Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
NAPOLEON III STYLE
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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Napoleon III
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireplace grate. The grate consists of two Napoleon III period andirons, made of cast iron, and a recently forged grate, made of wrought iron. The basket is in a ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III Style andirons made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Period Blow Poker, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century, French Napoleon III Period blow poker. The blow poke is made of wrought iron. It is in a good working condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style fireplace basket, fire basket made of wrought iron and cast iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Hand Forged French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III andirons made of hand forged wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and fit for use in the fireplace.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Napoléon III Brass
Wrought Iron Cherubs Andirons, France, c 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Napoleon III
Wrought iron and brass.
These andirons, created at the end of the 19th century, reflect the aesthetic style of the Louis XIV era, when the...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Bouhon Frères Fireplace Tool Set, Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set - fire irons made of brass. Bouhon Frères were prominent French producers of fireplace tools in the 19th century. The firm partici...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Napoleon III fireplace with a woman
s profile decoration in a medallion
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique Napoleon III style fireplace, made in the 19th century in a semi statuary marble. The entablature is adorned in its centre with a woman's profile in a pearl medallion
This fi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
French Napoleon III
Horse
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III period fireback with a horse.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The condition is good, no cracks.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Napoleon III Andirons With Putti In Gilded Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful pair of Napoleon III gilt and chiseled bronze andirons depicting putti in a rocaille decor and floral garlands.
French work CIRCA 1850.
Very good condition.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash depicting a woman with groceries and poultry.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon re...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style andirons made of cast iron fronts and wrought iron beams. The andirons are in good condition.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III
Fruit Bowl
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter color. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French
Swan
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French fireback with a swan.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black /pewter color. The condition is good, and it does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Allegory of France Fireback / Backsplash, Napoleon III
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback with an allegory of France.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter col...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th C. French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 19th century French Napoleon III fireside companion set. The tool set consists of wrought iron tongs and shovel, and a brass stand. The set is in a good condition and is f...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Log Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace grate depicting Napoleon. The andirons are made of cast iron and a recently forged steel grate. The grate is in a good condition and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The fireback is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III
Apollo with Horse
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireback. Apollo, god of light, sun, truth, prophecy, music, joy and horses. Also the saving God, both in emergency cause...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century Fireplace Screen in Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
This exquisite fireplace screen is crafted in the shape of a peacock and features eight retractable elements. The bronze exhibits superb gilding, with minor signs of wear on the most...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Return from the Hunt Fireback, France, Napoleon III Style, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century Napoleon III style fireback with a scene of a hunt returning.
The fireback has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter color with stove polis...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Style
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III Style fireback with a version of the arms of France. 'Plus penser que dire' (Think more than speaking) is the motto of Bar le Duc, a town in Northern...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Louis XV style fireplace in Calacatta marble, circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV style fireplace in Calacatta marble, circa 1900
fireplace inside dimensions: 83 x 93.5 cm
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20th Century Belgian Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Napoleon III
Hunter
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with a hunting scene. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Zeus and Leda Fireback, Style Napoleon III, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback. Zeus transformed himself into a swan to seduce the beautiful Leda.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black/pewter color. T...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon II Period Scale
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French scale.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Small French Napoleon III Period
Diana
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with the goddess Diana and a cupid. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She ex...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th Century Napoleon III Style fireback with an unknown theme.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no e...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Dutch Napoleon III Log Basket, 19th Century, Brass
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century Dutch Napoleon III firewood basket holder. The log holder is made of brass with copper details. The log holder is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique French
Mars
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace fireback with the god mars. God of strength, fertility and protector of cattle.
The fireback is made of cast iron black / pewter pa...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Period
Jezus
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III Period fireback depicting Jezus. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The co...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireback, Napoleon III period, with two women.
The fireback has a black patina. It is in a good condition and does not have cracks.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender, Victorian Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th Century French Napoleon III Period fire fender made of wrought iron. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French
Louis XV
Fireback
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting king Louis XV. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black or pewte...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century French Fireplace Shovel or Fire Shovel, Napoleon III Period
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 19th century French fireplace shovel, hand forged of wrought iron and brass. The style is Napoleon III Period and it is from that period. The shovel is in a good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace tool set. The toolset consists of a stand, made of brass, and two fire irons, also made of brass. It is in a good condition and is f...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III
Rural Scene
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with a rural scene.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. Th...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireplace tool set. The toolset consists of a stand, made of cast iron and brass, and two fire irons, made of wrought irons. It is in a good c...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Small French
Napoleon
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback with Napoleon and his eagle.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / p...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III
Man
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century, Napoleon III Peri
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III Period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Napoléon III Wrought Iron Andirons Bust Woman Braids France, circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the period Napoleon III
Wrought iron
This kind of little pairs of andiron were made for small fireplaces: in bourgeois homes, every room had its own fireplace, as...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
$313 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Napoleon III Style
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynast...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III
Little Red Riding Hood
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with little red riding hood and the wolf. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made blac...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Antique French Napoleon III Andirons or Firedogs, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 19th century French Napoleon III fireplace andirons or fire dogs, made of wrought iron. The andirons are in a good condition and are fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Early 20th Century Louis XV Style
Cupids
Fireback / Backsplash.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III style fireback with two cupids. The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black / pewter. ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th - 20th Century French
The Cobbler and the Financier
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 19th or early 20th Century French Napoleon III period fireback.
The fable of the cobbler and the financier (Jean de la Fontaine 1621-1695). A financier's troubled rest is inte...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Louis Napoleon III Style
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis Napoleon III style fireback with the arms of France. This is the coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major ...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Period
Flower Basket
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French Napoleon III Period 'Flower Basket' Fireback / Backsplash.
Crafted from cast iron, it has a brown patina, but can be refinished in black or pewter with stove polish at no ad...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French
Diana
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century, Napoleon III Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French fireback with the goddess Diana. Goddess of hunting, also protector of animals of the forest, especially the young animals. She experienced great pleasure in hunt...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireplace grate, made of cast iron and wrought iron. The basket is in a good condition and is fully functional.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French
Allegory of Love
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III Period fireback with an allegory of love.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French
Mary of Kevelaer
Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with Mary of Kevelaer. Mary of Kevelaer is a pilgrimage destination since 1642. The statue is known as Consolatrix Afflictorum or the "Comfo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Fender, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 19th century French Napoleon III period fire fender. The fender is made of cast iron, wrought iron and brass. The condition is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century French Napoleon III Style
Caritas
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III Style Fireback with a 'Caritas' design. Caritas means care, love. It is one of three theological virtues from the triptych faith, hope and love.
The...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireback. The style of the fireback is Napoleon III and it is from that period.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a black / pewter patina. The conditio...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French fireplace grate. The grate consists of two Napoleon III period andirons, made of cast iron, and a recently forged grate, made of wrought iron.
The basket is in a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III Period Fireback / Backsplash, 19th C.
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireback depicting a woman.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a natural brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pewter. The...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Napoleon III Fireplace Fender
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Late 19th or early 20th century French Napoleon III fire fender. The fender is made of brass and wrought iron. The condition is good.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
French Napoleon III
Train
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Napoleon III fireback with a train.
The fireback is made of cast iron. The patina is natural brown. Upon request it can be made black / pewter at no extra costs....
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20th Century French Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Period Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fireplace tool set. The toolset consists of a stand and two fire irons, all made of polished brass. It is in a good condition and is fully fun...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Napoleon Iii building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Bouhon Frères, Alfred Corneau, Corneau Freres, and Antoine Durenne Foundry. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $111 and tops out at $1,886,228 while the average work can sell for $716.
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