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.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
to
45
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
150
148
305
1
26,106
19,132
4,992
3,464
1,906
1,850
1,796
1,694
1,667
1,593
1,407
987
898
829
636
556
328
147
1
283
21
1
7
9
1
1
1
2
2
252
146
66
64
57
294
254
17
3
3
306
305
305
3
2
1
1
1
Style: Napoleon III
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Bamboo Table Or Desk.
Offered is a handsome late 19th century French bamboo table, center table, desk or game table.
This versatile table would work well in a var...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Italian Artisan Reproduction of the 1960s Game Table with 4 Chairs Wood Brass
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in ebonized wood with gilded brass inserts.
Gilded bronze applications.
Fair condition: some scratches and small lacks
Dimensions: cm W 80 x D 80 x H 79.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
19th Century French Writing Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak writing table from France with a beveled edge around the top, following down to paneled sides and hand carved and scalloped aprons. The front of the table contains t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Oak
Impressive Napoleon III salon table with Boulle inlays around 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Napoleon III salon table with Boulle inlays around 1870
Ebonized frame with brass marquetry on a tortoiseshell ground. Oval curved top and frame with drawer and contoured...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,701 Sale Price
20% Off
Dramatic Napoleon III Ebonized and Dore Console for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Console with a dramatic and Stately presence. A classic serpentine Napoleon III console table, ebonized with elaborate and fine dore details. The top with an inlaid ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Walnut Top Polished Iron Garden Bistrot Pub Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a covered patio, or sun room with this elegant antique iron and walnut gueridon table. Crafted in England circa 1880, the pub table stands on three cabriole legs ending with...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique French Inlaid Napoleon III Side Table / Vanity 19th Century Marquetry
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A very nice Napoleon III side table inlaid with marquetry 1860-1870. Standing on curved and blackened legs with connecting platform.
The beautiful instrumental inlaid top and flora...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Copper
Napoléon III Console Marquetery Game Table, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
19th Napoleon III console marquetry game table with folding and rotating tabletop with inlaid foliage decoration of acanthus leaves, griffins, mascarons and snakes, ebonized legs and...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,702 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Quality French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Center Table, Attrib F. Linke
Located in Queens, NY
An exceptional quality Louis XVI style French ormolu-mounted mahogany and leather coffee center table, attributed to Francois Linke, Paris, circa 1880.
With exceptional quality or...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$27,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular French Napoleon III Second Empire period (1852-1870) magnificently decorated ebonized wood writing table.
Exceptionally fine quali...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood
$32,200 Sale Price
30% Off
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Onyx, Ormolu and Champlevé side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI st. Onyx, Ormolu and Champlevé side table. This stunning two-tier side table is raised by three toupie sha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Napoleon III style Writing / Center Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Napoleon III style black lacquer and gilt bronze mounted writing / center table, late 19th century. With a black lacquer top banded with gilt bronze and a later glass top, a frieze drawer on one side, resting on black lacquer cabriole...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
63% Off
19th Century French Lacquered Tray
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French tole lacquered tray
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Metal
Pair of Neoclassical Ebonized Swedish Center or library Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Neoclassical ebonized Swedish center tables, or library tables, hand-carved in Second Empire, or Napoleon III style. Could also make a good pair of writing tables or desks. O...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Oak
French Napoleon III Guéridon Table, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This charming French guéridon table from the Napoleon III period exudes sophistication. The classic kidney shape and rich combination of wood and brass make it a versatile piece for ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,077 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Demilune Console with Black Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Wrought Iron Demilune Console with Black Marble dates to the Napoleon III period and recalls the splendor of the ag...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Wrought Iron
Small 19th Century Rosewood End Table on Carved Tripod Base with Marquetry
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A small and graceful sewing or work table on carved tripod base with octagonal top in rosewood with satinwood floral inlays. Lift-top opens to lidded compartments with access to plea...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Satinwood
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.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Boulle style table, France, mid-19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique Boulle style table from around 1860.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation finished in high gloss polish.
Dimensions...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Napoleon III bamboo shelves by Perret
Vibert.
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Napoleon III bamboo shelves by Perret & Vibert.
Different marbles on each shelf. France, circa 1860.
