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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
Fine French Empire Amboyna Burl Gilt Dor'e Bronze 14 FT Dining Table w 6 Leaves
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular dining table attributed to Maison Krieger of Paris and we have the matching 16 dining chairs listed separately. The table will be meticulously detailed and mino...
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1890s French Antique Empire Tables

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Bronze

Second Empire Tisch mit Messingapplikationen (vermutlich Frankreich, um 1830)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Schreibtisch / Kleintisch Entwurf: unbekannt, Frankreich zwischen 1804 - 1840 Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: unbekannte Kunstmöbeltischlerei, Frankreich zwischen 1804 - 1840 Ma...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Brass

Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Mahogany Round Library Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Pie Crust Mahogany Round Library Center Table. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 29" H x 30" Diameter.
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19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Empire Italian console in black marble, bronze and walnut wood, 1820-1830s
Located in MIlano, IT
Empire Italian console in black marble, bronze and walnut wood, 1820-1830s Console with rectangular top in Belgian black marble. The structure and legs are in veneer in walnut feathe...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Bronze

An Empire style round center library table, late 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Empire style round center library table, with faux marble painted top with ebonized legs and carved gilt-wood lion heads. Table has 3 drawers around circumference. Late 19th C
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Wood

19th Century Onyx Marble and Gilt Bronze Pedestal
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An impressive onyx marble and gilt bronze mounted pedestal, with square top tray, ideal for the display of a large and valued indoor plant or piece of ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Onyx, Bronze

French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather
Located in Lyon, FR
Very decorative French desk in the empire style. Structure in solid mahogany and veneered, it is composed of an empire green leather under hand, three drawers with double handles and...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables

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Bronze

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This petite work table from 19th century France is full of charming elements within a compact design. Details allude to this piece serving as a correspondence and sewing table. Unloc...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Metal

19th Century French Empire Style Gueridon with Black Marble Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
A very handsome classical Empire-style round center table with a dark gray/black marble top, raised on a hand turned ebonized black center pedestal. The table lends itself to be use...
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19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Nordiska Kompaniet, desk in beech from Hotel Knaust, Sweden 1931.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Desk in beech from Hotel Knaust by Nordiska Kompaniet / NK, Sweden 1931. With brass details and signed with NK badge and tracking number (easy to see who ordered the furniture and w...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Empire Tables

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Beech

Eddie Bauer Lifestyles Lane Cherry Empire Scrolled Pedestal Center Table Drawer
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Eddie Bauer Lifestyles by Lane Furniture accent table. Made of cherry featuring Empire styling with a round form centered by one drawer over turned baluster support scrolled...
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Late 20th Century Empire Tables

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Cherry

Mid-Century Empire Style Pacel Gilt and Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An impressive mid-century Empire Style parcel gilt and carved Mahogany coffee / cocktail Table. Measures 46" in width, 27.75" in depth and standing 17.5" tall.
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Mid-20th Century American Empire Tables

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Mahogany, Giltwood

Maitland Smith French Empire Style Iron & Inlaid Stone Round Center Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye catching handmade Breakfast, Centre or Foyer table by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. Features a rounded top with inlaid and tessellated stone in the shape of shells and tulips. ...
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1990s Empire Tables

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Stone, Iron

Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, Elegant, 19th C., 1800's!!
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant Antique Desk, Carved, Empire, Tooled Leather Top, 19th C., 1800's!! 19th Century Empire Caved Desk With Tooled Leather Top, Height: 28 in. by Width: 52 in. by Depth: 22 in. Wear and imperfections commensurate with being moved, age and use. t15 As per Worth Point, Empire style furniture tends to be massive in scale, imposing, and abundantly adorned, reflecting Napoleon's magnificence. Empire furniture has simple geometric shapes with distinct angles. Decorations and motifs are symmetrically placed on both sides. Like Neoclassic style furniture, ancient Roman and Greek elements strongly influence Empire pieces. The Empire style furniture is characterized by war and the classical world—coat of arms, trophies, and spires became common motifs. Roman mythological themes frequently appeared in furniture designs such as eagles, winged lions, and deities. These were commonly seen as chair armrests and table legs. Unique motifs that appeared during the Empire period were initials "N" and "J" encircled by laurel wreaths. Bees, swans, bows, and arrows, and the lyre came into fashion prominent. The furniture uses imported dense woods, such as mahogany and ebony. Empire style chairs are stiff and sculptural. Typical Empire style chairs include square, rectangular, or rolled-over chair backs. The Empire tables are bulkier and more circular than neoclassical. Tables of this period range from massive dining tables to small guéridon tables...
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19th Century European Antique Empire Tables

