Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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
Wall Bracket, Wall Console, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall bracket, wall console, XXth century.
Carved stone wall console, Napoleon III style. Napoleon III style, 20th century.
H: 84cm, W: 51cm, D: 36cm
Production time: 2-3 weeks
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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Stone
Wall Plaque Sculpture Medallion Woman Figure Signed B. Feinberg, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Terracotta woman figure medallion, wall plaque
Signed by Bernanowitch Hirsch Feinberg, Russian artist with an international carrier between
Good condition with good patina due to ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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19th Century French Portrait Bust
Located in Ross, CA
This portrait bust in relief of a French nobleman is mounted in the original gilt frame, though the subject’s identity and the artist remain a mystery. Beautifully sculpted, the bust...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Wood, Giltwood
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 Wall-mounted Sculptures
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19th Century French Napoleon III Patinated Bronze Wall Hanging Family Crest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a study with this elegant antique bronze coat of arms. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the large crest features a crown with leaf and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Hunt-Themed Carved Walnut Panels with Gilt Trim
Located in Dallas, TX
Celebrate the French tradition of the hunt with this finely hand-carved pair of walnut panels, crafted circa 1880. Almost square in shape, each plaque features a central high-relief ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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French Napoleon III Pair of Melting Decorative Kitchen Credenza
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and original French Napoleon III Period pair of melting decorative kitchen Credenza.
Representing a men with animals and angels.
Very or...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Iron
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Napoleon Iii wall-mounted sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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