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble
Small French Napoleon III Lady
s Secretary Cabinet of 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bonheur du jour: Small French Napoleon III lady's secretary cabinet of 19th century. It is made in walnut and mahogany with burr maple inlays and guilt bronze decoration. 2 small dra...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,439 Sale Price
20% Off
French Napoleon III Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu, and Porcelain center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and extremely high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu, and Sévres Porcelain center table. This sensational circular table is ra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Radiating Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III walnut guéridon side table from the mid-19th century, with radiating veneer, single drawer and lower shelf. Born in France during the Second Empire, this exquis...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Walnut
Cupid and Psyche, an Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) bronze group Gueridon, 1884
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cupid and Psyche
A patinated bronze group by Auguste Moreau, originaly and initialy mounted in gueridon, then adapted to be a table later, the model was made in the XIXth Century, a...
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
$21,713 Sale Price
25% Off
Napoleon III Writing Desk with Unusual Marble Top, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Napoleon III period writing desk in mahogany, with gilt-bronze mounts and brass banding, the surface composed of an unusual and richly-colored marble top.
The deep red and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Limestone
French Empire Napoleon III Double Flip-top Work Table with Compartments
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome Napoleon III slightly rectangular mahogany side table with two flip tops doubles as a work or utility table with another curved shelf at the bottom. The inside features...
Category
1850s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Pine
Louis XV style middle table in gilded wood and marble - 19th century
Located in NICE, FR
An opulent Louis XV style center table crafted in the second half of the 19th century. This remarkable piece stands out for its carved and gilded wooden structure, richly adorned wit...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Siena Marble
Napoleonic Style Creme Painted Marble Top Center Table Sevres Style Placques
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Napoleonic Style crème painted marble top center table is an extraordinary example of fine European decorative arts, combining elegant French design, ornate craftsmanship, and l...
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Napoleon III Console Table, Faubourg St Honoré Signed Wood Marble and Mirror Fra
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and very refined French Napoleon III console table in rosewood and marble. Tall, slender, and lightweight piece with a wavy silhouette. Beneath the marble top, three sm...
Category
1880s Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$4,728 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Transition-Style Writing Desk from the Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
This small writing desk from the 19th century is crafted in rosewood with inserted brass fillets. It exhibits a transitional blend of elements representative of both Louis XV and Lou...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Napoleon III Style Tulipwood and Mahogany Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A round decorative French Napoleon III occasional pedestal table in mahogany with an inlaid tulipwood and mahogany bordered top with gilt bronze banding. The apron has decorative gil...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Ebonised
Gilt Bronze Writing Desk Bonheur-du-Jour 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning ebonized Napoleon III writing desk or bonheur du jour
Circa 1880
Very on trend with lacquered finish and gilt accents
A superb 19th-century French Napoleon III writing desk,...
Category
1880s Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
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 ...
Category
1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French trompe l
oeil book side table, Napoleon III, wood, inlaid and leather
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
A delightful wooden side table with inlay and trompe-l'oeil bookend decoration on the lower drawer, in the Napoleon III style.
The tabletop features an excellent inlay figure with f...
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$1,312 Sale Price
27% Off
19th Century Writing Desk
Located in London, Park Royal
French, Napoleon III period, writing desk. Handmade in ebonized wood and cased with brass, ormolu.The top is covered with bevelled glass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
$23,224
19th Century Luigi and Angiolo Falcini Inlaid on Ebony Octagonal Centre Table
Located in IT
Tabletop veneered in various woods, 19th century
octagonal sail, entirely inlaid with polychrome floral motif and centred by a circular reserve with a polylobed rose window, high qu...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Ebony
19th C. Tortoiseshell Bamboo
Lacquer Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this great looking French 19Th. C. Tortoiseshell Bamboo two tier Table with Lacquer Top.
The tortoiseshell effect is stunning.
This ta...
Category
1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
1800
s Antique French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather, Writing Desk
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Desk, Writing, French Napoleon III Period, Burlwood, Leather Lining, 1800s, 19th Century!
French Napoleon III period writing desk, mid to late 19th c., superstructure with two drawers, over shaped drop-front writing surface, opening to leather lining, with two additional drawers, lower case fitted with single frieze drawer, on cabriole legs, approx 42"h, 31.5"w, 20.5"d
Wear and imperfections commensurate with being moved, age and use.
