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
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
French trompe l'oeil book side table, Napoleon III, wood, inlaid and leather
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
A delightful wooden side table with inlay and trompe-l'oeil bookend decoration on the lower drawer, in the Napoleon III style.
The tabletop features an excellent inlay figure with f...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Leather, Walnut
Louis XV style middle table in gilded wood and marble - 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
An opulent Louis XV style center table crafted in the second half of the 19th century. This remarkable piece stands out for its carved and gilded wooden structure, richly adorned wit...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Siena Marble
Napoléon III Period Marquetry Table with Gilded Brass Ornaments
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite marquetry center table dates back to the Napoléon III period, exemplifying the elegance and craftsmanship characteristic of mid-19th-century French design. The tableto...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass
1950-1970 Pair of End of Sofa in the Style of Maison Baguès Lacquer of China
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of end of sofa bronze with amounts bamboo deco ending by feet same lion feet. Top is fruits and urn in lacquer of china and glass, circa 1950-1970.
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1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
Side Table Stamped MILLET in Paris, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Side table stamped MILLET in Paris, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Louis XV style side table, Napoleon III period, stamped Millet in Paris in marquetry and chased...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
Napoleon III Mahogany Side Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Napoleon III mahogany side table, the circular top with two disguised frieze drawers alternating with two slides, set upon stop-fluted tapering legs on turned brass castors, decora...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Mahogany
Napoleon III Mahogany Display Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An attractive and unusual Napoleon III mahogany display table, the rectangular top surmounted by a shaped glazed panel which opens to allow acce...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Mahogany
Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Napoleon III style black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table, late 19th century. With a black lacquer top banded with gilt bronze and a later glass top, a frieze drawer on one side, resting on black lacquer cabriole...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
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 Tables
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Metal
Napoleon III Flame Mahogany Center Table With Marble Top
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Napoleon III flame mahogany center table with marble top, circa 1850. With a gray and white Saint Anne's sandwich style marble top with grooved outer bands on the top, a flame mahoga...
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1850s European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
Delicate Napoleon III Kingwood Parquetry Side Table Attributed to Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A delicate Napoleon III kingwood parquetry side table attributed to Sormani, the shaped serpentine top with a single frieze drawer above tapering cabriole legs, decorated with inlaid...
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1860s European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Kingwood
Neoclassical Ebonized Swedish Center or Library Table
Located in Houston, TX
Neoclassical ebonized Swedish center table, or library table, hand-carved in Second Empire, or Napoleon III style. Will make an excellent writing tabl...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Wood
19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Gueridon Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine French Louis XVI style 'Bouillotte' table, in wood veneer and marquetry, with an inlaid beige veined marble top surrounded by an openwork brass gallery. The gambling card game...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble, Brass
19th Century French Wooden Carved and Gilded Console Table by Maison Janiaud
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique French Napoleon III console table.
The table has beautiful carvings and is gilded with gold leaf.
The marble top has a profiled edge and curved shapes. This is Carrara marble, a very white type of marble.
The wooden base has an antique label...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
Last 19th Century Italian Corner Étagère Turned Walnut Ebonized wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Last 19th century Italian corner étagère turned walnut ebonized, wax polished
Measure cm: H 94 W47 D 30 (Ang 33 x 33).
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Napoleon III Black Centre Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Napoleon III serpentine console table or salon table in ebonized wood with elaborate and fine ormolu details.
Four cabriolet legs, each leg decorated with an ormolu mount of...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Ormolu
Antique Boulle style table, France, mid-19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique Boulle style table from around 1860.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation finished in high gloss polish.
Dimensions...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
Small 19th Century Rosewood End Table on Carved Tripod Base with Marquetry
Located in Miami, FL
A small and graceful sewing or work table on carved tripod base with octagonal top in rosewood with satinwood floral inlays. Lift-top opens to lidded compartments with access to plea...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Satinwood
Kingwood & Parquetry Serpentine Card Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Late 19th Century Kingwood And Tulipwood, Serpentine Shaped Card Table, With Exceptional Ormolu Mounted And Parquetry Inlaid Decoration Throughout, The Rotatin...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Kingwood, Tulipwood
Oval table in gilded and carved wood, 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
A delightful oval salon table in stuccoed, gilded and carved wood, resting on a base with arched legs connected by a cane brace, the top is in veined white marble.
A classic, elega...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
Center Table Attributed To Gabriel Viardot
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful center table in solid mahogany richly carved on the belt of scrolls and bats, top with scalloped corners surmounted by an ogee acroterion decorated with a beaded frieze.
F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Mahogany
19th Century French Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th-century French side table crafted from solid wood, showcasing the craftsmanship and style of the period. The table features a beautifully shaped rectangular top with ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Walnut
French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Radiating Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III walnut guéridon side table from the mid-19th century, with radiating veneer, single drawer and lower shelf. Born in France during the Second Empire, this exquis...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Walnut
Napoleon III Style French Sail Table In Papier Machè and Solid Wood
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful french sailing table in Papier Machè.The upper part is formed by an octagonal top, made in papier machè, on which has been admirably hand painted a detailed and colorful fl...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique oval tole tray was crafted in France, circa 1870, the colorful platter with side handles, features an oval center medallion with coastline scene, cliffs, trees, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Tôle
20th Century Inlaid Wood French Napoleon III Style Side Table, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French side table from the mid-20th century. Nicely inlaid furniture with floral and geometric motifs in walnut, rosewood, maple and fruitwood. Side table with a drawer of good capac...
