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Directoire Side Tables

DIRECTOIRE STYLE

Formed in the wake of the Jacobin Reign of Terror’s bloody guillotine, the Directoire was established to lead France into order through the leadership of a five-member council of directors. It was brief, lasting only from 1795 to 1799, ending with Napoléon Bonaparte’s coup d’état, and was economically tumultuous. Yet it was an essential bridge between the era of Louis XVI and the elaborate Empire style that followed, with Directoire furniture and decorative arts shaped by a royal passion for classical design and an enthusiasm for postrevolutionary France.

Much of the country’s furniture production had halted during the French Revolution when the furniture guilds system was abolished, but during the Directoire period, the cabinetmakers restarted their businesses, such as François-Honoré-Georges and Jacob-Desmalter who established a new workshop called Jacob-Frères. Pieces made in walnut, elm, mahogany and other inexpensive materials incorporated influences ranging from Egypt to Pompeii, with popular forms including the curule armchair based on an ancient Roman design. The aesthetics of the transitional style were more austere than during the monarchy, with court cabinetmaker Jean-Baptiste Sené, for instance, reimagining his workshop’s neoclassical-style furniture with ungilded surfaces and a reduction of ornamentation.

Symbols referencing the revolutionary tenets of liberty, equality and fraternity were frequently carved into Directoire furnishings, such as the Phrygian cap, clasped hands and the fasces, which is an image of a bound bundle of sticks adopted from the Roman Republic, where it was seen as an emblem of strength through unity.

Elements of the French Directoire style continued through Empire style. Designers Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine are credited today as major proponents of both movements. The classically inspired furniture design is represented in pieces such as the boat-shaped daybed and the klismos chair, which endured in French interiors as well as in styles abroad, including American Directoire.

Find a collection of antique ​​Directoire chairs, tables, daybeds, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Directoire
Michael Taylor Directoire Style Mahogany Side Table - Savoy
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Michael Taylor Directoire Style Mahogany Side Table - The Savoy Table
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1990s American Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century French Directoire Marble Top, Bronze and Brass Guéridon Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room with this elegant neoclassical antique two-tier gueridon table. Created in France circa 1970, and round in shape, the table is supported by three slender cabri...
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Marble Top Gilt And Ebonized Table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt and ebonized marble top side table. Unusual black, gold and white merle top. Tapered and fluted carved legs with an X- form stretcher.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Directoire St. Ormolu And Portoro Marble Guéridon Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Directoire st. Ormolu and Portoro marble Guéridon side table. The circular table is raised by three finely curved legs with handsome h...
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19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian Directoire 19th Century Walnut Bedside Table with Two Veneered Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Directoire period walnut bedside table from the 19th century, with two drawers, butterfly veneer on the façade, brass hardware, shield shaped escutcheons and tapered legs....
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19th Century Italian Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Brass

Fantastic Pair of French Marble Top Bouillotte Tables with Brass Trim circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1940s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

rare Olivewood side table with decorative hardware.
Located in Bronx, NY
This wonderful french side table is wonderfully craffed with details and moulures to add class and elegance. The bale is made of rare olive wood with an impressive patern on the top....
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1940s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Directoire Style French Mahogany and Marble Top Stand Circa 1910
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Louis XVI Style French Marble Top Stand is made of the highest quality and is truly remarkable! Although small this little stand/end table packs a punch! and will most definitel...
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1910s European Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Maison Bagues Gilt Iron Carrara Marble Top Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Maison Bagues Carrara marble top gilt iron faux bamboo end tables or side tables. The tables have "X" stretcher bases.
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1950s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Iron

Antique French Directoire Style Mahogany Marble Top End Table, Nightstand
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Directoire Style Mahogany Marble Top End Table ~ Nightstand is a splendid design perfect for more formal decors. Using ex...
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Louis XVI Directoire Inlaid Satinwood Marquetry and Bronze End Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1930s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Brass and Steel Glass Top Maison Jansen Style Directoire End Table, circa 1960
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a beautiful Maison Jansen style circular end table. The table wears...
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1970s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

French Directoire Period Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Directoire period side table made of mahogany. The tabletop is finished with a beveled edge and has a protective glass cover. Below, a single drawer is hand dovetailed and o...
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Early 19th Century Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Mahogany

French 19th Century Directoire Red Marble Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fruitwood occasional table is topped with an inset piece of stunning red Rosso Francia marble and surrounded by a 3/4th gallery over an apron with a single drawer. The drawer co...
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19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Marble, Stone, Brass, Metal

19th Century, French Directoire Mahogany Marble Top End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Directoire Mahogany Marble Top End Table combines the tailored elegance of the Directoire style with the finest mate...
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1890s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

