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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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Style: Napoleon III
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table was hand-crafted from solid sycamore, and features a tailored, very subtly oval top with a shallow apron...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Sycamore

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

19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini This valuable center table in rosewood veneer and inlaid, was ma...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

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

Marble Pedestal Table with Marquetry Top, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Marble pedestal table with baluster base, and surmounted by a marble marquetry top, with a multicolored checkerboard pattern. Good general condit...
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19th Century Italian Antique 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

19th Century French Hand Painted Pedestal Table Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
Important French wooden blackened pedestal table. The rocking tray of animated form, receiving in its middle an important decoration of flowers painted and underlined by gilded nets....
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

French Bureau Plat Desk Antique Parquetry Writing Table Napoleon III
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous antique French bureau plat in the Napoleon III manner Features intricate parquetry inlay designs Gilt fixtures are original including the female maiden mas...
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Early 1900s Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

French Napoleon III Shopkeepers Desk C.1840
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This French shopkeepers desk, crafted during the reign of Napoleon III period (mid-19th century), is a fine example of the era’s elegant and functional design. Made from ebonized woo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Napoleon III Secretaire Desk by Diehl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual amboyna Napoleon III secretaire desk by Diehl, the rectangular top above a single long frieze drawer which opens to reveal a leather-inset secretaire with a pigeonhole fla...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Amboyna

2 Painted Faux Marble Side Tables Or Sofa Ends, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
2 tables or end tables: the rectangular top as well as the base are painted in onyx style, on a pilaster foot is painted in faux marble Some chips and missing parts - top's painting...
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Mid-20th Century European Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

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

19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique oval tole tray was crafted in France, circa 1870, the colorful platter with side handles, features an oval center medallion with coastline scene, cliffs, trees, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Tôle

French Napoleon III Black Lacquer Guéridon Table, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This charming French black lacquer refinish guéridon table from the Napoleon III period exudes sophistication. The classic kidney shape and rich combination of wood and brass make it...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

French, 1850s Napoléon III Period Center Table with Carved Motifs and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period Alsatian wooden center table from the mid 19th century, with carved stacked-coin style motifs, foliage and natural patina. Created in the Eastern region ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

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

19th Century French Black Wooden Working Table with Brass Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century work table in blackened wood inlaid with brass fillet, the lid reveals a tray with three compartments and a niche, it opens with a belt pocket. Curved legs, trim brass ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

19th Century Napoleon III French Ebonized Side Table with Delft Tile Top
By David Teniers the Younger
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

Napoleon III Period Mother of Pearl Folding Gueridon, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Napoleon III period Blackened pearwood and mother of pearl inlay foldin Gueridon from the 1870s. The base has a nice gilt marquetry and the top is made with mother of pea...
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1870s European Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Mother-of-Pearl, Pearwood

Napoleon III Black Lacquer Desk with Bronze, Early 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Napoleon III early 20th Century black lacquer writing desk with stamped bronze Height: 90 cm ≈ 35.43 inches Length: 65 cm ≈ 25.59 inches Width: 39.5 cm ≈ 15.55 inches Width with op...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Napoleon III Ebonized Desk with Marble Inlay, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ebonized desk with compartments on either side. Central drawer decorated with a cherub. Marble inlay. Leather top.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

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

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Mahogany

1800 s Antique, (2) Near Pair, French Napoleon III, Marquetry Drop-Side Tables!
Located in Austin, TX
1800's Antique, (2) Near Pair, French Napoleon III, Marquetry Drop-Side Tables! Exquisite Marquetry inlay, Antique Drop-Side Tables, Near Pair, French Napoleon III, Marquetry, 19th Century. 1800s!!!! French Napoleon III period drop-side table, late 19th c., having shaped burlwood top with floral marquetry and inlaid instrument motifs, with two folding sides, rising on fluted and tapered stretcher-joined legs, ending on arrow feet, closed: approximately 28"h, 28"w, 20"d, open: approximately 28"h, 41"w, 20"d. French Napoleon III marquetry table...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Pair of Sheaths, Consoles, Golden at the Gold Leaf, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of sheaths, consoles, gold leaf, 19th century, Napoleon-III. Measures: H 101 cm, L 28 cm, P 22 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Charming Cherry Wood Side Table Napoleon III Period Good Condition
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charming cherry wood side table Napoleon III period Good condition, patina of the tray to be reviewed.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Cherry

