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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
Portrait of a young lady wearing a pink dress, Tony Robert Fleury (1837-1911)
By Tony Robert-Fleury
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a young lady of quality dressed in a beautiful pink dress. In the background, a Chinese or Japanese lacquer screen. S...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Orientalist Caravan Scene by Alphonse Birk
Located in New York, NY
The Caravan by Alphonse Birk (1859–1942) Watercolor on paper, signed lower right. This finely rendered Orientalist scene depicts a richly adorned caravan halting in the desert, with ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

Pair of French Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of lovely French mid 19th century Napoleon III period oil on canvas, dated 1870. Each painting is within an molded edge frame with giltwood inner border. One painting depicts ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century (late) Painting Officer's Helmet By Jules Desgoffe 1864-1905
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (late) Painting Officer's Helmet By Jules Desgoffe 1864-1905. Beautiful painting purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questi...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Venetian Grand Canal Scene – Framed Oil Painting on canvas, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Majestic large-format oil painting, capturing the full splendor of Venice’s Grand Canal beneath a vast, luminous sky, with a panoramic view of the Doge’s Palace and the Campanile of ...
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1870s Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Small Marina, With Coast And Fisherman, Oil On Board, Rocky Coast, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique paintings category, Sea Paintings proposes a Small Marina with Coast and Fisherman.  The work depicts a glimpse of a rocky coastline with two small boats and a fisherman...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

Large 19th Century Berlin Rectangular KPM Porcelain Painted Framed Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large 19th century Berlin Rectangular K.P.M porcelain painted framed plaque Germany, circa 1880 Very well painted depicting a women draped in linens with two angels above h...
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1880s German Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Porcelain

Original Antique Alexandre Cabanel Museum Quality Portrait Oil Painting
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Spanish Colonial rustic wood floor lamp. It is carved from solid wood and has been rewired. Additional information: Materials: Wood...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Painting “Landscape with Trees and Field”, A. Pick, 1881, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
A beautiful countryside landscape, oil on canvas, depicting trees, a path, and a golden field under a bright sky. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Framed and in good condi...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Hst Erotic Subject, Framed, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Oil on framed canvas, oval, depicting an intimate scene of a young woman in her bedroom Illegible signature lower right Good general condition, some scratches and small paint losse...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Italian, Napoleon III Period, Oil on Canvas "Donkey Chase”, ca. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted on an oval ground within a rectangular canvas, the corners painted black, depicting a woman atop a haycart being wildly pulled by a donkey being harassed by a gang of unruly ...
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1860s Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Venetian Sunset – Oil Painting in Carved Giltwood Frame, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
A stunning 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a romantic Venetian harbor at sunset, painted in the classical tradition of European landscape art. This atmospheric composition captu...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

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 Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Gouaches Framed Flowers Basket, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of framed gouaches on papier representing each one a flowers basket in vase put on marble support and composed of peonies, dahlias, eyelets, tulips, periwinkles, forget-me-not, ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Giltwood, Paper

1880s Oil on Canvas by Victor Costes
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A small oil on canvas, “Still Life with Fish and Crustaceans”, by the great Provencal painter Victor Coste (1844-1923). Born in Marseille, Coste went on to study at the Ecole des Bea...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Paintings Of Flowers, Oil On Canvas, Still Life, Dahlias, Roses and Hydrangeas, 19th
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Of Flowers, features an Oil Painting On Canvas, a still life from the late 19th century. This is a pleasant still life depicting various types of flow...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Paintings Portraits Of Dogs, Watercolor On Paper, Black Poodle, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings Portraits of Dogs features a small painting, a Watercolor on paper with a portrait of a Black Poodle dog, late 1800s era.  This is a pleasant portrai...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Paper

Pair of 19th Century Paintings, Signed Emile Ballue (1820-1886).
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 19th century paintings, signed Emile Ballue (1820-1886). Pair of paintings, representing forest landscapes by Emile Ballue (1820-1886), signed, with their original wood and ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

Still Life with Fruit And Cheese, Oil On Canvas, Antique Painting, 19th Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique paintings Still Life with Fruit proposed here is a Beautiful oil painting on canvas from the 1800s and dresses with a gilded frame in pure gold leaf from the 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Large Scale French Still Life Oil Paintings Depicting Florals, S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These large scale 19th century French florals are breathtaking. The set complements each other perfectly. Both bouquets have neo-classical elements with the urns and pedestals. The l...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