French Empire Biedermeier Mahogany Center Table by Century Furniture
Located in Doylestown, PA
Exquisite French Empire Biedermeier style mahogany center or side table by Century Furniture. Reminiscent of early 19th century design, th...
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2010s North American Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Directoire Console Side Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Directoire marble topped and ormolu mounted mahogany console table, dating from Circa 1840. The shaped Carrara marble top features a decorative three quarter pieced brass gallery over a frieze drawer decorated with beaded panels. It is raised on four elegant tapering and fluted Doric columns united by an undertier on cone shaped ormolu mounted feet. It has beautifully refined proportions and retains excellent colour and patination. The Botanical name for the mahogany this item is made of is Swietenia Macrophylla and this type of mahogany is not subject to cites regulation. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 87 x Width 87 x Depth 32 Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 10 inches x Width 2 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 1 inch Directoire style was a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design in France concurrent with the Directory (November 2, 1795–November 10, 1799), the later part of the French Revolution. The style uses Neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting. It is a style transitional between Louis XVI and Empire. The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later and more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire. It reflected the Revolutionary belief in the values of republican Rome. Ormolu - Gilt Bronze (from French 'or moulu', signifying ground or pounded gold) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze.The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold-coloured veneer known as 'gilt bronze'. The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of nitrate of mercury is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze, followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item was then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury burned off and the gold remained, adhered to the metal object. Carrara marble - is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried at the city of Carrara in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany, Italy). Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome; the Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome are constructed of it. Many sculptures of the Renaissance, such as Michelangelo's David, were carved from Carrara marble. For Michelangelo at least, Carrara marble was valued above all other stone, except perhaps that of his own quarry in Pietrasanta. The Marble Arch in London and the Duomo di Siena are also made from this stone, as are the interiors of Manila Cathedral, the cold-white marbles of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the campus of Harvard Medical...
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1840s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair of Directoire Style Bronze Tables with Pietra Dura Marble Top, French
Located in El Monte, CA
Outstanding pair of French Directoire style bronze round tables with semi precious gemstone (malachite, lapis lazuli, carnelian, agate, etc.) inlaid ...
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Late 20th Century Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble, Bronze

Rare Pair Maison Style Cylindrical Metal Brass Glass Two Tier End Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a fantastic and very rare pair of circular two-tiered glass, metal and brass end tables attributed to Maison Jansen. The pineapple finial is done in brass and the frames are done in metal and glass shelves...
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1950s European Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Directoire Style Ebonized Tables with Gold Gilt Glass Tops, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Directoire style ebonized tables with gold gilt glass tops and supported by four round tapering legs ending in brass casters, circa 1950.
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

French Neo Classical Style Bedside Table in Solid Oak, 1 Drawer
Located in Landivy, FR
This night stand is a handmade and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable with its straight, classical a...
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2010s French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Cherry, Oak

Pair of Round Faux Iron Accent Tables
Located in Hudson, NY
The pair of vintage French gueridon-style iron pedestal base tables, shown here, are distinguished by their faux tortoise ringed surface finish. Sized for use as end tables or occas...
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19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Iron

French Directoire Style Night Stand in Solid Cherry with 1 Drawer
Located in Landivy, FR
This night stand is a handmade and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable with its straight, classical a...
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2010s French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Cherry, Oak

Pair of Directoire-Style Mahogany Side Tables, Leather Top, French, ca. 1920
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Pair of Mahogany Directoire-stye side tables with bronze ormolu mounts and gallery, with tooled leather top, and shaped shelf below, on tapered legs terminating in bronze sabots, F...
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Early 20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Painted Petite Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table, French, made of cherry wood with a hand painted “Trianon” gray finish and black hand painted trim. Three dovetailed drawers have brass hardware rings. The tapered legs ar...
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1890s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Directoire Marble Top Mahogany Two-Tier Bouillotte Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This petite and tall antique two-tier table was crafted in France circa 1880. Standing on three tapered and fluted legs decorated with brass rings and ending twisted feet over a triangle form stretcher, the round bouillotte table is decorated with brass mounts, over the legs and around the apron; the table features a central shelf with marquetry decor and brass gallery, supported with curved legs, and embellished with floral rosette medallions. The upper shelf decorated with intricate foliage brass mounts around the the apron, is dressed with a circular variegated green marble top embellished with a decorative pierced brass gallery rim. The feminine étagère is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich walnut patina, and delicate polished brass mounts. Versatile and practical, use this petite gueridon...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Three, Tier Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Directoire style three-tier lamp table, each elongated octagonal tier with a three-quarter pierced brass gallery, on shaped end supports with lozenge ornaments, terminating ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique French Oak Side Table
Located in Denton, TX
Antique French oak side table in the Directoire style with mortise and tenon joints.
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19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century Walnut Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French side table with single front drawer. Beautiful patina.
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1860s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Directoire Mahogany and Brass Mounted Console Desserte
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular top with 3/4 brass gallery and dark grey stone top over a drawer with two circular gilt bronze ring handles, raised on circular brass inset fluted legs joined by a l...
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1790s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Maison Jansen Style Brass Ram's Head Gueridon or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Brass ram's head Maison Jansen style two-tier side table, smoked glass top.
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1950s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass

