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Empire Tables

EMPIRE STYLE

From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in ​​Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.

Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.

Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.

Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.

Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Empire
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables

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Wood

19th Century French Empire Mahogany & Brass Pedestal ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire Mahogany & Brass pedestal ~ end table was hand-crafted in France from exotic imported mahogany and lavished with embossed brass. The patterns appear around...
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1890s French Antique Empire Tables

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Brass

French Empire Style End Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A vintage, French Empire style mahogany end table by "Weiman Heirloom" featuring a French pen pillard case with long elegant tapered legs. This table h...
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20th Century American Empire Tables

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Bronze

Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk French, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 113cm, width 84cm, depth 62cm This charming roll-top desk is crafted from ormo...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Empire style mahogany center table with six turned column-form legs with reeded baluster carvings all raised on a six-point star shaped plinth base set on molded edge feet. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Empire Stellar Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Empire style round dining table with beech and quartered walnut veneer and a stellar parquetry inlaid top with a molded edge on a tapered octagonal column base and quatrefoil concave...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables

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Wood

Empire Style Extending Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Empire style beech and knotty walnut extending dining table with a circular top extending with two additional leaves, a plain frieze on turned legs with acorn feet with triple end le...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables

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Wood

Italian Empire Period Walnut and Ebonized Demilune Console Tables with Mirrors
Located in Firenze, IT
These beautiful antique Italian Empire demilune console tables with mirrors date back to early 19th Century. We can assume they were made in Florence, Italy and they come from a vill...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Walnut, Giltwood

Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mahogany American Empire Colonial Small Secretary Writing Desk Table. Item features beautiful crotch mahogany wood grain, dovetail constructed drawers, unlocked, no key, very nice antique desk...
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19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Period Solid Walnut Tilt Top Gueridon Side Table
Located in Birmingham, AL
A handsome 19th century French Empire period tilt top gueridon side table or center table handcrafted of solid walnut in the South of France, circa early 1800s. This antique table fe...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables

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Walnut

French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire style ormolu mounted malachite centre table French, 20th Century Height 77cm, diameter 100cm Wonderfully crafted from a selection of high quality materials, this Fren...
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20th Century French Empire Tables

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Mahogany Sidetable, Ladies Desk, France, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Empire Lyra writing and work table Paris Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 53 x 34 cm Description: Lyra writing and work table based...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Early French 19th Century Empire Mahogany And Marble Gueridon
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Empire period marble topped gueridon with a flamed mahogany base, finished with a lustrous French polish. The foot have a finely cast brass ring for decoration.  
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

Vintage French Empire Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire Regency Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Library/Hall Table by Maitland Smith Elegant and stunning vintage French Empire Regency style library/hall table by M...
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Mid-20th Century British Empire Tables

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Brass

Pair of Antique Swedish Neoclassical Late Empire Pedestals
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of antique Empire Neoclassical Swedish pedestals painted ebony with gold accents.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Wood

Lucca 1810 Empire Round Table from center room floor in ancient breccia
Located in Lucca, IT
Tripod Table 1810 Empire Period Lucca Table authentic antique round from center top marble ancient breccia , marble thickness 2 cm . The table is made of walnut ,all original from...
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1810s Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Breccia Marble

19th Century Empire Style Pair of Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Pedestals
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this rare pair of Empire-style pedestals from 19th century, which are also suitable as end tables. They are adorned with beautiful gilded bronze ornamentation and...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

EARLY 19th CENTURY ROUND WALNUT TABLE WITH MARBLE TOP
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful walnut coffee table with a refined central frame in ebonized and gilded wood. The triangular-shaped base is supported by turned and ebonized pine cones, while the band has ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Early 19th Century Birch Empire Lyre Form Side Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century birch Empire lyre form side table circa 1820. Fine quality Swedish Empire period birch side table. Oval top, veneered in burr birch complete with original mo...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Birch

Empire Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Empire style console table features golden claw feet, criss-cross back, and inlay top trim. Great for entry way or behind a sofa. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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20th Century Empire Tables

