Napoleon Iii Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Sideboards
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Cupboards
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Empire Fireplaces and Mantels
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1910s French Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Scientific Instruments
Marble, Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Sideboards
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Empire Pedestals
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Console Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bedroom Sets
Marble
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Agate, Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Multi-gemstone, Marble, Ormolu
Antique 1870s European Napoleon III Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Night Stands
Marble, Stone
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Urns
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Torchères
Bronze
Antique 1880s Candlesticks
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Side Tables
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Barware
Marble, Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Planters, Cachepots and Ja...
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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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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