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Napoleon III Home Accents

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
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Brass Wire Birdcage
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your home with this whimsical antique bird cage. Crafted in France, circa 1920, this cage made of brass, is cylindrical in shape and topped with a rounded dome embellished w...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Home Accents

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Brass

Terrestrial Globe By G. Thomas Paris
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by G.Thomas publisher Paris The Terrestrial Globe has an exceptional blackened wooden base with a ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Wood

Terrestrial Globe By G. Thomas
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by G.Thomas publisher Paris The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful blackened wooden base with ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

A Library Terrestrial Globe On Stand From J.forest Paris From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful library globe made by J.Forest Paris rue de Buci from the 19th century globes on stands are the rarest. This one made by J. Forest, a famous publishing house in Paris...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Late 19th Century French Terrestrial Desk Small Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Small study globe Polar mounting o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Late 19th-Century French Terrestrial Desk Small J. FOREST Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Small study globe Polar mounting o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Late 19th Century French Terrestrial Desk Small J. FOREST Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Study globe Polar mounting on a bl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Terrestrial Globe By Philips
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe made by Philips Londre based on the maps of Taride Paris Boulevard Saint Germain The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful cast iron base decorated...
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20th Century British Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Terrestrial Globe Erd Globus From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the end of the 19th century circa 1895 by Erd Globus Leipzig The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful natural wooden base with a compass inte...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

ANTiQUE FRENCH NAPOLEON III CIRCA 1850 HARDWOOD & LEATHER LIBRARY STEPS LADDER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique French Napoleon III circa 1850 Mahogany folding library steps with green leather tread...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Hardwood, Leather

Terrestrial Table German Globe Late 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). On an ebonized base, together with...
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1870s German Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Fireplace Bronze Andirons with Amphoraes
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant pair of French andirons with bronze amphoraes. To be used also as bookends. ref. M/943.   
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Bronze

Antique French Napoleon III Gilt Fireplace Screen with Newly Upholstered Panels
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful antique French Napoleon III large fireplace screen with ornate hand carved wood and gold gilding. Newly reupholstered with damask fa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Fabric, Wood, Damask

Pair of Late 19th Century Bookends with Bronze Dog and Cat by F. Barbedienne
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of refined bronze bookends depicting shepherd dogs and cats. The marble and onyx bronze are signed by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris. The dogs and c...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Onyx, Bronze

French Leather Trunk with Original Train Labels Paris to Chantilly, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique trunk, made of wicker, coated canvas, and with leather belts. Two train labels from a journey from Paris to Chantilly (city known for her castel and her royal stables)...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Leather, Fabric, Wicker, Wood

Large custom Painted Sacre Coeur Basilica Birdcage
Located in New York, NY
This birdcage is a large, custom-made enclosure that was painted in a beautiful duck egg blue color and made during the mid-20th century. The design of the cage is modeled after the...
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Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Home Accents

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Metal

Napoleon III Pair of Marble Cassolettes Sanguine and Verde Alpi
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Parti...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Marble

Madeleine Castaing, Gilded Faux Bambou Screen 'Napoléon III Circa 1850'
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare Napoleon III gilded wood four-leaf screen upholstered with on the one side a Striped vintage Madeleine Castaing fabric and and on the other side a Green linen velvet remembering the decoration of the hotel particulier of Hubert de Givenchy (Hotel d’Orrouer, Paris, France). This screen was a part of a former Parisian decor...
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1850s European Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Faux Bamboo

Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bronze Dore Andirons, Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Napoleon III period bronze dore Andirons ~ bookends depict two charming cherubs playing music! Originally the decorative portion of a pair of andirons, they're perfect for decorative accents or bookends. Each figure is holding a musical instrument, with one also having sheet music in his lap. Each is seated on lavishly designed Baroque lion...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Gold, Bronze

Charming 19th Century French Trunk or Blanket Chest
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Charming 19th century French trunk or blanket chest.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Brass

Mid-19th Century French Terrestrial Globe with Brass Frame Signed Ch. Perigot
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this spectacular antique globe. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the terrestrial piece sits on a Napoleon III wooden pedestal base. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed Ch...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Brass

Late 19th Century Terrestrial Globe, French
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). By Charles Delagrave, Paris. On eb...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

French Oak and Brass Towel Rail
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French oak and brass towel rail This is a neat French piece, it has a double rail at the top in brass and a lower rail in oak as are the turned upr...
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1890s Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Oak

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Walnut

Wedding Chest with Bronze Inlay on a Custom Stand-France, c. 1860
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique rosewood French wedding chest made as a fancy and expensive gift for the bride. The rosewood chest has gilt bronze stringing and Boulle style inlay of mother-of-pearl and bro...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Wedding Glass Globe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century French Napoleon III wedding glass globe from the 1870s. Inside we can see a very nice brass ornament with bird and flowers repr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Brass

19th Century Pair of Monumental Neoclassical Obelisks Jasper Marble Gild Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
Rare pair of large obelisks entirely veneered in Sicilian open scrub jasper. Gilt bronze applications adorn the all-round obelisks. In the upper part two...
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Late 19th Century Sicilian Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Marble, Bronze

