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.
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Style: Empire
Empire Style Table, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Auxiliary table Empire style, with structure in wood in its color, ornamental applications in bronze and onyx bronze. Of circular plan, it rises on four legs in the form of a column,...
Category
19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century mahogany console with Empirical style and marble top. The gray marble top is in wonderful antique condition...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Gilded Wood Marble Topped Console Stamped Belange
By Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period French Empire gilded beechwood console having a white marble top and mirrored back. The console has two front turned legs with carved decoration to the top and bottom. The f...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Beech
Magnificent French Empire Napoleonic Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pedestals Pair
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally large and magnificent pair of French Empire Napoleonic Sèvres porcelain gilt bronze mounted pedestals. These are a exceptionally beautiful pair of 19th century 24-karat raised gold decorated, gilt bronze-mounted, onyx and Sèvres porcelain pedestals...
Category
1860s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century Empire Serpent Paint & Gilt Decorated Mirrored Back Pier or Cons
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 19th century Empire serpent paint and gilt decorated mirrored back pier or console table. The white marble top supported by a single drawer with bronze pulls flanked by bronze decorative corners. The whole having a pair full bodied serpents with gilt heads...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Empire Black Lacquer Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire black lacquer column pedestals with bronze dore festoon trim.
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Baltic Mahogany and Brass Mounted Games Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A Northern European Empire games table. Flamed mahogany top opens to reveal felt lined game surface. Brass mounts embellish a neoclassic sensibility.
Category
1840s Baltic Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Classical Empire Style Side Tables
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking pair of Empire influenced Sienna marble topped side tables, each with scrolling carved classical monopodia supports, terminating in carved claw feet,.
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Siena Marble
Empire Oval Red Tole Tray Table with Parcel Gilt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Empire red tole tray with gold leaf decorations on modern stand.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Material Mahogany, Wien 1820-1829
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac polish.
Period: 1820-1829
Source: Austria, Wien.
We guarantee safe a the cheapest air ...
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1820s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
French Empire Mahogany and Brass Centre Table
Located in New York, NY
With round red fossil stone top over a frieze raised on three columnar supports with gilt metal capitals and bases headed by brass inlaid diamonds, joined by platform stretchers. Nic...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Influenced Centre Table, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Empire influenced marble topped guéridon, having a brass gallery, gilded ormolu mounts of flowers, leaves, berries and plaques. Raised on four square tape...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular center table with winged females, open stretcher, and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Walnut and Gray Marble Empire Console, circa 1880
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Walnut and gray marble Empire console, circa 1880. Carved legs with leaf curved design on front legs and reeded legs in back.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Continental Austrian Ebonized Egyptian Figural Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Continental Austrian Empire-style (circa 1800) ebonized & gilt trimmed console table with 4 gilt carved classical Egyptian figural front supports on a ...
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ebony
Table Game Table Swedish Karl Johan, 19th Century, Light Mahogany Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Game table made during the Karl Johan period 1810-1830 in Sweden. Made from light mahogany and decorated with brass hardware. Tapered legs. Felt interior with backgammon and chess ga...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Influenced Gueridon
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century burr walnut French Empire influenced gueridon / centre table. Having classical gilded ormolu mounts to the frieze and ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Palatial French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood Carved Eagles Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood Carved Figural Center Table with Figures of Winged Eagles and Wreaths, the center medallion with a figure of a bull and and raised on lion paws over a sphere, fitted with a veined verde d'alps marble top (Marble top is recent and not the original - Gilding restored with 23.5 cart...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Grosfeld House Mahogany and Rosewood Three Drawer Pedestal Drum Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Grosfeld House mahogany and rosewood empire style three-drawer pedestal drum table with claw feet. Item features shaped banded rosewood top, paw fo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
French Empire Mahogany Winged Griffins End Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany end/center table with bronze trim and winged griffins on legs with a green rectangular marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Guéridon and Marble Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze guéridon table on triple swan leg platform with stretcher, gallery, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style '19th-20th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th-20th century) mahogany console table with a stretcher and gilt bronze trim with a green rectangular marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stunning Antique Empire Style, Coromandel and Gilt Bronze Sculpture Stand Column
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and all hand-crafted column pedestal from the early 1900s.
Column pedestals in the Empire or Napoleon style are a rare find. It is therefore that we could not be more surpr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Patinated and Dore Bronze Empire/Neo-Grec French Side Table, Att. F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Beautifully Designed Small Patinated and Dore Bronze French Side Table, Attributed to F. Barbedienne, the Magnificent French Metalworker and Manufacturer. This beautifully cast an...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Period Charles X Vide Poche or Dished Occasional Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This table made in expensive imported mahogany was made in France, circa 1820. Stylish in an Empire form but in a then new easy less formulaic way showing the end of the countries ne...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Neoclassical Cornucopia Base Round Pink Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire / Neoclassical style marble top coffee table. Item features a triple cornucopia carved wood base, pink round marble-top, off white original painted finish and r...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Half Round Bracket Console Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style mahogany half round bracket console table with bronze doré trim and green marble top, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Mahogany Console Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style mahogany console table with back panel and bronze dore trim with heads and green marble top (19th century).
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style ‘19th Century’ Mahogany and Bronze Trimmed Centre Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th centntury) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular centre table with winged females, open stretcher and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Empire Style '19th Century' Mahogany and Bronze Trimmed Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th century) mahogany and bronze trimmed table with single drawer and green (repaired) marble-top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood & Gesso Carved Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Empire style giltwood carved and ebonized gesso figural console tables with figures of winged lions and f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Incredible Russian Gilt Bronze Gueridon with a Granite Top, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An Incredible Russian gilt bronze Gueridon with a granite top, 19th century.
