Napoleon III Tables
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 Monumental Ebonized Mahogany Circular Dining / Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
"French Restoration (1840s) large round mahogany dining table with a circular top resting on a tapered square pedestal base resting o...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Mahogany
French Louis XV Napoleon III Rosewood Brass Inlay Vanity Nightstand Sewing Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Napoleon III Rosewood and Brass Inlay Vanity Nightstand Sewing Table. Item features shapely cabriole legs, beautiful rosewood veneers, dovetailed centra...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interior with this elegant antique pedestal column. Crafted in France circa 1880, the stately stand is composed of richly veined rouge griotte marble in deep burgundy t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French White Marble Gilded wood Console in carved and gilded wood Napoleon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful and very refined French console made of carved and gilded wood with marble top. It was made in the Napoleon III era, but follows the splendid Louis XV style. The wood has b...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
$2,405 Sale Price
32% Off
19C French Second Empire Style 2 Tier Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19C French second empire style 2 tier console from circa 1860-80.
This Console/Breakfast Buffet is of the HIGHEST...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass
A French Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Console Table, Circa 1880
By Henry Dasson
Located in Queens, NY
A French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Marble Top Console Table / Buffet, circa 1880, in the style of Henry Dasson.
Crafted from rich Kingwood in the 19th century, this ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze, Ormolu
$37,500 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Louis XV Giltwood Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very charming oval shaped Napoleon III period gilt wood center table with marble top. This ornate table stands on four shapely cabriole legs linked by a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
19th Napoleon III Salon Table Giltwood
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood carved and poliment sheet-gilded. Figurine carving in the form of chimera and satyr masks. Probably from a South German castle. Museal.
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Gold Plate
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Antique French Napoleon III Marble Ebonized / Gilt Wooden Pedestals
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your decor with this exquisite Pair of Antique French Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Inlay Marble Ebonized/Gilt Wooden Pedestals. These pedestals are a true testament to the opu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
Antique Carved Napoleon III Pedestal Table with Breccia Marble Top
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning and grand antique carved Napoleon III pedestal with Breccia marble top. Ornately hand carved and gilded, this large statement piece is sure to make an impact. 12" diameter...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Wood
Napoleon III Inlaid Wood and Gilt Bronze Mounted Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully inlaid and ebonized French centre table from the Napoleon III Era or third quarter of the 19th century. The table rests on four turned ebonized legs joined at the botto...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Ebony, Kingwood
Napoleon III Side Table, France, 1860-1870
Located in Belmont, MA
Napoleon III side table, France, 1860-1870.
This unusual Napoleon III side table has an exquisite kingwood veneer and marquetry. Parts of the outside are ebonized and the top has a c...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Kingwood
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 Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French Napoleon III Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1880s black lacquered "burgauté" tilt-top table with a central painted floral motif surrounded by a mother of pearl inlay and gilded foliage.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Wood
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 Tables
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Walnut
19th Century French Oak Carved Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak side table from France. The top of this piece is nicely grained and has a beveled and carved decorated edge, following down to a hand carved apron on all four sides...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Oak
Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt and Painted Gueridon Table, France, circa 1860
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exquisite neoclassical Napoleon III period French parcel-gilt and painted solid oak gueridon or occasional table having breakfront circular top with raised central plinth surmounting...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Oak, Paint, Giltwood
Pair of Eglomise Side Tables W/Napoleon III Style Bases
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pair of side tables with octagonal shaped eglomise tops and sides with heavy black lacquered Napoleon III style bases.
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Early 20th Century Napoleon III Tables
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Glass, Wood
French Napoleon III Serving Table or Side Table Walnut and Brass, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III walnut and brass serving table, French
This can also be used as a side table.
One drawer and two shelves
circa 1880
Good antique condition.
Shipping:
L42 P33 ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Mahogany Table with Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period mahogany center table from the mid 19th century with colorful marble top, pedestal base and carved giltwood lion paw feet on casters. Created in France during the reign of France's last Emperor...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
19th Century Louis XV Salon Table Napoleon III Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
It is surrounded by very finely chiselled, pronounced, decorative, perforated rocaille, Akkanthus and blossoms fire-gilt bronze fittings. Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round surface-coveri...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon Sellette Tiered Etagere Stand
Located in Forney, TX
This eclectic yet elegant Napoleon III period sellette (French, decorative furniture stand) was handcrafted in France in the mid-19th century, most likely Parisian work, solid wooden construction and sculptural form, presents in an ebonized finish with gilded brass mounted accents, featuring a tall round center pedestal surrounded by three scalloped shaped platforms of varied height, rising on parcel gilt fluted column standards, resting on sabre legs. circa 1860
A most distinctive piece, highly sophisticated and with great presence, with nicely aged patina over the whole, heavily worn and distressed finish adds a layer of cozy warmth and unpretentious rustic elegance.
Versatile, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a jardiniere or cache pot holder, add a romantic warm ambiance as a candle torchiere...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
Napoleonic Style Burled Walnut Bronze Mounted French Inlaid Flip Top Game Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular mixed woods inlaid games table in the Napoleonic taste with satinwood that simply shimmers on top and burled walnut as well as ivory and bronze everywhere. This...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,596 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tables
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Enamel, Copper, Bronze, Metal
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."
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany Console / Game Table
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th Century mahogany wood beautifully proportioned console or game table with a flip top leather details when open resting on a slightly curved cabriole legs. The table is in ...
