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
Antique French 'Cupid' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a cupid. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black or pewter. The condition i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Carcel styled Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Carcel styled Lamps. Repurposed to electric from oil including glass globes. Gorgeous with hunting scene. Unique
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,464 Sale Price / set
49% Off
Antique French Napoleon III 'Little Red Riding Hood' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with little red riding hood and the wolf. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made blac...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th - early 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th-early 20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set, fire irons made of polished brass. The toolset consists of a stand and two fire irons. It is in a good condition and i...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Electrified Candelabra in Gilded Bronze with Patina, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of electrified candelabra in gilded bronze with patina, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Large pair of 19th century Napoleon III period candelabra in gilded and patinat...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Style Neoclassic Bronze Fluted Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Napoleon III Style Neoclassical Bronze Fluted Urn, Now as a Lamp
France, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
This elegant French Napoleon III-style neoclassical lamp, originally a ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Style 'Return from the Hunt' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt returning.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
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 period, bronze with brown patina by Eugèn...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood Pen Holder, Black and gold Color Japan 19th Century
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19th Century Japanese Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
$259 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
Small 19th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon req...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
Materials
Metal
$900 / item
Quadro Antico, Nobili Vestiti Eleganti, Filippo Baratti, Olio Su Tela, XIX.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria quadri antichi propone un Bel Ritratto di un gruppo di Persone Vestite Elegantemente
mentre in un parco giocano una partita di scacchi, una pittura ad olio su tela,
d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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
Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn, Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French fireback with the goddess Aurora. She renews herself every morning and announces the arrival of the sun.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brow...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Napoleon III Frame In Wood And Gilded Stucco
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Napoleon III frame in wood and gilded stucco with rich and generous decoration of foliage and flowers.
Very thick and solid.
French work from the second half of the 19t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Stucco, Wood
19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Metal Tray Table, on stand . Hand painted flowers in Gold .
In the middle a Bird .Love the curves on the tray ,and on the stand ,beathiful .
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1880s Dutch Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Four-Branch Figural Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of large 19th century Napoleon III French Gilt Bronze Four-branch Figural Candelabras. One candelabra with surmounted figure of a boy and the other with a figure of a girl.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 6 Silver-Plated Teaspoons, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 silver-plated teaspoons, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Set of 6 teaspoons from the 19th century, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 1 cm, L: 16 cm, D: 13 cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Faux Rosewood Voltaire Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century French Voltaire Armchair with a faux rosewood painted finish. This imposing lounge chair has a wide well-sprung seat pad sitting on pl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Marble Bowls, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of marble bowls, 20th century, Napoleon III style.
Pair of grey marble bowls from the 20th century, Napoleon III style.
H: 24 cm, D: 35 cm
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Comini & Modonutti Carved Knotted Rope Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Napoleon III style dining chairs. Featured in a solid wood with a light white washed wood finish. Each having frames carved to resemble rope, with knots on arms and above eac...
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20th Century Italian Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Napoleon III Ormolu Architectural, Door or Furniture Mount
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Napoleon III Ormolu Architectural, Door or Furniture Mount
France, 19th Century
A rare and exquisite Napoleon III Ormolu Architectural, Door, or Furniture Mount from 19th-century F...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
A Napoleon III Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Marquetry Table
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a stunning Napoleon III Style, Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany and Marquetry table, with a flip top that turns it into a games table with compartment inside.
Most probably Engli...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Kingwood Freestanding Open Bookcase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon III kingwood freestanding open bookcase, of oval form with four angled, fluted pilasters, the top and three shelves covered with tooled green leather, applied with moulded...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Napoleon III Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III gilt wood (gold leaf) mirror, circa 1870. With a foliate shaped pediment, gadrooned outer border and a beaded inner border.
Category
1870s European Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Napoleon III Style 'Man' Fireback / Backsplash, 20th C.
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewte...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the arms of France. The coat of arms consists of a star (symbolizing prestige, honor, and patriotism), and leaves of the palm t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French 'Louis XV' Fireback
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black or pewte...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Napoleon III Style French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Napoleon III Style French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table. Item features breathtaking brass/bronze boulle work inlay throughout including the stunning top, sides, ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Napoleon III Period 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the arms of France. The coat of arms consists of a star (symbolizing prestige, honor, and patriotism), and leaves of the palm t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Empire Aubusson Rug 1890 Rare Authentic French Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Empire Aubusson 1890 Rare Authentic French Tapestry Rug Overall 5x11
Measutes: 5.'4" x 10.7" 163cm x 323cm circa 1890
"This is a magnificent pre-1900 Empire French Aubusson. It h...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wool
$7,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon III Period Blackened Pearwood, Bronze and Glass Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful liquor cellar in blackened wood from the Napoleon III period including a removable basket with three carafes and twelve matching gilded glasses decorated with fine gold.
Th...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,361 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis Napoleon III Style 'Arms of France' Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Soest, NL
20th century French Louis Napoleon III style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Ice Bucket, Silver-Plated Metal, Maison Christofle, circa 1900.
