Napoleon Iii Gilt Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Religious Items
Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1770s French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century European Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 1880s Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bottles
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Mirrors
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Lanterns
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century English Napoleon III Side Tables
Bronze
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Sideboards
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Stone, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Slate, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1810s French Empire Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Centerpieces
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 20th Century Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century American Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Mounted Objects
Onyx, Gold, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Ebony, Kingwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Chairs
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools and Chimney...
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
20th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century European Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Sideboards
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
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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