Napoleon Iii Gilt Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Desks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Brackets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Pedestals
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1890s French Hollywood Regency Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Desk Sets
Marble, Bronze, Gold, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Garniture
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Holders
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century German Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1830s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Architectural Elements
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1880s Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Opal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze, Enamel
2010s Italian Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Sofas
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Bronze, Silver
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Stands
Bronze
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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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