Napoleon Iii Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Paperweights
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Sideboards
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Paperweights
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Card Tables and Tea Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Antique Early 1900s European Napoleon III Garniture
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Sideboards
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Patio and Garden Furniture
Marble, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Architectural Elements
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Candelabras
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Fountains
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Napoleon III Sideboards
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Other
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Crystal, Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Pieces
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tables
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments
Marble, Brass
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Dressers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Game Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Napoleon III Sideboards
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Marble, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Patio and Garden Furniture
Marble, Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Enamel, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass
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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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