By Christofle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ice bucket, silver-plated metal, Maison Christofle, circa 1900.
Ice bucket, Napoleon III style, circa 1900, silver-plated metal, Maison Christofle.
H: 22.5cm, D: 19cm
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Napoleon III Style Clock Made Out of Porcelain and Gilded Bronze
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful clock was made out of porcelain and gilded bronze during Napoleon III period. The porcelain dial indicates the hours with Roman numerals. It is decorated with gilded r...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Italian Silver Wine Cask Toothpick Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair Italian silver wine cask toothpick holders. Antique silver Napoleon III era table decorations in the form of two wine barrel / beer casks on stretcher form stands realistically ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pocket Watch, 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Magnificent 19th century pocket watch.
The glass is detached and bumps at the sides.
On the back on the watch, there is a perpetual calendar
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold
Silver-plated Metal Tray, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Rectangular silver-plated metal tray, with feet and handles, decorated with flowers and shells
Traces of use and light knocks.
20th century.
65 x 40cm.
Category
20th Century European Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
$900 / item
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oil Lamps on Marble Base, converted electric
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Oil Lamps on Marble Base, converted to electric
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Napoleon III 'Children Playing' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with children playing. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. It is i...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Portico Barley Twist Clock Napoleon III
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Portico Barley Twist Clock Napoleon III
A beautifully detailed Portico Clock from the 19th century with ebonised and floral inlay.
The clock features intricate bronze work...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Trade Scale Brass and Cast Iron, France, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the late 19th century in France; It was a scale used by traders for retail
Brass and Cast-Iron
Patina and signs of use which ma...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass
Antique French Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fire fender made of brass. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Soest, NL
19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Quadro Antico Natura Morta Con Frutta E Verdura, Olio Su Tela, Epoca XIX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria natura morta verdura e frutta propone una pittura ad olio su tela della seconda metà dell’Ottocento.
L'opera è una Pittura antica su tela,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas
French Period Napoleon III Black Painted Tôle Lavabo with Floral Décor, 1870s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period painted tôle wall-mounted lavabo from the Ile-de-France region, second half of the 19th century. Born in the later years of the reign of Emperor Napoleon...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Tôle
Napoléon III Champlevé Enamel Centrepiece after Maison Giroux, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoléon III gilt bronze and Champlevé enamel centrepiece, in the manner of Maison Alphonse Giroux.
French, circa 1870.
This exquisite centrepiece has a frosted glass trumpe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Napoleon III Style Toilet Chair, Chaise Percée or Commode, Throne
Located in Madrid, ES
A fun and decorative curiosity, this late 19th century French Napoleon III (nephew of Bonaparte I) or Second Empire style "throne" is a fine example of elegant furniture making meeting functional necessity. Known as a "Chaise...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,521 Sale Price
40% Off
Sèvres Style Paris Porcelain Round Box
Located in London, GB
A Sèvres style Paris porcelain round box with ormolu mounts, hand-painted with a romantic scene of two children playing with a bird. The borders are elaborately decorated with gilded...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Torcheres by Goelzer and and Poumaroux
By GOELZER POUMAROUX (1816-1881)
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Figural Torcheres by Goelzer and Poumaroux, Paris.
Signed to the plinths ‘A. GOELZER & POUMAROUX, PARIS’.
These impressive chas...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain De Paris Napoleon III Pair of French Hand Painted Vases
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Beau...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,488 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Bronze and Marble Mantel Set Clock Cherub Putti Napoleon III
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French clock named "The hour will ring" (visible inscription) signed by the sculptor Lorenzo Vergnano with stamp and number 553 on the back.
It represents a building p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Toolset
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace tool set. The tool set consists of tongs, shovel and stand. The tools are made of wrought iron and the stand of brass. The set is in...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
A Bronze Sculpture of François I, King of France, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A bronze sculpture of François I, King of France, 19th century.
An unsigned bronze sculpture of François I, King of France, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 27cm, W: 24cm, D: 10cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III 1860s Still-Life Oil Painting Depicting Roses and Fruits
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period oil on canvas still-life painting from the mid-19th century, depicting fruits and flowers in giltwood frame. Born in France during the reign of Emperor N...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Table Cigarette Box hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché also on the sides. In the center beautiful miniature hand painted i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique French Napoleon III Walnut Tri-leg with Carved Angel Shoulders c. 1870
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique French Napoleon III Walnut Tri-Leg Table with Carved Angel Shoulders, dating back to around 1870, features an intricate and distinct design that exemplifies the ornate e...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French 'Diana' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great ple...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Iron
Napoleon III Cabinet In Floral Marquetry And Gilt Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Napoleon III cabinet in mahogany, rosewood, light and green stained wood, with two large bouquets of flowers in neo-classical stylized vases on the front, and bouquets of flowe...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Bouhon Frères Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Soest, NL
19th century French fireplace tool set - fire irons made of brass. Bouhon Frères were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture
Materials
Brass
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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