Napoleon Iii Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Night Stands
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Buffets
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns
Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble
20th Century French Neoclassical Pedestals
Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 18th Century French Napoleon III Architectural Elements
Marble, Breccia Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Siena Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble
Antique 1870s Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Dressers
Carrara Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cupboards
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Balustrades and Fixtures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III More Lighting
Marble, Bronze, Other
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Side Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Antique 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Vases
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookends
Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Secretaires
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
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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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