufacturing company, founded by Jean-Marx Clauss theApril 11, 1822. Jean-Marx Clauss wanted to draw inspiration from the great Parisian porcelain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Decorated 19th Century French Napoleon III Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century hand forged French gridiron, made of wrought iron. It is used to grill small pieces of meat quickly over the fire. Sometimes they are put in the fire or else on a trivet...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Table Box Sterling Silver Paillons in Pure Gold and Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine miniature fired enamelled with an image of “fox hunti...
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1960s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th-Century Black Rosewood Liquor Case in the Style of Napoleon III
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Black Rosewood Liquor Case in the Style of Napoleon III We present you this set (incomplete) composed of two decanters and eight glasses. All...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Glass, Rosewood

Antique 19th C. French Napoleon III Fire Companion Set
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel and stand. The stand is made of brass and the tools are made from iron with brass decorati...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron, Brass

Snuff box Enamel Stripes and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled stripes and fine oval enameled miniature in center cm. 3 x 4 hand-painted by ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century French Empire Marble Top Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Empire marble top commode is a superlative example of fine craftsmanship during a most interesting period of French history under the influence of Napoleon III, the last monarch. Featuring a tailored neoclassical architecture, it boasts cornerposts with rectilinear plinth blocks at the base, and a scrolled corbel towards the top seeming to support the upper drawer tier. The upper drawer is unadorned other than the sheer natural beauty of the walnut face...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Brass

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

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Set of Four 19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV Style Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of Four 19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV Style Side Chairs is a superlative example of the revival of timeless French style and flair that occurred during the reign of ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Fabric, Oak

Flower painting, Peonies flower art, antique oil painting, 19th Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, oil painting, floral vase painting which represents peonies. Beautiful paintings of red, yellow, pink, white, peonies. It also has a golden frame realised in the 1800s. The oil on canvas painting dates back to the nineteenth Century. This floral oil painting is signed Miriam Rocher (XIX-XX) french painter. Dated picture 1896.  The antique painting and the gilded frame in pure gold leaf are restored. The painter uses colors with great skill, entering the strand of the impressionist painters who made their debut in 1874 in Pariginello photographic studio of Félix Nadar. So, we can consider this Flower Painting, Peonies Flower Art...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Canvas

French Ormolu-Mounted Etched Glass Vase, Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in New York, NY
A French Ormolu-mounted etched glass vase, attributed to L'Escalier De Cristal, Paris, circa 1870. An extremely fine quality bronze-mounted glass two-handled vase / bowl - the thi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace basket with period andirons and new grate. The fire basket is made of cast iron and wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron, Wrought Iron

19th C. French Brass Napoleon III Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III period fire companion set. The tool set consists of thongs, shovel and stand. Made of brass. It is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Hall Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period walnut hall bench is the ideal choice to greet your visitors and guests in style! Designed to provide a comfy waiting area for friends and cal...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Walnut

Louis XV Style Octagonal Mirror With Bronze Mounts
Located in Montreal, QC
This mirror has a bevelled plate surrounded by verre eglomisee angled panels so there is much sparkle and reflection. The elaborate pierced bronze crest is centred by a stylized shel...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

French Wrought Iron Napoleon III Fireplace Tool Set, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tools. The tool set consists of tongs and shovel. Made of wrought iron. It is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Chased Bronze Jewellery Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chased bronze jewellery box, 19th century Chased bronze jewellery box, red silk inside, Napoleon III period, 19th century Measures: H: 7 cm, W: 16 c...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

French Napoleon III 'Fire' Fireplace Grate, Fire Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace basket with period andirons and new grate. The fire basket is made of cast iron and wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron, Iron

Marvelous 19th Century French Antique Jewelry Box Napoleon III in Burl Wood
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous Napoleon III 19th century antique Jewelry box in Burl wood from France. Impressive wood grain with slight curved edge on t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood, Burl

Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, NL
Late 19th or early 20th century French Napoleon III fireplace basket, fire basket made of wrought iron and cast iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Napoleon III Style Pair of Pedestal Columns, France
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of very large pedestal columns in Napoleon III style, conical shape, mid-20th century. Impressive models nearly 1m40 high, with rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes with masks ...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Marble Sculpture and Its Original Column, 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This amazing sculpture in Carrara marble was made around 1850 by the French sculptor Joseph Michel-Ange Pollet, after one of his plaster models presented at the Salon de Paris in 184...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century Small Dish Hand Painted Enamel and Ormolu Bronze
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Elegant small footed dish. Made of gilded bronze and enamel, hand painted. In good condition.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

19th C. French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th Century French Napoleon III companion set. The tool set consists of thongs, shovel and stand. Made of wrought iron and brass. It is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass, Wrought Iron

Fine French Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Ebonized Wood & Pietra Dura Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Ebonized wood and Pietra Dura Meuble d'Appui à Hauteur with a grey marble top. The single front-door black-lacquered cabin...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Multi-gemstone, Marble, 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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