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1950s French Vintage Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III 1870s Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Lyre Base and Tray Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut guéridon side table from the third quarter of the 19th century, with circular tray top, single drawer and lyre-shaped base. Born in France at the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Walnut
French Empire Napoleon III Double Flip-top Work Table with Compartments
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome Napoleon III slightly rectangular mahogany side table with two flip tops doubles as a work or utility table with another curved shelf at the bottom. The inside features...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Tilt-Top Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century tilt-top table.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pedestal Table, Marble Top, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pedestal table, marble top, 19th century.
A round pedestal table with chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, marble top, doe foot, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Height: 75cm. D...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
French table floral marquetry and bronzes Louis XV style
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary and exquisite desk or coffee table designed in Louis XV style and originating from the late Napoleon III era, in walnut and fruitwood. It shows meticulous craftsmanship...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Side Table, Maison L'Escalier de Cristal Paris
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined side table made of burr walnut veneer on an oak base, with elegant tapered legs, at the ending gilt bronze clawfeet. The table has extra server drawers on both sides. Around the top a copper rim. The table is stamped on the bottom: Maison L'Escalier de Cristal Paris...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
French 1860s Walnut Side Table with Tambour Door, Marble Top and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut tambour door side table from the mid-19th century, with variegated grey marble top and tapered legs. Born during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, this French walnut...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble
French Napoleon III Style Tulipwood and Mahogany Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A round decorative French Napoleon III occasional pedestal table in mahogany with an inlaid tulipwood and mahogany bordered top with gilt bronze banding. The apron has decorative gil...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
By Luigi and Angelo Falcini
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
This valuable center table in rosewood veneer and inlaid, was ma...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
Noble Napoleon III French Ebony Antique Table Lacquer
Located in Warsaw, PL
"The ebony antique table features the Empire style of the period of King Napoleon III. The Empire style of Napoleon III is marked by grandeur, powerful effects, lavish decoration but...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Ebony
Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
Exceptionally Grand and Large Napoleon III Mahogany Conference/Dinning Table
Located in Washington, DC
An exceptionally grand and very large and versatile Napoleon III mahogany table that could serve as a conference or dining room table. It comes with a base, four middle section exten...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Stylish opening table, Napoleon style console, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Elegant table from the mid-19th century. Top inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Opening top conceals a mirror and a niche for valuables.
Beautiful decoration and connection of legs.
Orig...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass
French Empire Style Solid Black and Beige Marble Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19/20th Century) solid marble pedestal with a tapered black marble center section and a square top and base of beige marble.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Octagonal Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak side table from France with an octagonal shaped top. The top has a carved decorated band inside a beveled and carved decorated edge. The top follows down to a lovely...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Oak
French Napoléon III Period 1860s Walnut Console Table with Original Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut console table from circa 1860 with original marble top and carved gilt accents. This French Napoléon III period console table, dating back to arou...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble
19th century French Napoleon III Marquetry Folding Table, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful serving table dating from the Napoleon III period (1870) in pear wood highlighting a sublime marquetry. Louis XV style.
The two trays at the ends fold down to make room for...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Pearwood
Napoleon III Pedestal in Lacquered Wood, circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III pedestal in lacquered wood, circa 1870
Measures: diameter: 28/22/16 cm.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Guéridon Table (19th Century)
Located in Lisbon, PT
This charming French guéridon table from the Napoleon III period exudes sophistication. The classic kidney shape and rich combination of wood and brass make it a versatile piece for ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass, Copper
Boulle-styled panelled desk Napoleon IIV, late 1800s in bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Behold the exquisite beauty of an antique Boulle-style desk from the late 1800s, a true masterpiece that once graced the era of Napoleon III. This desk is not just a piece of furnitu...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze, Brass
Vintage French Figured Wood Games Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
For Restoration. Provenance: Ganz estate, Tuxedo Park, NY. A handsome games table in triangular hinged form with ebonized detailed figured wood frame. Fr...
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Felt, Wood
Antique French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This table is an exquisite piece of French antique furniture. The table is covered with beautiful marquetry work and finely-cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts.
The table features a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Ormolu, Bronze
Napoleon III Period Mother of Pearl Folding Gueridon, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Napoleon III period Blackened pearwood and mother of pearl inlay foldin Gueridon from the 1870s.
The base has a nice gilt marquetry and the top is made with mother of pea...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Mother-of-Pearl, Pearwood
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique multi-color marble "Selette" was crafted in France, circa 1860. The Napoleon III pedestal sits on a thick sturdy square plinth embellished with a bronze mount a...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Marble, Bronze
Suite of 4 Nesting Tables, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 4 nesting tables, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Suite of 4 nesting tables with fine decoration on the glass-covered tops, chased and gilt bron...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
Dramatic Napoleon III Ebonized and Dore Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Console with a dramatic and Stately presence. A classic serpentine Napoleon III console table, ebonized with elaborate and fine dore details. The top with an inlaid ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Brass
19th Century Walnut Table with Vine Twist Legs
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French walnut side table. Banded wood top with a beveled and carved decorated edge. Single drawer in the front, and is supported on hand-turned vine twist...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Walnut
Rare Napoleon III French Empire Bureau De Plat Gilt Bronze Writing Table Desk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III French Empire desk with gilt bronze oversized fittings
A very decorative and collectible desk in period lightly restored condition throughout. The desk comes complete with all original gilt bronze fixtures and fittings including two keys for the locks. It has four large drawers to the front, the left drawer is a very large single drawer with a safe drawer...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Bronze
Antique Console in Giltwood, Late 1800-Early 1900
Located in Milano, IT
Antique Consolle in wood gilded end 1800 beginning 1900. The particularity of the console and its top covered with original velvet of the time of dark orange color. the wood of the c...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Velvet, Wood
Napoleon III Painted Round Tilt-Top Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The tilt-top painted with faux marble design in the center surrounded by a vine and leaf pattern.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
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Paint
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