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Napoleon III Furniture

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.)

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Style: Napoleon III
Napoleon III Patinated Bronze Marble Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III Gilt and Patinated Bronze and White Marble Clock, circa 1870, of rounded rectangular form, the circular white enamel dial signed "Gros A Lyon", the movement strike on be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Second Empire Period Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Second Empire Period marble top buffet is a timeless example of the magnificent furnishings that emanated from France during t...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Large French Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Large 19th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set consisting of fireplace tongs and a shovel. The fire irons are made of wrought iron. They are in a good condition and are fu...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Bronze Dore Napolean Ink Well, France.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Encrier set with richly-veined Verde Antico marble base mounted with pair gilt-bronze inkwells flanked on either side of a Napolean bust. The marble base with pen tray rest on sh...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Nineteenth-century German Porcelain Group Lady with Bird
Located in Pistoia, IT
Polychrome porcelain group depicting a young woman opening a bird cage. German manufacture of the 19th century. The group is based on a 1772 model by Johann Carl Schönheit for the M...
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19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Lady's secretaire of blackened wood and nets decorated with rosettes and scrolls in gilded brass. It opens on the front with a drawer and a flap discovering niches and small drawers ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Large French Napoleon III Period Table Mirror With Drawer, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Large antique French Napoleon III period blond fir table mirror with storage drawer. Modern glass mirror. Wood back. Drawer dimensions 42 x 16 cm / 16.53 x 6.29 .in Glass dimensions...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Large Giltwood and Gilt Bronze French Candelabra, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Large giltwood and gilt bronze candelabra in the Louis XVI style, Paris, circa 1870. Each candelabra has 18 arms, on two tiers. The candelabra can be wired for use with modern lights...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Clock
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu Clock. circa 1810 clock Napoleonic Empire Bronze Dore. La Liseuse" clock after Reiche, by Claude Galle & Grand Girad.  Signed in Paris
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Polished Brass French Napoleon III Fireplace Tools or Fire Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th-20th century French Napoleon III fireplace tool set made of polished brass. The tool set consists of a stand and two fireplace tools. The condition is good.   
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

French Smoker Set in Red Glazed Earthenware 19th Napoleon III, De Bruyn Fives
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Five-piece smoker set. Four pots including a covered tobacco pot and a red faience tray which has a floral pattern. Very nice enamelled earthenware work. ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Ceramic

19th Century Pair Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Neoclassical Wall Brackets
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair Napoleon III Mahogany and Ormolu Neoclassical Wall Brackets. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Ormolu

Exquisite Napoleon III Guéridon Pedestal Table, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This Napoleon III Guéridon pedestal table, crafted in the 19th century, embodies the elegance and opulence of the era. Featuring a fluted wooden base, a captivating marble top, and...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze

French Napoleon III Style Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th-20th century French Napoleon III style andirons. The andirons are made or wrought iron and have a natural brown patina.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

19th Century French Napoleon III Arms of France Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III fireback with the Arms of France. Coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe. It de...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

Pair of Napoleon III Carved and Paint Decorated Fauteuils
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In cream paint with a shaped crest rail with leafy finials, reeded arms with acanthus leaves and raised on tapering cylindrical reeded legs with floral tops. In a striped pink floral...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Wall Sconces in Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of wall sconces in porcelain and gilt bronze, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A pair of wall sconces, signed Lille, 1717, in porcelain and gilt bronze, 19th century, Napoleo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Sunburst Mirror, Gold-Plated Metal and Convex Mirror.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sunburst Mirror, Gold-Plated Metal and Convex Mirror This mirror, with its radiant sunburst silhouette, exudes timeless beauty. Inspired by the radiant motifs that adorned the main ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Furniture

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Gold Plate, Metal

Elegant Pair of Flowery Valentine Porcelain Vases, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming pair of baluster shaped vases made in Valentine porcelain, with openwork handles enhanced with gold. They are decorated on the front with ...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century French Boulle Tortoiseshell Commodes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An exceptionally rare pair of small late 19th Century French boulle commodes. The fronts with impressive premier-partie and contre-partie brass and tortoiseshell inlays. With finely ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Andirons or Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon II period andirons made of wrought iron. The condition of the andirons is good.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron, Steel

19th Century French Ripple-Frame Wall Clock with Mother-of-Pearl Detail
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring charm and artistry to a hallway or living room with this vibrant 19th century French wall clock, crafted in France circa 1870. The...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Wood

French Empire Style Solid Black and Beige Marble Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19/20th Century) solid marble pedestal with a tapered black marble center section and a square top and base of beige marble.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Porcelain

Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Inkwell FRENCH MANUFACTURING OF THE EARLY 1900s Empire style inkwell in yellow Siena marble with gilded bronze inkwells and sphinx. 48 x 23 cm Height 20.
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble