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Wood

20th Century, French Desk or Bureau Plat with Lions in the Antique Empire Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye maple wood on massive beech wood, partially carved and framed. The pedestal is arched on profile shaped washers. Above the four large winged, polygonal standing heads. Three-bar frame, brass-framed, protruding rectangular worktop with historically three-section, gold-embossed leather plate...
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20th Century French Empire Tables

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Wood

French Empire Style Ebonized & Gilt Console Table 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** A French Empire style console table offers ebonized wood construction with gilt foliate, rosette an...
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20th Century Empire Tables

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Wood

19th C. Gueridon Table
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Antique French Brass & Black Marble Round Gueridon Table in the Empire Taste with Eagle Ring Handles and Talon Feet, late 19th century
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1890s French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Empire or Neoclassical style double pedestal extension dining table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa Late 20th Century Gorgeous book-matched flame mahogany top,...
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Late 20th Century American Empire Tables

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Mahogany, Giltwood

19th Century French Empire Demilune Console Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire demilune console table with black marble top. Made of solid walnut with veneer of burled walnut. Turned columns with ebonized capitals. Good craft...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

19th Century French Empire Walnut Gueridon with Grey Marble Top & Pedestal Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Empire Walnut Gueridon with Grey Marble Top & Pedestal Base
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble

Brass and Eglomise Glass French Midcentury Side Table
Located in London, GB
This three tier side table was made in France in the 1960s using brass and eglomise glass. The empire style designs on the sides are finished with a flower - please take a look at ...
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1960s French Vintage Empire Tables

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Brass

A French Empire Mahogany Gueridon with a Gray Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
The light gray fossilized marble top supported on center column on a tripod base.
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1820s French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Antique Verdi Green Marble Top French Empire Pedestal End Table Circa 1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble top. Brass accents and claw feet. Wood frame. 29 1/2" h x 15 5/8" diameter. Condition Loose trim. Splits in seams. Previous repair. Veneer bubbling.
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1870s French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

A Continental Mahogany Oval Center Table
Located in New York, NY
The oval tilt-top over a bold turned support on scroll-form feet.
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1840s Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classically designed Empire style mahogany desk from France. This desk has a new inset green leather top embossed with brass tooling and banding around the perimeter. A more worn l...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century Rafraichissoir Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century rafraichissoir table with gilt and ebonized swan supports. Mahogany, circa 1845. France.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th C. American Empire Mahogany Vanity Dressing Table w/Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century American Empire vanity dressing table Black marble top, turned legs and supports, and brass casters on two pull-out basin drawers (lacking basins) 36.25" W x 20.5" D...
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19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Empire St. Ormolu, Mahogany, And Gray Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Ormolu, Mahogany, and gray marble console. The console with original mirror plates is raised by two front Ormolu foliate b...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Mid-19th Century French Empire Walnut Console Table with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress an entryway or hall way with this elegant, antique console. Crafted in France, circa 1820, the simple, narrow, fruit wood table stands on four turned legs embellished with a bo...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Walnut

French Empire Style Mahogany Mother of Pearl Wreath Inlay Accent Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire Style Mahogany Mother of Pearl Wreath Inlay Accent Side Table. Item features mother of pearl and wood floral wreath inlay, carved reeded column-form legs, very nice vin...
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Early 20th Century Empire Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair Of Somnos (bedside Tables Or Sofa Tables) In Mahogany-19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
rare pair of Somno from the Empire period entirely in Cuban Burl Mahogany veneer and covered with a marble. Very beautiful pair which has exactly the same dimensions. The marbles ar...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Empire Style Black lacquer Mirror Table with original mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
This beautiful Antique Empire style table is one of a kind and a stunner. Antique mirror and Black lacquer wood trim. it would make a gorgeous entry table or dining table and so much more. the patina of the mirror is original and truly amazing. To view all of our listings at Tiffany Farha Design, scroll down and click on VIEW ALL FROM SELLER. Also follow us to be notified when new items are posted. We also have a brick and mortar...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Italian Empire Style Beech Wood Round Pedestal Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality Italian empire style round pedestal table in beech wood. The top is supported by three pairs of refined columns. In the lower part the columns end with a deligh...
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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Tables

