Napoleon Iii Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Center Tables
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Buffets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Tables
Siena Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage 1950s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon III Credenzas
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Urns
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Sofa Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1880s Italian Napoleon III Corner Cupboards
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mounted Objects
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Carrara Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Night Stands
Carrara Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals and Columns
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Garden Ornaments
Marble, Iron
Antique Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Breccia Marble, Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Napoleon III Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Marble
Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Pedestals
Marble
Antique 1880s Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Marble
Antique 1880s Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Night Stands
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Buffets
Fruitwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Marble, 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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