19th C French Armchair and Footstool in Fan Palm’ Fabric
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful 19th century French Napoleon lll armchair and footstool, upholstered in our exclusive Tropics 'Fan Palm' fabric. This stunning Armchair and Footstool dating from around 1860, have been painstakingly covered in the luxurious Fan Palm fabric from our Tropics range, designed in-house. The Armchair and Footstool were made as a pair, the curved shaping on the front edge of the Armchair sits together perfectly with the curved shape of the footstool. The frame retains the roots of it's history, the patina of the turned mahogany legs bearing testament to its' 160 year life. 100% organic cotton gabardine, piped with designers guild 'Varese' grey velvet. Dimensions: Armchair 80cm width, 88cm height, 40cm seat height, seat depth 50cm Footstool 67cm width/depth, 40cm height The armchair and footstool are being sold as a set, the price is for the armchair and footstool, we cannot sell separately All of our antique pieces have been especially hand picked by us and reupholstered in either our own exclusive luxury fabrics designed in house, or in a sumptuous fabric that has been exclusively chosen for the item. Ensuring that every piece from our Antiques Collection is a true one off that cannot be found anywhere else. Our pieces of furniture are genuine antique/vintage pieces and therefore can have some signs of age related use or wear, this adds to the character and uniqueness of each of them. All of our hand picked antique furniture pieces...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Cotton, Wood

Pair Napoleon III Bronze Neo-Classical Women
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Of superb quality. Each figure beautifully cast and chased in bronze. Mounted on a Rosso Antico base.
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Napoleon III Meuble d Appui By Gervais-maximilien Durand In Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Elegant Napoleon III Meuble D'Appui in Rosewood marquetry opening a door with a medallion with a floral motif. Oval top capped by a black veined white marble top. Rich ornamentation...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Rosewood

19th Century Large French Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century French Napoleon III period fire dogs made of wrought iron. These French andirons are called 'landiers' in France. This dates from the times the andirons were the main co...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wrought Iron

French 1880s Napoléon III Faux Bamboo Walnut Cheval Mirror with Turned Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III faux bamboo walnut cheval mirror from the late 19th century, with turned finials. Created in France a decade after the end of Emperor Napoléon III's reign, this...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut

19th Century French Napoleon III "Meuble d Appui" Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th-century French Napoleon III Meuble d'Appui is a stunning antique piece made of solid walnut and adorned with beautiful golden molds. With its e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Candelabra with Animal Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of French 19th century bronze candelabra with animal motif.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

Italian Mirror in Gilded Carved Wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian mirror in gilded carved wood, bevelled glass, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 110 cm, W: 79 cm, D: 7 cm  
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Italian Mirror in Gilded Carved Wood
Italian Mirror in Gilded Carved Wood
$2,783 Sale Price
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Tea Table, Side Table, Napoleon III Period, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tea table, side table, Napoleon III period, 19th century. Side table, tea table in wood and gilt bronze, marble top, 19th century, Napoleon III period, 2 tops. H: 116 cm, W: 81 cm, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

An Gilt Bronze Inkwell from the 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An gilt bronze inkwell from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Louis XV style gilt bronze inkwell from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. H: 23cm, W: 37cm, D: 24cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, France second half of 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Napoleon III Side Tables Discover our stunning 19th century pair of Napoleon III Side Tables, featuring elegant oval shapes standing on slender, slightly curved legs adorned ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Iron Umbrella Stand with Dog Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an entry or mudroom with this elegant antique umbrella or cane stand. Crafted in France, circa 1860, the stand sits on four small feet shaped as leaves over a dip tray, and ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Iron

French Brown 7 Drawers Gilt Brass Cabinet Napoleon III Boulle 19th
Located in Paris, FR
Unique, Beautiful and rare Week Drawers Cabinet, elegant small chest of drawers in wood marquetry in frieze, ebony, amaranth fillets and Greek ebony on the drawers. Marquetry on the...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze

Small Napoleon III kingwood open bookcase
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Fabulous quality late 19th century small open bookcase from the Napoleon III period circa 1870’s Veneered with kingwood , original marble top and ormolu mounts H: 99 cm (39") W: 80 c...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Kingwood

Napoleon III Bookcase Stamped Sormani
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb bookcase with central projection in mahogany and rosewood marquetry, opening three doors including a large one in the center presenting a magnificent marquetry decoration comp...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III Chimney Table Clock, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Napolean III period mantel chimney clock with a mark on the letterhead of the mechanism «horlogerie suisse 23 Rue d'Alsace Lorraine Toulouse» in French Rococo Revival style. Mechan...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Metal, Brass, Enamel, Pewter