Materials

Beech

French 19th Century Massive Empire Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive French white marble top Empire Gueridon made of mahogany. The solid pedestal base has a painted and gilt collar above three splayed feet, the whole raised on working caster...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century French Empire Marble Top Carved Mahogany Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique console was crafted in France, circa 1810. Standing on turned front columns ending in round feet, and pilaster legs in the rear over a stretcher platform bottom ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

French Marble-Top Gueridon Table or Guéridon in the Empire Style
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French round gueridon table or gue´ridon (17" diameter), in the Empire style featuring a circular top of figured black marble set upon a tripod column support of mahogany ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

19th Century Italian Empire Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century excellent quality Italian Empire rent or games table of mahogany having a beautifully grained top with beveled edge. The table’s frieze holds four working drawers separa...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany, Giltwood

Antique French Empire Mahogany Draw Leaf Dining Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Empire Mahogany Draw Leaf Dining Table with Bronze Mounts exudes elegance, and is extraordinarily versatile with two leaves that are always there when you need them, t...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

Materials

Bronze

1900 Vintage Empire J. K. Rishel Carved Lion Dining Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage late 19th Century Regency dining table. Made by the Williamsport J. K. Rishel group and tagged on the bottom. Beau...
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Early 1900s American Antique Empire Tables

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Metal

Period French Empire Walnut and Black Fossil Stone Gueridon Table, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
Gueridon tables originated in France in the mid-1600s, often serving as highly decorative pedestals for displaying candlesticks or fine ceramics. During the reign of Napoleon (known ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Stone

19th Century Gilt and Paint Empire Console With Marble Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A paint and Giltwood French console. Marble top
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Empire Style Burlwood Guéridon Tables
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of mid-century French Empire style side tables, having a round burlwood tabletop, over a single drawer, rising on columnar supports, shaped stretcher, ending in turned feet. ...
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Mid-20th Century Empire Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Antique French Empire Style Round Pedestal Table
Located in Chicago, IL
*** Shipping is NOT Free, please read below how to get a shipping quote. Antique French Empire Style Round Pedestal Table with Burlwood Center A gorgeous French Regency style circ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

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Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood, Burl

Empire Mahogany 2-Drawer Stand, Circa 1810, France
Located in Alexandria, VA
This high style 2-drawer stand is made of mahogany and mahogany book matched veneer with French pine secondary wood. The piece has a finished back, so it can be used away from the wa...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

19th C Empire Ebonised Round Table with Brass Figural Mounts
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this two tier round table has strong empire / neoclassic style elements. We had the table professionally ebonised in England an...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Bronze

A French ebonized Empire style marble top coffee table with bronze mounts.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French ebonized Empire style marble top coffee table with bronze mounts circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Empire Tables

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Marble

French Early 19th Century Vanity
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Vanity is made of mahogany with a white marble top. It has some bronze pineapple on each side of the mirror. dimension from the floor to the marble top 30.8''H dimension from th...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Antique thread table, Northern Europe, around 1860. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style. A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
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1860s Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Style Circular Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style circular side table, or nightstand, made of beautifully patterned veneer of walnut with a dark gray St. Anne marble top. Door with small brass knob...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Empire Style Table, Desk in Gilt Bronze, Mahogany and Marble.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style table, desk in gilt bronze, mahogany and marble. 19th century or early 20th century Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze table, desk, green marble top, 2 drawers.   H:...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

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Marble, Bronze

2 Vintage Henredon Empire Ebonized 3 Tier Pedestal Table Sculpture Plant Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Vintage Henredon black ebonized three tier pedestal table / plant or sculpture stands featuring Empire styling with brass gold lion head rope tassel accents over flared legs ...
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Late 20th Century Empire Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Empire tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire 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, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, and Grosfeld House. 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 $595 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.

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