Napoleon Iii Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ebony
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Corner Cupboards
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Tables
Marble, Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Tables
Marble, Iron
Antique 1860s European Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Stone, Marble
Antique 1820s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Sideboards
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Clocks
Marble, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Holders
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Pedestals
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables
Carrara Marble, Metal
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Center Tables
Beech
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sideboards
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Antique Late 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 18th Century French Napoleon III Antiquities
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Sideboards
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Side Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Tables
Marble, Iron
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble, Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1870s Pedestals and Columns
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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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