212t20
The top priority of Napoleon III style furniture was comfort. However, the furniture remained highly decorative. This attention to form, as well as function, can be seen in intricately upholstered chairs...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Gueridon Marble Table
Located in Queens, NY
"French Empire-style (19th Century) round gueridon table with 3 legged gilt wood bird head legs and green marble top and shelf.
Noticeable repair of bird mount."
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Fine French Napoleon III Lacquered Tilt-Top Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French 1880s black lacquered "burgauté" tilt-top table with a central painted floral motif surrounded by a mother of pearl inlay and gilded foliage.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your interior with this elegant antique pedestal column. Crafted in France circa 1880, the stately stand is composed of richly veined rouge griotte marble in deep burgundy t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tortoiseshell, Brass, ebonized Fruitwood and Ormolu Boulle center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III Period Tortoiseshell, Brass, ebonized Fruitwood and Ormolu Boulle center table. This stunning center table is rais...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals with Cherub Design, France, 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Pedestals.
Each modelled with three upright supports of angels and joined by spheres with seated cherubs holding a castle and a mirror. The tripa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Set Of Four Nesting Tables With Painted Floral Decoration
Located in BARSAC, FR
Set of four nesting tables with painted and lacquered floral decoration.
Late 19th century.
Good condition (the set has been serviced in our workshop).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Napoléon III
Corinthian
Pedestals, Attributed Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Marble 'Corinthian' Pedestals, Attributed to Maison Millet.
Each with square rouge griotte marble top and column. The Corinthian capitals fine...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Stool With Hard Stone Marquetry Top, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted blackened wooden stool topped with an octagonal slate top decorated with marquetry of hard stones (marble, petrified wood, semi-precious stones, etc.)
Restorations to be no...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Marble and Bronze Selette Pedestal Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique multi-color marble "Selette" was crafted in France, circa 1880. The Napoleon III pedestal sits on a thick sturdy square plinth embellished with a bronze mount a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Salon Table Napoleon III Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
It is surrounded by very finely chiselled, pronounced, decorative, perforated rocaille, Akkanthus and blossoms fire-gilt bronze fittings. Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round surface-coveri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Bronze
$11,453 Sale Price
51% Off
Large Console in Wrought Iron and Marble, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb large console of 2m22 in wrought iron topped with a gray marble
Very beautiful gray marble of 4 cm which is rare and gives a lot of character to the console with a beck of co...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Petite French Gueridon with Marble Top and Brass Gallery, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming French guéridon, dating from the 19th century, beautifully embodies the elegance and refinement of small accent tables from the period. Designed with a round marble top...
Category
19th Century Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
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.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery Box on Stand Attributed to Giroux
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine transitional style gilt-bronze and Sèvres style porcelain mounted Jewelry box on stand, attributed to Alphonse Giroux.
This exquisite pe...
Category
1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This table is an exquisite piece of French antique furniture. The table is covered with beautiful marquetry work and finely-cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts.
The table features a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Rare French Napoleon III A La Reine Boulle Brass Serpentine Center Table
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
Here we have an Antique Rare French Napoleon III (1852-70) Ebonised & A La Reine Boulle Brass Serpentine Center Table with a drawer. The secret drawer opens to reveal a beautiful red...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Napoleon III 1870s Walnut Table with Marble Top and Bronze Capitals
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoleon III period walnut table from the third quarter of the 19th century, with variegated grey and red marble top, entasis columns and bronze capitals. This French Napole...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu desk
By Befort Jeune
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Napoleon Iii tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Alexandre Chevrié, Paris, Alphonse Tahan, Baker Furniture Company, and Charles-Guillaume Diehl. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $395,000 while the average work can sell for $3,780.
More Ways To Browse
Solid Rock Maple
Table Top Bar Cabinet
Teak Illums Bolighus
Vintage Gutter
Yacht Table
Aluminum Woodard Table
Antique Cutting Tools
Antique Revolving Book Table
Antique Ring Tree
Antique Table Greece
Blue Agate Table
Carved Wood Griffins
Cherry Server
Chinese Rosewood Furniture With Mother Of Pearl
Claw Feet Oak Furniture
Country French Sofas
Eiffel Table
Flower Carved Dining Table