French 1870s Napoleon III Period Still-Life Painting with Giltwood Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period still-life painting from the second half of the 19th century, signed and set in giltwood frame. This French still-life painting was born at the end of th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

F Brillaud, Pair of Paintings, Hunting Scenes, XIXth Century
By François Eugène Brillaud
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed paintings (oil on canvas) representing for one the departure for the hunt and for the other the picnic of the hunters (probably Vendée) These 2 paintings are signed by the Vendéen artist François Brillaud (1846-1916 ): son of grocers, he produced in 1897 a copy of the baptism of Christ after Francesco Albani which he presented to the general council of Vendée and earned him the award of a study pension for fine arts in Paris . There will be Jules Breton...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Landscape Mountain Painting, Sheep And Shepherds, Oil On Canvas, XIX
Located in Breganze, VI
This is a mountain landscape painting with sheep and shepherds. Antique oil on canvas painting. XIX century. This oil painting on canvas has an origina...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Timeless Equestrian Elegance: Paul Magne De La Croix's 1900 Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Captivating scene of a gentleman gracefully mounted on horseback, skillfully brought to life by artist Paul Magne De La Croix. Created in the year 1900, th...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

MID-19th CENTURY PAINTING WITH SMALL CONCERT
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas inserted in a contemporary frame in carved wood and gilded with pure gold leaf. The scene depicts a small concert in the portico of a villa, with fur...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Animated Countryside Landscape - Oil On Canvas Signed Collignon
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a lively countryside landscape. Signed Collignon, late 19th century, in its original wooden and gilded stucco frame. Very good condition Dimensions: Frame: ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Pair of Watercolour Paintings on Paper, Nicely Framed, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of watercolour paintings on paper, nicely framed, 19th century. A pair of watercolour paintings on paper, signed, 19th century, nicely framed in a carved wood and gilded stucco...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Paper

Old Master Paintings, Paintings With Venice, View Of Venice, Oil On Canvas, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The antique paintings category, Landscape Paintings proposes a Glimpse of Venice with gondola and gondolier in a Venetian canal.  The work depicts a moment of daily life in Venice, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

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 Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Large Marine Oil-on-Canvas "Breton Fisherman" in Original Frame, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This magnificent oil painting on wood from the late 19th century, signed by the artist D. Fristany, depicts a fishing trip in Brittany in the early hours of the morning. In the foreg...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of French Landscapes Painted On Ceramic, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of small framed French paintings, circa 1880. Anonymous painter. French landscapes painted on ceramic (earthenware) dating from the late 19th century. Antique Napoleon III style...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Paint, Ceramic, Wood, Earthenware

Quadri Antichi Marina, Olio Su Tavola, Costa Rocciosa E Barche, Del XIX Secolo.
Located in Breganze, VI
This is a Marine Oil Painting, which represents a Marina with Rocks and Small Boats.  The work represents a glimpse of a rocky coastline with a village in the background. It is an ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

Sculture Antiche Di Marmo, Diana Cacciatrice, Dopo Houdon, Epoca Fine Ottocento.
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria Sculture Antiche di Marmo e Alabastro, propone una grande e raffinata Scultura Femminile , che rappresenta Diana Cacciatrice.  Diana era una Dea italica, latina e roman...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Marble

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 Paintings

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Canvas

Still Life Painting, Flowers Vase Painting, Flowers of Peonies, Oil on Wood
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, Still Life with Bouquet of Pink Peonies flowers proposed here is an oil painting on wood of the Nineteenth Century. It also has a wood frame. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

Large Venice View, Signed by François Stroobant '1819-1916'
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large and very nice Venice view is a charcoal. This is the amazing the way Venezia is reflected into the water. This is a work signed by François Stro...
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1810s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Antique Painting, Still Life With Vegetables, Oil Painting On Canvas, Early 20th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings, Still Life With Basket, Cabbage, Onions and Carrots features an Oil Painting on Canvas from the early twentieth century. This is a still life depicti...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Paintings Of Flowers, Oil On Canvas, Still Life With Vase Of Chrysanthemums, 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The Antique Painting, Vase Of Flowers paintings on canvas depicts a beautiful bouquet of flowers with Dahlias, Asters and Chrysanthemums above a table. The flowers are gathered in a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Oil on Canvas Representing an Animated Landscape Signed Collignon, 19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Oil on canvas representing a mother and her child returning to the setting sun, bundle of wood under her arm in a countryside landscape. Superb and thick original frame in wood an...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Paint