Paul Sormani Marquetry Token Box, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Sormani marquetry token box, 19th century. Precious wood and bone marquetry token box, Napoleon III period, 19th century. H: 10cm, W: 36cm, D: 26cm
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bone, Wood

Napoleon III Amphora Shaped Porcelain Sèvre Vase with Bronze Parts
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Napoleon III Amphora shaped porcelain in the style of Sèvre vase with bronze parts.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Gold Plate, Bronze

Two bears from Bern or Brienz, known as Black Forest bears, forming a bench, 19t
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Two bears from Bern or Brienz, known as Black Forest bears, forming a bench, 19th century
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

French Ormolu and Blue Porcelain Four Seasons Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French ormolu and blue porcelain mantel clock. The blue porcelain with blue ground and decorated with baskets of flowers, fruit and doves, ...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Ormolu

Center Table Attributed To Gabriel Viardot
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful center table in solid mahogany richly carved on the belt of scrolls and bats, top with scalloped corners surmounted by an ogee acroterion decorated with a beaded frieze. F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Mahogany

Lantern, attributed to Maison Millet, France, Circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful lantern in double patina bronze and crystal. The central shaft is engraved with a Greek frieze centered on a star. The whole is suspended from a openwork crown decorated wi...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Brass Repousse Cache-Pot on Integral Pedestal Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
This large heavy antique brass planter was crafted in France, circa 1880. Round in shape, the decorative cache pot stands on an integral circular...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Chateau Giltwood Wall Mirror Gilded Mirror H79cm
Located in High Peak, GB
K0516 Superb  19th century giltwood wall mirror, having beautifully aged glass with heavy silvering graduation and other imperfections in finely carved gilded frame with floral, leaf...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Gesso, Mirror

Napoleon III style photo frame
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III style photo frame Origin France Circa 1900 Materials Bronze, bicelled glass and pastone Work done with great quality, all stones are very well set (jewelry work) Bicelle...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Multi-gemstone, Bronze

Bronze Statue Of Our Lady Of Sion
Located in Charmes, FR
bronze with gilded patina representing Our Lady of Sion, late 19th century, marble base, in very good condition
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Carved Wood Wall Mirror in the Style of Viardot, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood wall mirror in the style of Viardot, 19th century. Carved wooden wall mirror in the style of Viardot, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H: 100cm, W: 71cm, D: 5cm Pleas...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood

Bronze Statue, Young Boy Fishing
Located in Beaune, FR
Bronze with brown patina representing a young barefoot boy in the water engaged in fishing. Good condition, circa 1950.
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20th Century European Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Regule Sculpture of Siegfried in the Napoleon III style, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Regule sculpture of Siegfried in the Napoleon III style, circa 1900. Double patina regule sculpture of Siegfried in the Napoleon III style, circa 1900. H: 89cm, W: 51cm, D: 23cm
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20th Century French Napoleon III Furniture

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Metal

Fine Original Patina Large Brass French Napolean III Andirons
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid brass original Napoleon III andirons in excellent condition exuding character. Stately and well proportioned with exquisite brass work and "feathered egg" finials. Will shimmer...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Brass

Maison Millet, Pair of Cassolettes, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of Louis XVI-inspired curved shape cassolettes with godrons, in green granite and chiseled and gilded bronze, in the Rocaille style, attributed to Maison Millet. The lid is topp...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Granite, Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Child with Dog by Auguste Joseph Peiffer
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Child with Dog by Auguste Joseph Peiffer This sculpture of a child holding a dog in front of partridge was created in the late 19th century. Pe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Bronze

Exquisite Gilded Bronze Pheasant Sculpture by Jules Moigniez 16"H
Located in New York, NY
JULES MOIGNIEZ (1835-1894) Pheasant A magnificent large bronze sculpture with a gilded patina, mounted on a tiered black marble base. The piece showcases exceptional craftsmanship ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Unusual Architected Marble Bronze and Crystal Inkwell, Italy, 1890
Located in Brussels, BE
A cut crystal inkwell inserted in a massive architectural beige marble base. Probably Italy around 1890.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Marble, Crystal, Bronze

Important Pair of Napoleon III Dressers with Hunting Decor
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important pair of Napoleon III dressers with hunting decor.  
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Wood, Amboyna

F Brillaud, Pair of Paintings, Hunting Scenes, XIXth Century
By François Eugène Brillaud
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of framed paintings (oil on canvas) representing for one the departure for the hunt and for the other the picnic of the hunters (probably Vendée) These 2 paintings are signed by the Vendéen artist François Brillaud (1846-1916 ): son of grocers, he produced in 1897 a copy of the baptism of Christ after Francesco Albani which he presented to the general council of Vendée and earned him the award of a study pension for fine arts in Paris . There will be Jules Breton...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Furniture

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Canvas

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