The circular black painted top within a turned wood border frieze painted with laurel leaves and pink ri...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Granite, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Partners Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant French Empire bureau-plat or partners desk, The top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, above five drawers, the middle one opening from th...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Spanish Empire Console Table with Mirror in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Spanish Empire console with mirror in mahogany and rosewood with satinwood inlays, circa 1810.
Category
1810s Spanish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Rosewood
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (Circa 1825) mahogany and gilt round 3 legged center table on platform base with green lacquered bird heads and grey marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
1950-1970 Bronze Coffee Table with Swans and Its Six Pieces of Sofas Signed GAD
By Artelegno
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table with two-level, swan decorated with glass shelves, the structure is made of bronze or patinated brass, feet are eagle claws clasping a ball in the Chippendale style, its...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Centre Table, Late Empire, Provinens "Sperlingholm Castle, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare large impressive mahogany late Empire centre table
Providences from Säby Castel and before that Sperlingholm Castel, Sweden.
Round top, apron with bronze gilded knobs.
Base sur...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Provencal Early 19th Century Empire Extendable Table Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
French Provencal early 19th century empire extendable table solid walnut
This extendable Empire table from the early 19th century enhances the the...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Painted Empire Demilune Pier Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune console, with top of Carrara marble, on painted base, having two round columns supporting its ormolu embellished apron and conforming platform, with a back of distressed mir...
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Pair of American Empire Mahogany Corner Console Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Empire mahogany corner console tables with scroll legs (PRICED AS Pair)
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Carved Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire mahogany pedestal base center table with 3 carved swans on a base supporting a round black veined top with an molded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Gilt Sphinx Carved Console Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire gilt sphinx carved triangular console table with black painted top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Griffins Table Desk
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 drawer table desk with stretcher, griffins, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A good centre table in the Italian impero manner
Constructed in carved gold leaf giltwood, and having a St Jean brecciated marble top; of circular form, the tripartite base of canin...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Mahogany Roll Top Desk with Bronze Gilt Trim
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany roll top desk with bronze trim.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) round mahogany center table with bronze classical heads over 4 legs and trim on apron resting on an inla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed round center table with inlaid marble top supported on a pedestal base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Round Bronze Gueridon Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style round bronze three-legged gueridon tables with eagle heads and inlaid marble top and triangular platform base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Oval American Empire Table with Claw Feet
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful Mahogany Empire table with claw feet and its original casters. Pillar legs. Brass hardware on drawers with dovetail detail inside.
Category
Early 19th Century North American Antique Empire Tables
Fine Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mahogany Center Table inthe Manner of Jacob-Desmal
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Empire style gilt bronze mahogany gueridon or centre table
With a verde antico marble top.
In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter,
circa 1880
Height 31 1/4 Diameter 35 in.
A very fine Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany guéridon after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular verde antico marble top above a mahogany frieze mounted with laurel leaf banding in between rosettes and anthemions, supported of the heads of three finely cast gilt bronze female caryatids, each facing outward with hair in plaits, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing arm bands and a low cut diaphanous dress gathered up toward her breast, the stretcher centred by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant crouching winged sphinxes wearing Nemes headdresses and plaits tied at the front.
The design for this superb guéridon is based on a famous table-console or ‘console double face’ by the celebrated firm of Paris ébénistes Jacob-Desmalter which was itself based on designs by Napoleon’s chief architects and ornamentalistes Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt and Marble Occasional Table in the Empire Style
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A fine gueridon in the Empire manner after a model by Jacob Freres.
Based on designs by Percier and Fontaine.
Of circular form, constructed in Amboyna, rising from giltwood bun feet, the platform base of tripartite incurved form, centered with a fire gilt bronze waisted vase...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century Danish Empire Mahogany Salon Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century Empire mahogany salon table, featuring a pair of drop leaves and delicate inlay design of a vase as the focal point with foliage designs mirroring each other on both s...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Empire or Louis XVI Mahogany Dutch Side Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant side table was made in The Netherlands around 1780. It has a beautiful mahogany top made of two symmetrical planks, also known as “livre ouvert”. The two pieces of timber are cut and folded open like a book. (livre ouvert is French for open book” The top is surrounded by a slightly raised and molded trim. The table features one dovetailed central drawer with two Dutch ajour cut brass pulls. The drawer has its original lock and key. The interior of the drawer is made in the best quality thin watered oak...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Style Satinwood End Table / Gueridon with Carved and Gilt Guirlandes
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique handcrafted and hand-carved end table.
This Empire style, satinwood end table is beautifully made and very stylish. The finely, hand-carved and gilt wooden guirlandes really ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). The double ratcheted hinged rectangular top lined with dark green oi...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Centre Table with Bronze Dore Mounts, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century Empire mahogany center table with grey dish marble top, ormolu mounts and paw feet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Empire France Lyra-Shaped Curly-Legs Side Tables, circa 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood and partly boned. Round leaf with black-and-white interspersed marble, over simple frame and lyra-shaped curly legs on three-sided ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Mahogany, Gilt and Marble Topped Dressing Table
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a fine Honduras mahogany with gilt highlights, Bleu Tarquin marble and richly dressed with fire gilt ormolu mounts of the highest quality. The table of lyre end sup...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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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