Delicate Napoleon III Kingwood Parquetry Side Table Attributed to Sormani
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A delicate Napoleon III kingwood parquetry side table attributed to Sormani, the shaped serpentine top with a single frieze drawer above tapering cabriole legs, decorated with inlaid...
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1860s European Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Kingwood

19th century French Napoleon III Marquetry Folding Table, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful serving table dating from the Napoleon III period (1870) in pear wood highlighting a sublime marquetry. Louis XV style. The two trays at the ends fold down to make room for...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Pearwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Centre Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century French marquetry centre table, the top vneered and profusely inlayed with burr walnut, burr yew, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

French Marquetry Inlay Tea Table With Japanned Motif, C.1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in from France, this charming French 19Th C. Marquetry Tea Table With Japanned Design Top. The design of the top is all hand crafted marquetry...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Fruitwood

Wrought Iron Workshop Table Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Wrought iron workshop table circa 1900 glass shelf, one chip
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18th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Iron

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

19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood Table Base with Hand Painted Tole Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique side table was crafted in Paris, France circa 1870, the occasional table features a blackened wooden pedestal base embe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Tôle

French Side Table Napoleon III, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Body completely set in gold. Carved frame ends with long curved legs. White mottled marble top. (G-72).
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

Antique Console in Giltwood, Late 1800-Early 1900
Located in Milano, IT
Antique Consolle in wood gilded end 1800 beginning 1900. The particularity of the console and its top covered with original velvet of the time of dark orange color. the wood of the c...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Velvet, Wood

Napoleon III Parcel Gilt Ebony Veneered Side Table
Located in El Monte, CA
A chic 19th Century Napoleon III ebonized salon table. Brass beautifully inlays foliage movements to the top. Parcel gilt handsomely frames the edges of the table. Features intricate...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Large 19th Century Cooler Or Planter
Located in Charmes, FR
large cooler or planter according to your convenience, in wrought iron and copper, in good condition from the 19th century, initially it was a tripe table (butcher's shop) superb dec...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Iron

ELEGANT and PRECIOUS NAPOLEON III CENTER TABLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ELEGANT and PRECIOUS NAPOLEON III CENTER TABLE 19th Century in ebonized wood richly inlaid in various wood and brass essences with floral motifs inside a reserve of birds on the bra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Antique French Mahogany Center Table Extends to 11 ft Dining Table, Circa 1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III Bronze D' Ore Mounted Mahogany Center Table that also Extends into an 11 ft Dining Table, Circa 1860-1870. Table has Leaves that Can be Added to Extend Ta...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

Italian 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Onyx Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century Napoleon III Period ormolu and onyx side table. The table is raised by most unique and extremely decorative foliate feet with beautiful movements and...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Onyx, Ormolu

Antique French Napoleon III Bronze D Ore Mounted Mahogany Dining Table Ca 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III Bronze D' Ore Mounted Mahogany Dining Table That Converts to a Center Table, Circa 1860-1870. Photographed with the leaves in it at 11 feet 1 inch Breaks ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Style Mahogany Veneered Large Console
Located in Marseille, FR
Superb and large 19th century Napoleon III console in mahogany veneer richly carved with bird’s decoration. Note that the tip of a bird's beak is missing but will be replaced by our ...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

Jean Paul Mazaroz, Large Console Napoleon III Period Repatinated
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean Paul Mazaroz (1823-1900) large console Napoleon III period Repatinated, very pretty marble, all in good used condition stamp: 6767 P.MAZAROZ.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

