Napoleon Iii Gilt Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Candle Holders
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Greco Roman Candelabras
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Buffets
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Barware
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Table Mirrors
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Napoleon III Candelabras
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Barware
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Picture Frames
Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Bronze, Gold
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Buffets
Bronze
20th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
20th Century French Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
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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