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Leather, Wood

A Pair of Empire Marble Gueridon Side Tables Raised On Ebonized Column Supports
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Pair Of Matching French Empire Style Marble Gueridon Side Tables Raised On Column Supports United By A Triform Base and Side Drawer.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Tables

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Marble

19th Century Bronze Ormolu Swan Koi Fish Empire Wood Marble Round Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bein...
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19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Empire Style Marbletop Circular Table
Located in New York, NY
Charming early 19th Century Empire Style circular Center Table with a marble top. Crafted in solid wood with a serpentine green marble top, the circular shape makes this table a stun...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Antique Gueridon Table Empire with Bronze Details
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this French Gueridon Table Mahogany Veneer Empire Style Green Marble Top (Repaired Professionally) Bronze Details Circle Table Top Circa 190...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Inlaid empire side table circa 1800
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Inlaid empire side table circa 1800 professionally stained and repolished.
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century French Empire Rotating Center Table with Black Leather Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French Empire Rotating Center Table with Black Leather Top & Ebonized Paw Feet
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Leather, Wood

Baker Furniture Empire Banded Mahogany Drum Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire or Georgian style drum side table or tea table By Baker Furniture USA, circa 1980s Beautiful flame mahogany, with satinwood banding. Measures: 24"W x 24...
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Late 20th Century American Empire Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

French Mahogany Empire Console Game Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A convertible demilune console-to-game table - made in the Empire style - in 19th Century France. When closed, the table functions as a striking demilune console, bedecked in outstan...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Brass

Pair 19th Century Italian Empire Consoles
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 19th Century Italian Empire white marble top mahogany consoles supported by ebonized caryatid columns.
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

Early 19th Century French Empire Tric Trac Backgammon Table
Located in Essex, MA
Period French Empire Mahogany Tric Trac Games Table. Inlaid Backgammon Well. Original Removable Top with leather on one side for writing and felt on reverse for card playing. Orig...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Ebony, Mahogany

French Empire Revival Style Burled Walnut Extension Dining / Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Empire Revival-style (19/20th Century) burled walnut circular center / dining extension table which opens to accommodate 4 leaves, resting on a central fluted and tapered colu...
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20th Century French Empire Tables

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Walnut, Burl, Wood

Henredon French Empire Pedestal Dining Table in Exotic Brazilian Daniella Wood
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Empire style pedestal extension dining table By Henredon USA, Late 20th century Gorgeous banded exotic Brazilian Daniella wood, with brass accents. ...
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Late 20th Century American Empire Tables

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Brass

Empire Style Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Gueridon, French, in the Empire style. This piece has three swan legs on a triangular base supporting the top covered with a veined black marble top (professionally repaired).
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1910s French Vintage Empire Tables

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Marble

French Empire Style Cocktail Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical round coffee or cocktail table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table is made in the French Napoleonic empire style featuring bronze mounted ...
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20th Century American Empire Tables

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Bronze

Empire Centre Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Empire Centre Table A large French Empire centre table in figured mahogany with ormolu mounts, bronze feet and the original dished yellow-veined da...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Round Table with Empire Bases 60-115 inch
Located in Annville, PA
The Round Table with Empire Bases 60-115 inch is a high quality 60 inch round table when closed. The field of the table top being produced from the...
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2010s Empire Tables

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Mahogany

French Empire Style 19th Century Bleached Table with Marble Top and Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style bleached wood side table from the 19th century with black marble top, three column legs, in-curving tripartite base and petite feet. Bask in the timeless allure...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Stunning Gueridon Table, hand carved Dolphin, second Empire, ~1900, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning rare side table, so called Gueridon, from the second Empire, made around 1900 in Italy. This elaborate structure of the table is composed of a round base with small extens...
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1890s Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany, Spruce

Early 19th Century French Extendable Dining Table, Demi Lune, Walnut
Located in Greven, DE
Extendable antique dining table for 8 people France walnut early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 79 x 116 x 70 cm extendable to: H...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Walnut

Fabulous Demi-Lune Console, Jardiniere, Mirror available, 1810, Empire, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful demi-lune console, usable as jardiniere, made around 1810 in Austria, an original of the Empire era. This wonderful wall console has a faceted mirror in the lower area. Th...
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1810s Austrian Antique Empire Tables

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Sheet Metal

Especially beautiful Side Table, Pillar Commode Trumeau, Empire, ~1810-15, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful pillar commode, trumeau - an original of the Empire era, made around 1810-15, in Italy. This piece of furniture has a wonderfully classic shape, with a base, a round body...
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1810s Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Empire Gueridon, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-legged table on casters with carved eagle heads and hooves as well as amphora decoration on the trefoil strutting. This, like the frame, is inlaid with brass threads. A low gal...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Mahogany

