Empire (style)
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Empire is a French style of the 19th Centurie, popular under Napoleon Ier. Its caracteristics are the Details refering to the ancient Civilisations.
[edit] Furniture
 Chair, one of a pair, Empire period. Wood and gold rechampi en blanc |
 Armchair |
 Armchair |
 Armchair |
 Empire-Furniture , with old Beauvais tapestry a wedding present by French king Louis Philippe to his son-in-law in the Royal Palace in Brussels |
 Armchair, one of a pair. Gilt beechwood upholstered with stitched lampas, Paris, ca. 1830 |
 Bergère and armchair |
 stools |
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 Imperial throne |
 Imperial throne |
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 Desk |
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 Royal Palace of Madrid |
 Empire-bed in Château de Maisons-Laffite |
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 Bedroom of emperor Napoleon |
 Napoleon's Chamber in Grand Trianon, Versailles |
 Bedroom in Château de Compiègne |
 Birth room of King Louis II. of Bavaria |
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 Clock representing Mars and Venus, an allegory of the wedding of Napoleon I and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Bronze with patina and gold decoration, ca. 1810 |
 Gilded godess on a commode in Napoleon´s Villa Mulini on Elba |
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 Russian Samovar (for tea) in form of ancient Greek vase. |
