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Napoleon III Tables

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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Napoleon III
Gilt Natural Wrought Iron Console with a Marble Top
Located in Washington, DC
A beautiful natural wrought iron console table with pink marble top. Detail design underneath with gilt-work on wrought iron base.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu Boulle desk, attributed to Befort Jeune. This high quality rectangular des...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French Pine Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French pine side table with a shaped top which has a bevelled edge, following down to a scalloped apron, which has a carved border and a single drawer in the front. The ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Pine

Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Napoleon Brass Ormolu Mounted 3 Drawer Writing Desk Antique French Napoleon III writing desk, made of mahogany wood, covered with remarkable marquetry veneers and fin...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Ormolu

Napoleon III Pedestal Table with Marquetry and Painted Earthenware Basin, France
Located in Atlanta, GA
A captivating Napoleon III period pedestal table from 19th-century France, showcasing the elegance and artistry characteristic of the Second Empire. The table features a richly black...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Earthenware, Wood

Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Gold Bronze Marble Bouillotte Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French Napoleon III gold bronze and Marble Bouillotte table.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Boulle Centre Table Bureau Plat C.1860
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

19th Century French Table on Wheels with a Modern Black-Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
This charming, quirky 19th century black-painted cast-iron table is mounted on wheels, and fitted with a modern custom black opaline-glass top framed in bronze by Guerin.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Iron

French 19th century Napoleon III Period Fruitwood and Ormolu desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Regence st. Ebonized Fruitwood, Leather and Ormolu Boulle desk. This stunning three drawer desk is raised by fo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Ormolu

French Napoleon III Period Boulle Inlaid fliptop Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) fliptop card game table. Make a statement with this striking example of high-quality Parisian craftsmanship. Exquisitel...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Period Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XVI style Napoleon III period ebonized fruitwood, exotic woods, ormolu and leather center table. The table is raised by elegant circular fluted legs with foliate top caps and fine toupie shaped feet. Each leg displays a block reserve with inlaid exotic wood designs framed in beaded ormolu bands. The legs are connect by a striking curved X-shaped stretcher with a central inlaid floral motive and decorative beaded ormolu borders. At the frieze is a masterfully inlaid exotic wood floral marquetry framed within a beaded ormolu band, flanked by richly chased square foliate ormolu rosettes. The top displays its original burgundy colored gold tooled leather framed...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Style Console and Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
This 19th century serpentine front fold top console and games table captures the essence of André Charles Boulle’s work perfectly; with classical designs in brass inlay to the top, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French mid 19th century Napoleon III period Boulle center table. The table is raised on cabriole legs with a wrap around ormolu sabots. At the top of each leg is a fine...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Carrara Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Period French Napoleon III Mahogany Bonheur Du Jour Antique Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) mahogany Bonheur Du Jour de dame(ladies writing desk) circa 1860 Hand-crafted in France the third quarter of the 19th centur...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Napoleon III Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisite 19th century French Napoleon III style tilt top guéridon. This pedestal table features a scalloped edge, black lacquered top with hand painted floral decoration, gilded ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

Sevres Style Figural Scenery Plaques Napolean III Style Bronze Mounted Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Sevres style figural scenery plaques Napoléon III style bronze-mounted table is a remarkable example of 19th-century French artistry and luxury craftsmanship. The table features...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Gueridon Inlaid Game Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderfully unique bouillotte game table crafted in 19th century France. Topped with a colorful piece of Breche d'Alep marble and surrounded by a cast brass pierced gallery to make...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French Napoleon III Period Walnut, Marble, and Zinc Rafraichissoir, ca. 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed of solid light walnut and having a rectangular marble top with rounded corners trimmed in brass, the rear of the top with two circular zinc wine bottle receptacles center...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

Pair of 19th Century French Balcony Corbels in Carved Pierre de Villebois Stone
Located in Dallas, TX
Recently salvaged from an important French building in the Lyon area, this pair of balcony corbels are from the Napoleon III period (sometimes called Second Empire style). Each corbel was hand-carved in pierre de villebois stone, which is a very hard limestone used...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Limestone