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1820s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Leather, Mahogany
French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table. Table has an oval form with a three quarter brass gallery surround over a white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Hand Painted Tole Tray with Flowers and Foliage
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique tray was created in Normandy, France, circa 1870, round in shape, the colorful tray features hand painted flowers and leaves in the white an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Tôle
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu desk
By Befort Jeune
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu Boulle desk, attributed to Befort Jeune. This high quality rectangular des...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak writing table from France with a beveled edge around the top, following down to paneled sides and hand carved and scalloped aprons. The front of the table contains t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Oak
French, 1850s Napoléon III Period Center Table with Carved Motifs and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period Alsatian wooden center table from the mid 19th century, with carved stacked-coin style motifs, foliage and natural patina. Created in the Eastern region ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Polished Iron and Brass Bistrot Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique gueridon was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1870. The intricate iron base sits on three paw feet over a carved stem embellished with acanthus leaf motifs. The s...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass, Iron
Impressive Table First Empire Napoleon III Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive table first Empire Napoleon III
Late 19th century
gilded bronzes and Inlay
Amazing marquetry work
Measures: Diameter: 152cm
Height: 79cm x 92cm
perfect condition.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Lacquer
France, Napoleon III Table 1850-1870 with Ebony and Bronze Mountings
Located in Kastrup, DK
Napoleon III table in ebonized wood with ebony and gilded bronze mountings and brass inlays. One large drawer.
Crafted with high craftsmanship.
France, 1850-1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French 1860s Napoleon III Period Walnut Console Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Napoleon III period walnut console tables from the mid-19th century, with grey marble tops and bronze motifs. This elegant pair of French Napoleon III walnut console...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stool With Hard Stone Marquetry Top, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted blackened wooden stool topped with an octagonal slate top decorated with marquetry of hard stones (marble, petrified wood, semi-precious stones, etc.)
Restorations to be no...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Hand Painted Pedestal Table Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Important French wooden blackened pedestal table. The rocking tray of animated form, receiving in its middle an important decoration of flowers painted and underlined by gilded nets....
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Louis Quinze French Serving Table by Francois Linke
Located in Berlin, DE
French serving table by Francois Linke, Louis Quinze
solid mahogany, slightly convex and concave-curved body, flanked by extended corner castors on tall, elegantly curved legs, belo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
This small writing desk from the 19th century is crafted in rosewood with inserted brass fillets. It exhibits a transitional blend of elements representative of both Louis XV and Lou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Rosewood
Napoleon III Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Occasional Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III mahogany and gilt bronze mounted occasional table, mid-19th century. Nice quality mahogany and gilt bronze mounts.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
Centre Table, Small Desk 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Centre table, small desk 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Centre table, small desk in the style of François Linke, 19th century work, Napoleon III period, gilt bronze and marble t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble, Bronze
Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with gold workings and brass fixtures. measure cm...
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Demilune Console with Black Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Demilune Console with Black Marble dates to the Napoleon III period and recalls the splendor of the ag...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Belgian Black Marble, Wrought Iron
19th Napoleon III Salon Table Giltwood
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood carved and poliment sheet-gilded. Figurine carving in the form of chimera and satyr masks. Probably from a South German castle. Museal.
(A-130).
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Fruitwood and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Regence st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Leather and Ormolu Boulle desk. This stunning three drawer desk is raised by fo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Ormolu
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
Located in Seaford, GB
Antique French Napoleon III Inlaid Card Table
📜 Provenance – Napoleon III Period Inlaid Card Table, France, circa 1860
Sourced from a private collection in Lyon, this exceptional F...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
A 19th Century Sèvres Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Pedestal Table, Napoleon III.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze pedestal table, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze pedestal table.
H: 78cm, D: ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoléon III Console Marquetery Game Table, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
19th Napoleon III console marquetry game table with folding and rotating tabletop with inlaid foliage decoration of acanthus leaves, griffins, mascarons and snakes, ebonized legs and...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Inlaid Tables or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable 19th century French stands with classical inlaid designs in mahogany, walnut, satinwood, and kingwood on the tops, with brass galleries over an ebonized case with...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
$5,950 / set
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Wood
$3,459 Sale Price
32% Off
French Napoléon III Period Walnut Side Table with Inlaid Décor and Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut side table from the Mid 19th Century, with inlaid parquetry top, single drawer and carved tapering legs. Created during the reign of France's last Emperor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Walnut
Onyx And Bronze Table, Retractable Legs, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Little table entirely in brown onyx whose belt is decorated with bronze friezes with baby musicians
The 4 legs are screwed and can therefore be easily dismantled
Small chips and ol...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Onyx, Bronze
French Napoleon III Shopkeepers Desk C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French shopkeepers desk, crafted during the reign of Napoleon III period (mid-19th century), is a fine example of the era’s elegant and functional design. Made from ebonized woo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Wood
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk.
Offered is a handsome late 19th century French bamboo table, center table, desk or game table.
This versatile table would work well in a var...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bamboo
Oval Gilt Wood Side Table, Napoleon III 1860-70, Gilt Wood and Cane
Located in Belmont, MA
Oval Gilt Wood Side Table
Elevate your interior with this stunning Oval Napoleon III Gilt Wood Side Table in gilt wood and cane, an exquisite representation of French craftsmanship f...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
French 1860s Napoleon III Walnut Game Table with Four Drawers and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut game table from the mid-19th century, with leather top and four drawers. Created in France during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, this walnut g...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Leather, Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table was hand-crafted from solid sycamore, and features a tailored, very subtly oval top with a shallow apron...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Sycamore
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique marble and bronze "Selette" was crafted in France, circa 1890. The heavy pedestal sits on a thick sturdy square plinth embellished with a bronze scrolled mount ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble, Bronze
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