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Mid-20th Century French Iron and Wire Bird Cage with Pullout Tray
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This mid-century French iron birdcage fitted with aviary wire features a pullout tray in the bottom and scrolling details at the corners and on the crown. A hinged door allows access...
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This floor globe by Replogle floats within a ring of walnut, supported by four 'turned' chrome stiles, which connect to a base of walnut. The ...
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Terrestrial Library Globe Replogle Chicago w/Astrological Banded Stand
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Terrestrial Library globe Replogle Chicago with banded astrological holder/floor stand circa 1930's/1940's
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Louis Vuitton Early 20th Century Luggage Suitcase Brown Leather Brass Locks
Located in Sacile, PN
Suitcase by Louis Vuitton, dated 1910 circa. Engraved latch, brown and camel leather.
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Vintage Mid 20th Century Iron and Wire Bird Cage
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a nice mid-century iron and wire birdcage with hanging tassels and external protrusions for food and water. There is a door which slides up for access to the interior and two...
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Early 20th century carved towel rail
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved towel rail circa 1910. Good quality towel rail made from mahogany and pine.  Decorative carved shells to the top with further carvings to the supports.  3 ...
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Early 20th Century English Napoleon III Home Accents

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Early 20th century carved towel rail
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20th Century Victorian Style Wood and Iron "Balloon" Birdcage
Located in Germantown, MD
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French Rustic 1860s Napoléon III Wooden Birdcage with Scrolling Metal Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic Napoléon III period wooden birdcage from the mid 19th century, with scrolling metal accents and baluster motifs. Created in France duri...
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19th Century German Miniature Pocket Terrestrial Globe
Located in Essex, MA
A miniature 19th century 3.5 inch diameter pocket terrestrial globe by C. Abel-Klinger, Nuremberg, Germany, in English for the English speaking markets. Signed with cartouche reading...
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1880s German Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Antique Hammond's 6-Inch Terrestrial Globe on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offered here for your consideration is, A fine antique 6-inch terrestrial globe. Additional Details: By C.S. Hammond & Co. The globe likely dates from 1927 to 1930 due to the ...
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20th Century Unknown Napoleon III Home Accents

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Vintage Reploge Terrestrial World Globe
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-309 vintage world globe with raised surfaces set on a custom walnut wood stepped base, circa 1960.
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1960s Vintage Napoleon III Home Accents

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Metal

Previously Available Items
Vintage Italian Recumbent Lion Bookends by Borghese, c. 1960's
Located in Ross, CA
Lion bookends in a gold gilt finish on a faux black marble base by Borghese made in Italy in the 1960's. Made of cast plaster with a built in metal slide to go under the books. Widt...
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1960s Italian Vintage Napoleon III Home Accents

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Plaster

Globe on stand G. Thomas Publisher, circa 1900
Located in Den Haag, NL
French world globe circa 1900 published in Amst./ Paris by Kuyt & Zoon/ G. Thomas, early 20th cent., on black wooden stand, .The globe is carton and colored paper. One crack . Beau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Terrestrial Globe J.lebègue & Cie Paris Circa 1890
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant little terrestrial Globe made by J.Lebègue Paris from the 19th century Small, unusual size easy to place The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful cast iron base decorated ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Vintage Borghese Bookends Reclining Lions
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Vintage Borghese Bookends Reclining Lions. Fine detailing and beautiful work. See photos.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Bronze

Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Brass Wire Birdcage with Dome Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your home with this whimsical antique bird cage. Crafted in the Alsace Lorraine region of France, circa 1920, this Napoleon III cage made of brass, is cylindrical in shape a...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Home Accents

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Brass

An Early 20th-Century 3-inch Diameter French Terrestrial Desk Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). An early 20th-Century 3-inch diame...
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Early 20th Century German Napoleon III Home Accents

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Small Terrestrial Globe By J.forest - Paris Circa 1910
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely little terrestrial globe by Maison Forest Rue de bucci circa 1910 Very beautiful terrestrial globe in superb condition. no pock some traces of wear, but really minimal which ...
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Globe Terrestre Miniature Maison Forest Rue De Bucci Paris
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely miniature terrestrial globe by Maison Forest Rue de bucci circa 1910 Very beautiful terrestrial globe in superb condition. no pock some traces of wear, but really minimal whi...
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Terrestrial Globe L Windels Brussels -19° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb terrestrial globe by L windels Brussels from the end of the 19th century circa 1900 second edition Very beautiful terrestrial globe which has an elegant cast iron base deco...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Iron

Pair of 20th Century Painted Sheet Metal Pyramids
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of 20th century Painted Sheet Metal Pyramids" Important pair of painted sheet metal pyramids from the 20th century, highly decorated.
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20th Century French Napoleon III Home Accents

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Globe G. Thomas Paris 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb terrestrial globe by G . Thomas 44 rue ND des champs Paris by E Bertaux publisher of the 19th century Very beautiful terrestrial globe with a very elegant cast iron base de...
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Terrestrial Globe by J Felkl, circa 1880, the Earth
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb terrestrial globe by J Felkl circa 1880 drawed by O. Delitsch The earth Very beautiful terrestrial globe in superb condition. no pock some traces of wear, but really minima...
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19th Century British Antique Napoleon III Home Accents

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Paper

Napoleon Iii home accents for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III home accents for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage home accents created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III home accents made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original home accents, popular names associated with this style include and F. Barbedienne Foundry. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for home accents differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $1,668.

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