Empire Style Mahogany Campaign Side Tables, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire style brass mounted campaign cabinets or side tables with single drawers and storage compartments. 20.5” H x 25.5” W x 19.5” D.
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20th Century Empire Tables

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Brass

19th Century French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Wood & Marble Pedestal, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century French ormolu mounted Empire-style pedestal, cast and figurine depicting a Greek goddess along with sculpted heads overlaid with flora. The middle design de...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Ormolu

19th Swedish Empire Marble Top Gueridon Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Gueridón table with marble top from the Empire period, Swedish work from the early 19th century, in cherry wood and ebonized wood, the top is supported on winged lions and a triangu...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet stands on bronze paw feet over a wide straight bottom plinth; it is decorated at the shoulder with Egyptian woman...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Bronze

Empire Period Console Table with Marble Top Dating from the Early 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing 1st Empire period console table of impressive proportions, featuring a veneered wood body and a grey veined marble top. The marble tray is set over one long frieze drawer...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

19th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish Empire console table in carved, polychrome and gilt wood, early 19th century. Rectangular marble top in a low white, frieze decorated wi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

French Empire Circular Table with Black Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic French Empire mahogany circular center table, the black marble top over a wide frieze supported by round, slightly tapering columns with brass collars, joined by a ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble

Midcentury Empire Style Brass & Granite Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Midcentury Empire Style Brass & Granite Coffee Table will add timeless style flair to your seating group while providing a carefree surface that looks beautiful and cleans up with a ...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Tables

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Granite, Brass

Pair of 19th Century French Marble Top Carved Burl Walnut Gueridon Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or den with this elegant pair of antique round gueridons. Crafted in France circa 1870, each fruit wood table stands on three cabriole legs decorated with bron...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Napoleon III Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table with Black Central Leg
Located in IT
Napoleon III Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table with Black Central Leg 19th century Italian Napoleon III rounded coffee table in walnut wood. Central black leg and three black lit...
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables

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Walnut

French Mahogany Empire Style Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pierced brass gallery surrounds the round, white marble top on this terrific 19th Century French Empire style gueridon. The top is lifted by three column-form legs that are joined ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Mahogany Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style marble-top side table made of mahogany with veneer of flame mahogany. Finish on all four sides. Oak as a secondary wood. Two dovetailed drawers with cast bras. ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

Empire Style Eglomise Mirrored Center Table E.J. Victor
Located in Toledo, OH
Empire style eglomise mirrored round center table. Black finish painted leaf details and trim in gold. Distressed mirror top.
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20th Century Unknown Empire Tables

Materials

Mirror

Baker Furniture French Empire Fruitwood Pedestal Center Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire style fruitwood pedestal breakfast table or center table By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection USA, late 20th century. Measures: 38.25"W x 3...
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Late 20th Century American Empire Tables

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Fruitwood

ebonized 19th Century Mahogany Round Center Empire Table with Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1840s mahogany empire center table has a new, professionally applied ebonised finish. Gray and white streaked round marble top with a brass trimmed trefoi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive Empire style Gilt Bronze & Malachite center table. The table features a circular top, which has been beautifully inlaid with malachite and edged with gilt bron...
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20th Century French Empire Tables

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Malachite, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Italian Napoleonic Era Somno Pedestal Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the Napoleonic era with this exceptional early 19th century Italian somno pedestal cabinet. This cabinet is a true testament to the opulence and a...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables

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Walnut

Rider Two-Tier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. A fab storage solution for an entryway or a bathroom, our Rider two-tier side table is an updated take on French Empire style. Blacken...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Tables

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Brass

French 1810s Empire Console Table in Mahogany
Located in Ulm, DE
Console table with columns Mahogany, shellac hand polished Empire, France around 1810 Dimensions: Width: 71,5 cm Height: 80 cm Depth: 33,5 cm.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Wood, Mahogany

19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Console
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire marble-top console table made of solid walnut. Large drawer with original fine cast bronze decoration. Bronze mounted turned column supports in fr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables

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Marble, Brass

Oval 19th Century Birch Empire Center Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Oval 19th century birch empire center table, circa 1860 Beautiful Swedish birch center table.  Oval top surface with matched birch veneers and striking g...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables

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Birch

Antique French Empire Style Ebonized Mahogany Round Table with Marble Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire or Egyptian Revival small solid mahogany side table, wine table or end table with lion paw feet, that was recently restored with an old school ebonized finish. ...
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1890s French Antique Empire Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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