The Second Empire Strikes Back at Paul Bert Serpette

The Second Empire, the period during which Napoleon III reigned in the second half of the 19th century, was a pivotal period for the arts, since two universal exhibitions took place in Paris in 1855 and 1867 Painting, architecture and sculpture: each area. In 1863, the Emperor organized the Salon des Refusés, on the sidelines of the Official Salon, from which emerged the great names of painting as Edouard Manet. Paris also underwent an urban revolution, led by the Baron Haussman. The Second Empire is a real period of artistic emulation: the middle class is experiencing an unprecedented enrichment and follows orders from the company Barbedienne or from the factory Imperial of Sèvres. Characterized by reinterpretations, the style Napoleon III, which lasts after the fall of the Empire, inspired by earlier times. The Islamic arts also become a source of inspiration for Theodore Deck, famous for its large basins with the decoration inspired by the ceramics of Iznik. Nothing is too good for these new bourgeois, incarnated in the perfection in Bel-Ami of Maupassant. The Second Empire style is today one of the many specialties of the antique dealers of Paul Bert Serpette, of the furniture in marquetry Boulle of Louis XIV style to the especially Christofle of time, Paul Bert Serpette continues to be a reference for furniture and objets d'art of this style. This fascinating period of French history, now in the Musée d'Orsay, inspires us with a few scenographies: Laurent Vanlian, William Antiques and many other antique dealers, Come to appreciate the Second Empire style to Paul Bert Serpette

Discover the Napoleon III style at Paul Bert Serpette:

Maxime Raymond-Bluzet Stand 24, allée 1, Paul Bert

Alain Lagrange Stand 227, allée 4, Paul Bert

Laurent Vanlian Stand 39, allée 1, Serpette

Olivier D'Ythurbide & Benoit Fauquenot Stands 24 & 25, allée 6, Serpette

Clément Anger Stand 4, allée 4, Serpette

Eric Delpla Stand 153, allée 3, Serpette

James House, Stands 20 & 22, allée 4, Serpette

Laurence Vauclair Stand 79, allée 6, Paul Bert

Fatma Smida Stand 1, allée 4, Serpette

Nicolas Barré Stand 24, allée 4, Serpette

William Antiques Stand 11, allée 1, Serpette