Napoleon III Marquetry Side Table, France, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Napoleon III side table, dating to around 1870, embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century France. The shaped top is beautifully inlaid with marquetry, depi...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Rosewood

19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany Console / Game Table
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th Century mahogany wood beautifully proportioned console or game table with a flip top leather details when open resting on a slightly curved cabriole legs. The table is in ...
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1820s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

French Empire Monumental Ebonized Mahogany Circular Dining / Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
"French Restoration (1840s) large round mahogany dining table with a circular top resting on a tapered square pedestal base resting o...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century French Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th-century French side table crafted from solid wood, showcasing the craftsmanship and style of the period. The table features a beautifully shaped rectangular top with ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Vanity with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Vanity with Carrara Marble is a definitive example of the style! Crafted during the Second Empire from exotic imported mahogany from the Americas, gilt bronze from the master metalsmiths of Paris, and Carrara marble from Italy, its tailored neoclassic-inspired architecture is truly timeless. The leg structure is connected with a recessed, curved lower shelf, with front legs featuring an elegant scrolled shape. Above, a full width drawer provides the convenience of an interior extension that opens to reveal drawer storage underneath. Atop that, luxurious Carrara marble provides an incredibly neutral, attractive and carefree surface over the entire piece. Positioned at the rear of the surface is a mirror mount for the round vanity mirror set...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Partner s Desk with Faux Leather
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III walnut partner's desk with faux leather is a stunning transitional piece that embodies styles influenced by the three greatest eras of human endeavor! The u...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Napoleon III Style Parcel-Gilt Burl Coffee Table Eagle s Head, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Napoleon III Style Parcel-Gilt Burl Walnut Coffee Table with carved eagle's head supports
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20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt and Painted Gueridon Table, France, circa 1860
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exquisite neoclassical Napoleon III period French parcel-gilt and painted solid oak gueridon or occasional table having breakfront circular top with raised central plinth surmounting...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Oak, Paint, Giltwood

Large French Empire Style Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-table Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French Empire style Napoleon III gilt bronze Surtout-de-table, now a coffee table with later gilt bronze legs with paw-feet, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

19C French Second Empire Style 2 Tier Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19C French second empire style 2 tier console from circa 1860-80. This Console/Breakfast Buffet is of the HIGHEST...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

Superb 19th Century French Gueridon
Located in Stockbridge, GA
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

Distress Paint Decorated Swedish Napoleonic Style Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This striking Swedish Napoleonic style center table is a fine example of early 19th-century inspired craftsmanship, boasting a rich patina and distressed paint finish that enhances i...
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20th Century Swedish Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

A fine 19th century mahogany and gilt bronze mounted marble top console
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Napoleon 111 mahogany and gilt bronze two tiered console table. Original Carrera marble top . Excellent quality and condition . Two deep drawers
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Tilt-Top Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century tilt-top table.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Mahogany

Oval Gilt Wood Side Table, Napoleon III 1860-70, Gilt Wood and Cane
Located in Belmont, MA
Oval Gilt Wood Side Table Elevate your interior with this stunning Oval Napoleon III Gilt Wood Side Table in gilt wood and cane, an exquisite representation of French craftsmanship f...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Grand Oval Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Grand Oval Center Table is large enough to serve as an intimate dining table! Hand-crafted from dense, old-growth oak to literally last for c...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Oak

French Napoleon III 1870s Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Lyre Base and Tray Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut guéridon side table from the third quarter of the 19th century, with circular tray top, single drawer and lyre-shaped base. Born in France at the ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Eglomise Side Tables W/Napoleon III Style Bases
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful pair of side tables with octagonal shaped eglomise tops and sides with heavy black lacquered Napoleon III style bases.
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Early 20th Century Napoleon III Tables

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Glass, Wood

19th Century Napoleon III French Ebonized Side Table with Delft Tile Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den, library, or wine cellar with this elegant 19th-century occasional table. Crafted in France circa 1870, the antique side table stands on turned, fluted legs joined by ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Faience, Walnut

