Napoleon Iii Boulle
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Wood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Side Tables
Wood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Tables
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble
Antique 1880s Italian Napoleon III Chairs
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Center Tables
Ormolu, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Historical Memorabilia
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Clocks
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Stone, Brass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Dining Room Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Crystal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century French More Dining and Entertaining
Rosewood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Inkwells
Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Copper
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Vintage 1960s French Napoleon III Wall Brackets
Brass
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Vitrines
Antique 1860s Belgian Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Alabaster, Brass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Lon...
Wood, Porcelain
Late 20th Century Louis XVI Corner Cupboards
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bed Coronas
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Sideboards
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Régence Mantel Clocks
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Brass
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
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A Close Look at Napoleon-iii Furniture
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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