Antique Painting, Landscape With The Pont Neuf Of Paris, Oil On Canvas, Late 19th.
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Paintings, Landscape Paintings, proposed here is an Oil Painting on Canvas, which captures the new "Pont Neuf" bridge in Paris, an ancient painting from the 19t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Flower Painting, Dahlias and Chrysanthemums, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, floral vase painting which represents Dahlias and Chrysanthemums with grapes. A copper vase with flowers, placed on a white tablecloth...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Quadri Antichi, Scena Di Battaglia, Campo Di Battaglia, Olio Su Tela, XIX Secolo
Located in Breganze, VI
La categoria Quadri Antichi, propone una Pittura Ad Olio Su Tela di epoca Ottocento. Dipinti antichi di paesaggi, con una scena di battaglia tra soldati francesi e austriaci, del XIX secolo. Si tratta di quadri con paesaggi che rappresentano i campi di battaglia con realismo.   L'opera non è firmata, ma si tratta di un pittore francese attivo nell'Ottocento. La pittura a olio veste con una bella cornice dorata in foglia di oro zecchino coeva all'opera.  La pittura antica...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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19th Century Large Still Life Oil-on-Canvas Painting "Rose Bouquet"
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this beautiful floral composition from the end of the 19th century, now enclosed in a chic contemporary frame. The measurements of this piece, including the fram...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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19th Century Continental Interior Scene Oil on Canvas Painting by Ritta Boemm
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Continental interior scene oil on canvas painting by Ritta Boemm. This charming interior shot depicts a room with a chair, Persian carpet and vitrine with a collection w...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Flower painting, Peonies flower art, antique oil on canvas, XIX 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 Paintings

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Landscape "Paysage d'Itale"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Paysage d'Itale" vertical landscape of ruins with figures in foreground
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Late 20th Century American Napoleon III Paintings

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French Chateau Landscape Oil Painting in Original Gilt Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
A Napoleon III era oil on canvas painting of a chateau and landscape in a gilt frame. A lovely composition in very good condition.
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

19th Century (late) Painting Family Gathering with Cellist
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (late) Painting Family Gathering with Cellist Beautiful Condition, Purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Still Life Painting, Flowers Vase Painting, Flowers of Dahlias, Oil on Wood
Located in Breganze, VI
Flowers artwork, antique oil painting, Still Life with Bouquet of Dahlias flowers proposed here is an oil painting on wood of the Nineteenth Century. It also has a wood frame.  T...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood

Landscape "View of Yorktown"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of landscape painting titled "View of Yorktown" showing 1781 view of attack by Americans and French on the encampment in Virginia on a vertical landscape
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Brisset Emile (1844-1904) - Oil On Canvas - The Farewells - Scene From Military
Located in BARSAC, FR
Brisset Emile (1844-1904) Les Adieux Oil On Canvas representing a scene from military life: a hussar officer before departure waving to his sweetheart, in the background a lady on ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in London, GB
Very large Sèvres porcelain plaque by Pastier after Jean-Baptiste Greuze French, 1853 Frame: height 71cm, width 89cm, depth 9cm Plaque: hei...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

The Storm, Oil On Canvas, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large oil on canvas representing an accident between a horse-drawn carriage and a rider, against a backdrop of a rough sea landscape, which flooded the path after the storm After ...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Saint Paul Healing The Sick by 1866" Gabriel FERRIER (1847-1914)
By Gabriel Ferrier
Located in PARIS, FR
Saint Paul healing the sick with his shadow in the city of Ephesus . Oil on canvas bearing Gabriel FERRIER's stamp on the back, with an annotation on the stretcher "sketch Louvre,1st...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919)
Located in Vicenza, IT
"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919) Beautiful painting by the well-known Florentine artist Luigi Bechi (1830-1919). It is a work that transports the viewer in a bygone era with ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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C1830. Pair of French Colored Engravings Amusing Francouis
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1830. Pair of French Colored Engravings Amusing Francouis. Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique circa 1860 French Napoleon III Oil Painting of a Gentleman in Headscarf
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Napoleon III oil painting portrait of a gentleman wearing a headscarf, made in Paris France circa 1860, stamped to the rear Moirinat ...
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1860s English Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

The Gallant Shepherd after François Boucher
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas depicting a gallant scene set in a landscape of ruins. The man in the painting is hanging a garland of flowers on a young shepherdess. At her feet are her three sheep, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

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