Pair of 19th century tray tables with lacquer trays
Located in Leimen, DE
Pair of beautiful Napoleon III tray tables from the second part of the 19th century, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and historical charm. These tables feature a Louis XVI style walnut base, providing a classic and refined aesthetic. The tops of the tables are adorned with metal lacquer decor trays...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut, Lacquer

French Victorian Mahogany and Bronze End Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Charles X style (late 19th Century) mahogany and bronze end table with round inset marble top and mahogany platform shelf with double bronze and trim legs and double hoof feet.
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony and Florentine Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Napoleon III Period ebony, marble and ormolu Florentine side table. Raised on scrolled ebony feet with casters, decorated with finely chased acanthus ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Napoleon III Pedestal in Lacquered Wood, circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III pedestal in lacquered wood, circa 1870 Measures: diameter: 28/22/16 cm.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

19th Century Napoleon III Henry Dasson Side Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid mahogany and polished oak. Embracing frame box on high slightly curved legs with intermediate tray connected in sabots. Slightly protruding top plate in brass frame. (G-69).
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

2 Painted Faux Marble Side Tables Or Sofa Ends, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
2 tables or end tables: the rectangular top as well as the base are painted in onyx style, on a pilaster foot is painted in faux marble Some chips and missing parts Very decorative...
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Mid-20th Century European Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Napoleon III Sofa Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Napoleon III strongly figured sofa table of typical form, but.edged with egg and dart molding. The two drawers are lined in bird's-eye maple, raised on twin column supports with foliate decoration and scrolled feet united by an acanthus and barley sugar...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Napoleon III Pedestal in Gilded Wood, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III pedestal in gilded wood, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Napoleon III Tables

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Wood

Exceptionally Grand and Large Napoleon III Mahogany Conference/Dinning Table
Located in Washington, DC
An exceptionally grand and very large and versatile Napoleon III mahogany table that could serve as a conference or dining room table. It comes with a base, four middle section exten...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Mahogany

Napoleon III French Ebonized Walnut table, 1870s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Napoleon III French ebonized walnut table, 1870s.
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Napoleon III Period Onyx and Ormolu Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Napoleon III period onyx and ormolu side table. The table is raised by a scrolled tripod shaped base with a lightl...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Onyx, Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Dressing Table, Attributed to Diehl
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III period dressing table, attributed to Diehl French, circa 1870 Measures: Height 78cm, width 50cm, depth 38cm This magnificent dressing table is crafted from dark woo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Bronze

Restored Antique Napoleon III Occasional Table Brown Leather Top Butlers Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely unique French Napoleon III fully restored occasional table with brass gallery rail, brown leather top and butlers slip serving trays ...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Stunning Napoleon III French Empire Revival Occasional Centre Table Marble Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in France circa 1850 Napoleon III Empire revival occasional centre table A good looking and extremely well made piece. The ...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Marble

French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony Ormolu and Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony, ormolu, and giltwood center table. The circular table is raised by an elegantly curved triangular support with cut corner...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Ormolu

Paul Sormani Exotic Amboyna Work Table
Located in London, by appointment only
Exceptional 19th century work table by Parisian ébénist, Paul Sormani. France, circa 1870 Measures: Width 59cm - 23.25in Depth 41cm - 16.2in Height 73cm - 28.75in - Incredib...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Amboyna

Napoleon III Brass Gallery Fruitwood Ebonised and Inlaid Three-Tired Side Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Napoleon III brass gallery rail side table in fruit wood A very good looking well made an...
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19th Century English Antique Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

Beautiful rectangular Napoleon III Writing Desk early century black and gold
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rectangular 1920 Napoleon III writing desk, walnut structure, walnut, leather top with gold workings and brass fixtures. measure cm...
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Early 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Tables

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Brass

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.