French 19th Century Mahogany Table with Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period mahogany center table from the mid 19th century with colorful marble top, pedestal base and carved giltwood lion paw feet on casters. Created in France during the reign of France's last Emperor...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

Napoleon III Style French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Napoleon III Style French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table. Item features breathtaking brass/bronze boulle work inlay throughout including the stunning top, sides, ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French Napoléon III Period Walnut Side Table with Inlaid Décor and Single Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut side table from the Mid 19th Century, with inlaid parquetry top, single drawer and carved tapering legs. Created during the reign of France's last Emperor...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

Vintage French Figured Wood Games Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
For Restoration. Provenance: Ganz estate, Tuxedo Park, NY. A handsome games table in triangular hinged form with ebonized detailed figured wood frame. Fr...
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Late 19th Century Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Felt, Wood

Charming 19th Century French Side Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming 19th century French side table. The wood is made of burl of walnut, circa 1870. It can be used as a jewelry table.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood, Elm

19th Century French Octagonal Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak side table from France with an octagonal shaped top. The top has a carved decorated band inside a beveled and carved decorated edge. The top follows down to a lovely...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Oak

Exceptional Napoleon III Bronze Mounted And Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Antique French Bronze mounted writing table with particularly fine form dating to the late 19th Century. The table features all over Bronze mounts including Caryatid figures o...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
French 19th Century Napoleon III Oval Marble Top Side Table. Table has an oval form with a three quarter brass gallery surround over a white...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

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 Tables

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Porcelain

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 Tables

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Brass

Vintage French Napoleon III Style Ebonized Lacquered Bonheur Du Jour Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Napoleon III Style Ebonized Lacquered "Bonheur Du Jour" Writing Desk Elegant French Ebonized Writing Desk, commonly called in France "Bonheur du jour." Composed of a ...
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Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Metal

French 1870s Napoleon III Walnut Bedside Table with Stone Top and Tambour Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut bedside table from the late 19th century, with tambour door, single drawer and stone top. Created in France during the third quarter of the 19th century, this walnut side table features a rectangular stone top sitting above a tambour door adorned with ebonized accents, followed by a single drawer. This upper section is raised on four legs, the front ones being thin columns with entasis and the hind ones being straight, securing a low shelf. Highlighted with thin gilt frames on the side panels, this French walnut Napoleon III bedside table...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Stone

Vintage French Gilt Bronze-Mounted Carved Marble "Selette" Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant continental multi-color marble "Selette" was crafted in France, circa 1980. The Napoleon III style pedestal sits on a thick sturdy square plinth embellished with a bronz...
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Late 20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Bronze

French Napoléon III Period 1860s Walnut Console Table with Original Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut console table from circa 1860 with original marble top and carved gilt accents. This French Napoléon III period console table, dating back to arou...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

French 1860s Walnut Side Table with Tambour Door, Marble Top and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut tambour door side table from the mid-19th century, with variegated grey marble top and tapered legs. Born during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, this French walnut...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Mounted Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th Century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period ebony, brass inlaid and ormolu mounted Boulle desk. The two drawer desk is raised by cabriole legs elegantly decorated...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

Pair of French 1860s Napoleon III Period Walnut Console Tables with Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Napoleon III period walnut console tables from the mid-19th century, with grey marble tops and bronze motifs. This elegant pair of French Napoleon III walnut console...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Bronze

French Victorian Ebony Inlaid Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (19/20th Century) ebony and bronze rectangular center table with 8 swirl design legs connected with an open geometric design stretcher and a top inlaid with pearl & ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French Turn of the Century Napoleon III St. Giltwood and Marble Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative French turn of the century Napoleon III st. giltwood and Brèche Polychrome marble coffee table. The circular coffee table is raised by exceptional wonderfully executed rope designed legs...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

French Napoléon III 1850s Walnut Side Table with Single Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period walnut side table from the mid-19th century, with single drawer, tapered legs and brass feet. Created in France at the beginning of Emperor Napoléon III'...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

Napoleon III Painted Round Tilt-Top Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The tilt-top painted with faux marble design in the center surrounded by a vine and leaf pattern.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Paint

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