Napoleon Sevres
Antique 19th Century French Porcelain
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
20th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Centerpieces
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candle Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Tableware
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Candle Lamps
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Porcelain
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Busts
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s European Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Serving Bowls
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vases
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Bowls
Porcelain
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Porcelain
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Porcelain
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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