Napoleon Iii Gilt Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1880s English Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble
Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Empire Urns
Siena Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Garniture
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Sofa Tables
Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Barware
Ormolu
Antique Early 18th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Stone, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III More Candle Holders
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Crystal
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon III Credenzas
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Candelabras
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Lamps
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, 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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