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19th Century Bronze Tazza Dish, Casted by Oudry, Paris
By A. Oudry
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
condition.
L. Oudry & Cie stands for Leopold Oudry, famous bronze maker during the second French Empire
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain Portrait, 19th Century Gilded Bronze Frame Signed A.Giroux
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Paris, FR
at 7, rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and continued from the Consulate at the end of the second French Empire
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Neo-Greek Cigar Cellarette, C.G. Diehl, E. Frémiet
J. Brandely, Circa 1867
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Jean Brandely, Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in PARIS, FR
cases) which assured Diehl’s renown (see « l’Art en France sous le Second Empire », Exposition Grand
Category
Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$33,316 Sale Price
58% Off
Louis-Constant SÉVIN, Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE, Pair of Ornamental Vases
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
France under the Second Empire. Indeed, Constant Sevin was inspired by the Greek style for the shape in
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair P Hanson Napoleon III Gilt &Patinated Bronze Figural 5-Arm Candelabra Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
in the Empire style, which was popular during the Napoleon III period (Second Empire) in France
Category
Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods
Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
III Style
The Second French Empire, also known as the era of Napoleon III (1852-1870), was a period
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
$1,568 Sale Price
20% Off
A Pair of Minton Majolica Baskets or Jardinieres by Albert Carrier-Belleuse.
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Skanninge, SE
nineteenth-century sculpture market.
Of the three major sculptors of the Second Empire in France - Carrier
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
Napoleon III Decorated Fern Stand
Located in Riverdale, NY
flourished during the Second French Empire, with the patronage of Napoleon III.
Category
Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Imperial Menagerie: Joseph-Marie Piétri - The Fly (Deceit - Espionage), 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
prefect of several departments, a repressive police chief of Paris in the last years of the Second French
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
Imperial Menagerie: Eugène Rouher - The Parrot (Domesticity - Boastfulness) 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
November 1814 – 3 February 1884) was a French statesman of the Second Empire.
The album as a whole, titled
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
Imperial Menagerie: Persigny - The Monkey (Servile Imitation), 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
of the Second French Empire.
The album as a whole, titled "LA MENAGERIE IMPÉRIALE," is a caricatural
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
Imperial Menagerie: Jérôme David - The Bulldog (Loyalty - Voracity), 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
Corps législatif during the Second French Empire. He was briefly Minister of Public Works at the
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
$133 Sale Price
20% Off
Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
, weight gr. 175. Napoleon III French Empire style, second half of the 1800s. Designed by Franco Salimbeni
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare 19th Century English
Eclipse
Patented Telescopic Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Empire France and then was adapted in England. Revival of the rococo style was seen all throughout Europe
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Second Empire Figured Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Asheville, NC
19th century French Second Empire figured mahogany bureau plat, black tooled leather top, turned
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier with 4 x 2 Arms
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
This French Second Empire gilt bronze chandelier with 4 x 2 arms recently restored, cabling and
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
French second empire mahagony armoires
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
French mahagony armoires with 2 mirrored doors, gilded mounts and interior shelving
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ormolu
French Second Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
By Antoine Krieger
Located in Naples, FL
Mid 19th Century made by "MON. KRIEGER AMEBLEMENT-PARIS"; the Greek-key pattern, gold tooled black leather inset rectangular above a deep paneled frieze applied at the ends with loze...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Second Empire Bronze Dore Mantle Clock
By H
F of Paris
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Napoleon III period gilt bronze encased Second Empire mantle clock. The Roman coin-like plaque
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Second Empire Mahogany Dressing Table with Candelabra
Located in Pasadena, CA
From the third quarter of the 19th century, a Second Empire lady's dressing table with elegant gilt
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Vanities
Materials
Bronze
1850s. French Second Empire gilt wood center table
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
France, circa 1850,
Very fine Second Empire carved and gilt wood centre table, the table top has
Category
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Materials
Beads
French Second Empire Napoleonic Style Bouillotte Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely French late 19th century Second Empire Napoleonic style Bouillotte Lamp, with its
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Second Empire Cigar Box in Rosewood Veneer and Miniature
Located in Paris, FR
A French Napoleon III cigar box in rosewood veneer with geometric figures playing with different
Category
20th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bronze
1850s French Second Empire rare carved and gilt
corded
fire screen
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
Fire screen , Second Empire, circa 1850 - 1870
This rare and superb carved and gilt wood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
19th c. French Second Empire rare carved and gilt corner console
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
...
Console d'angle second Empire cordiforme en bois doré et velours de soie façonné vert émeraude.