French Writing Table on Casters, Pull-Out Gilt-Tooled Leather Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French writing table on casters, pull-out gilt-tooled leather top above a drawer, two storage shelves. Versatile in its design and size, beautiful golden colour with black leather wr...
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20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Directoire Style Onyx and Bronze Guéridon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning onyx and bronze Directoire style guéridon with paw feet. Lower onyx shelf and central finial.
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20th Century Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

French 18th Century Directoire Period Mahogany and Marble Tilt Top Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive French 18th century Directoire period mahogany and Brèche marble tilt top side table. The table is raised by three elegantly scrolled legs with their original caste...
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18th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Table Game Directoire 19th French Mahogany Brass Leather Top France
Located in New York, NY
Table game Directoire 19th century French mahogany brass leather top, France. A game table made during the 19th century in France. Demi lune opens up to a round table. Channeled and ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Wood

French Bronze and Onyx Side Table
Located in New York, NY
French bronze and onyx side table. The table has an ornate frame with an onyx top.
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1940s Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Glass Guéridon Table
Located in New York, NY
French gilt bronze and glass side guéridon table. Nice French side table with tapered legs with a pineapple finial to the X-base stretcher.
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1950s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 18th Century Directoire Period Mahogany, Ormolu and Brass Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant French 18th century Directoire period mahogany, ormolu and brass side table. The table is raised by three lightly scrolled legs with fine ormolu mounts with beau...
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18th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Directoire Console Table, France, circa 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Directoire console table, France, circa 1800. This Classic Directoire French console table has a beautiful mahogany veneer. The brass fittings are original. The marble top is framed ...
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Early 1800s French Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Mahogany

Elegant Antique Italian Directoire Fruitwood Side Table with Octagonal Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superb antique Italian fruitwood side table having 3 tiers including an elongated octagonal top, two oval shelves below and a very elegant refined silouette.
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1940s Italian Vintage Directoire Side Tables

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Fruitwood

18th Century French Directoire Mahogany Wine Table with Gray Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A French Directoire wine tasting table in mahogany with a gray marble top and brass inserts to hold wine bottles. This table dates from the late 18th century and is still very funct...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian Brass and Steel Rams Head Gentlemans Valet or Butler
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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20th Century Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

French Directoire Style 1880s Guéridon Table of Ebonized Wood with Swan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French ebonized wood Directoire style guéridon side table with grey marble top and swan motifs from the late 19th century. This French table features a round variegated grey marble...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Table Tier English Mahogany Brass Marble 19th Century England
Located in New York, NY
Table tier English mahogany brass marble, 19th century England. A side table made during the end of 18th century / beginning of 19th century in England. Tiers from white marble trimmed with a brass edge. Tripod with the shapes of human legs...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Pair of French Gilded Iron Corner Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French gilded iron corner tables. Two-tiered glass tops.  
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1950s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Tripod Table with Verdigris Stone Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fine Karelian wood tri-pod table with brass mounts in the Directoire taste with polished verdigris stone top.
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20th Century Directoire Side Tables

Unusual Directoire Style Cast Iron, Aluminum and Stone Top Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant Directoire style round coffee table. The table is raised on tapered cast aluminum legs with ring detail. The cast iron apron is adorned with X-shape and star motifs and has traces of original paint. Grey stone top. Unique piece. One of the earliest examples of cast aluminum furniture.
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20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

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Aluminum

Pair of 19th Century French Directoire Mahogany Bouillotte Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome pair of 19th Century French Directoire style mahogany bouillotte tables. Featuring pretty polished wood, marble tops and brass galleries. These also have a small drawer for ...
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19th Century French Antique Directoire Side Tables

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Marble

French Maison Baguès Style Brass Table or Guéridon with Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage French Maison Baguès style bronze and brass table, side table, guéridon or drink table. This interesting French Neoclassical style or Directoire style table...
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1940s French Vintage Directoire Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Directoire French Gueridon Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A French mid-20th century Directoire style guéridon brass table with stone top and lower tier. The table is raised on three saber-shaped legs, beautifully scrolled in their upper sec...
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Directoire side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Directoire side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Directoire side 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 side tables, popular names associated with this style include Century Furniture, and Maison Baguès. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,116 and tops out at $15,800 while the average work can sell for $2,998.

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