Les
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables
Pair of 19th Century French Second Empire Side Chairs with Original Paintwork
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Empirical Evidence: Absolutely charming pair of French chairs in their original off-white and blue
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century French Rare Original Second Empire "Indiscreet"
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
France, second empire, circa 1850-1870. Rare with its original crimson silk damask and satin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Canapes
Materials
Silk, Wood, Damask
Cast Iron Wall Bracket Unicorn Empire, 19th Century, City of Amiens France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall Bracket from the City of Amiens (Northern France)
Second Empire
Mid 19th Century
Cast Iron
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Brackets
Materials
Iron
Decorative Cast Iron Wall Bracket, 19th Century, from City of Amiens, France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bracket from the City of Amiens (Northern France) Second Empire Mid 19th Century Cast Iron Here is a
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
19th Century Stunning Parisian Gold Plush Embroidered Screen
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
France, Second Empire, Circa 1860
Exceptional five leaf screen, each leaf of golden brown plush
Category
Antique 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Braid
Fireback, Second Empire
Located in Gembloux, BE
Beautiful aged fireback, as usual in cast iron, from the period 1850-1875. The second Empire is an
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Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Iron
$1,070
19th Century French 14-Karat Yellow Gold Lapel Watch
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
polish. The watch is associated with a 14 karat yellow gold lapel pin of French Second Empire design
Category
Antique 1860s French Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Pair of Neoclassical Lamps in Porcelain and Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
lighting globes made out of engraved glass.
About the context
Under the French Second Empire, the style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Greek Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Paris Large Cabinet by Befort Jeune
By Befort Jeune
Located in Vilnius, LT
A side cabinet of the French Second Empire period by Befort Jeune.
Mathieu Befort (Befort Jeune
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Second Empire Style Desk
Located in Boston, MA
Empire style desk with leather top, bronze mounts and slides.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Second Empire Giltwood Frame Mirror, Circa 1860
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique giltwood frame mirror, Second Empire period, of rectangular form with curved corners
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Second Empire Tisch mit Messingapplikationen (vermutlich Frankreich, um 1830)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch / Kleintisch
Entwurf: unbekannt, Frankreich zwischen 1804 - 1840
Modell-Nummer: -
Ausführung: unbekannte Kunstmöbeltischlerei, Frankreich zwischen 1804 - 1840
Ma...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Second Empire Chandelier with Pink Crystals
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
Full restored chandelier from France.
New wire and sockets, crystals are complete.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Second Empire Chandelier with Pink Crystals
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
Full restored chandelier from France.
New wire and sockets, crystals are complete.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine 19th Century Second Empire French Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Garniture
By Achille Brocot
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
French ormolu and porcelain clock garniture.
A 19th century Napoleon III French Sévres style
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Second Empire Centerpiece, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Good quality cast and gilt bronze-mounted on a marble base.
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
19th Century Rare Italian Gilt Wood Vine Leaf Pedestal Table
Located in BRUXELLES, BE
painted decor from the french second empire.
Atelier florentin ou vénitien, 2ème moitié du 19ème s
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Antique 19th Century Italian Gueridon
19th Century Chandelier in Gilt Bronze Second Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
19th Century Chandelier in Gilt Bronze second Empire Period,
into two patinas, green and gold with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Second Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Pair of Persian Style Vases, Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sévin
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Marseille, FR
, was brought back to artistic life and knew, under the French Second Empire a rehabilitation in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Islamic Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
L.C. Sévin
F.Barbedienne, Neoclassical Style Set Clock Onyx and Enamel
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Marseille, FR
to artistic life and knew, under the French Second Empire a rehabilitation in Parisian decorative
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Neo-Greek Style Cup by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Louis-Constant Sévin
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin
Located in Marseille, FR
and polychrom effects, was brought back to artistic life and knew, under the French Second Empire a
Category
Antique 1860s French Classical Greek Decorative Bowls
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Rare Photograph of Emile Zola by Nadar, 19th Century
By Nadar 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
during the time of Napoleon III and France’s Second Empire. Originally intended to run for 10 volumes
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dürer and Rembrandt, Pair of Bronze Sculptures by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Marseille, FR
under the French Second Empire. Paul Mantz wrote that Carrier had been for a long time the tireless
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Napoleonic Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Small Napoleonic clock.
Second empire style.
France, 19th century.
The clock doesn't work.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Bronze-Mounted Marble Urn Lamps
Located in Washington, DC
Second Empire French bronze-mounted marble lamps. Marble is surrounded by three winged putti.
Category
Antique 1870s French Second Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$8,500 / set
Set of six 19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Gondola Chairs Restored
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Set of French gondola chairs empire, second half of 19th century. Walnut, restored.
Set of six
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Sterling Mounted Crystal Vases, Attributed to Baccarat, circa 1920
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Paris, FR
, Baccarat, une histoire, éd. Baccarat, 1993.
L'Art en France sous le Second Empire, Exposition Grand-Palais
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Early 20th Century French Vases
Napoleon III Bronze and Marble Clock Depicting Minerva as Bringer of Peace
Located in Quechee, VT
This symbolic clock from the Second French Empire is in bronze and marble and has the figure of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Rococo Style "Pots à Feu" Vases, A. Brault Choisy-Le-Roy, 19th Century
By A. Brault et Cie 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
England under the flamboyant Prince Regent, later George IV, and in France during the Second Empire (1852
Category
Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Two Paintings of the Mountains Surrounding Lake Vilalpsee
Tirol
at Nightfal
Located in Brussels
Antwerp, BE
goes that he was the lover of the famous actress of the Second French Empire, Cora Perl (cq. 1835-1886
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French Second Empire Gold Leafed Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
French Second Empire mirror with ornate fronton: shell, laurel branches, and crown. 23 carat gold
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique French Second Empire Vanity Circa 1830-1850
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Antique French Second Empire-period vanity in mahogany, with marble-insert top. Mid-19th century.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Vanities
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