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Breakfront French Empire

Maslow Freen French Empire Style Breakfront Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maslow Freen French Empire style breakfront bookcase China cabinet with brass grill. Item includes
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20th Century American Empire Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Baker Neoclassical French Empire Mahogany Breakfront China Display Cabinet 90"
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
, Neoclassical and French Empire styling. A rectangular form with breakfront design made from mahogany with
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Unusual Empire Style Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Quirky and unusual Empire style breakfront bookcase, the wood painted with a faux bois trompe
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Beautiful Maitland Smith French Empire Magazine Rack Canterbury
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
(attributed) French empire style mahogany magazine rack or canterbury. The stand is in good condition and may
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1990s Unknown Empire Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Bronze Mounted Ormolu Mahogany French Empire Stool Bench, circa 1920s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a beautiful French Empire
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Revival Footstools

Materials

Bronze

Impressive 19th century French empire revival 5 piece bedroom suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
statement piece.  Shallow breakfront shape, cornice beautifully decorated with ormolu mounts.  Made from an
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bedroom Sets

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris In the Empire
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Quality Gilded French Empire Style Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a
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Early 2000s Unknown Empire Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Birch and Morocco Leather Pedestal Desk in the French Empire Manner
Located in London, GB
A pedestal desk in the French Empire manner of freestanding breakfront form with everted angles
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI / Napoleon III Breakfront Commode, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A marble top of breakfront shape french Empire commode with tapered feet adorned, chiseled brass
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Empire Tole Painted Metal Shade Brass Bugle Table Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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Vintage 1950s French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rosewood Bookcase Breakfront Cabinet by Bethehem Furniture
By Bethlehem Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Red Lion, PA in the neoclassical / French Empire Taste. This remarkable piece features 4 beveled glass
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20th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Russian Baltic Brass Bound Marble Top Empire Style Center Occasional Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
marble inset into a brass bound walnut frame. The frame is done in the French Empire style. The table
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Antique 1870s Russian Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

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Breakfront Bookcase Georgian Style Mahogany, Made in England 4 Glazed Doors
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautiful full size four-door breakfront bookcase crafted in mahogany, by Bevan Funnel. Adjustable shelves behind the hand glazed upper door, the figured crotch mahogany on the low...
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20th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Jasper Chinoiserie Breakfront Secretary, Gilt Lacquer, Bubble Glass
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
Jasper Chinoiserie Breakfront Secretary, Gilt Lacquer, Bubble Glass Offered for sale is a Chinoiserie breakfront china cabinet by Jasper with bubble glass panels. The cabinet is ...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Fine Satinwood Baker Furniture Company Crown Glass Breakfront Bookcase
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Vintage 1960s American Georgian Bookcases

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Blown Glass, Satinwood

Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Vintage 1980s American Louis XV Bookcases

Materials

Oak

French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bookcase with breakfront. Also to be used as cupboard for kitchen or dining spaces, our as decorative cabinet or vitrine for accessories and books in living room. Three units,...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Brass

French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
French Breakfront Library or Cupboard Cabinet
H 97.25 in W 177.25 in D 16.5 in
Georgian Carved Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet by Hickory
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Hickory Furniture, "American Masterpiece Collection". USA, Late-20th century. Book-...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Henredon English Georgian Inlaid Yew Wood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous English Georgian style lighted breakfront bookcase or display cabinet. By Henredon, "18th Century Portfolio" Collection. USA, 20th Century Carved yew wood, with i...
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20th Century American Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Georgian Carved Mahogany Lighted Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet by Thomasville
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style lighted breakfront bookcase or dining cabinet By Thomasville USA, circa 1980s. Flame mahogany, with mullioned glass front doors and ...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped French Louis XVI style painted and gilt banquette, chaise lounge, bench, daybed or loveseat with Greek key design, ready for your own fabric selection.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chaise Longues

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
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2010s British Louis XVI Sofas

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
H 40.56 in W 108.27 in D 29.53 in
20th Century George III Style Mahogany Library Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Parkesburg, PA
George III Style, mahogany with burl walnut veneer banding / accents, acanthus columned, cross banded individual glass pane doors, striped fabric covered inside backing, raised panel...
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Late 20th Century George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

French Deco Leather and Mohair Daybed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This versatile French deco daybed (circa late 1930s) can be converted from a bench to daybed, when the arms are removed and reoriented into the appropriate frame fittings. The staine...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Daybeds

Materials

Leather, Mohair, Mahogany

Beacon Hill Georgian Mahogany Broken Arch Breakfront China Cabinet Desk Bookcase
By Beacon Hill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beacon Hill Georgian style mahogany broken arch breakfront China cabinet secretary desk bookcase. Item features drop front desk surface with tooled leather top, beautiful wood grain,...
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Mid-20th Century North American Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

19th Century, French, Louis Philippe Daybed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis Philippe style beautifully burled walnut daybed. Mid-19th century, France. Recently upholstered and re-conditioned.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Daybeds

Materials

Walnut

1950s Daybed in Pine, Seat and Cushion Covered with Velvet
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950s daybed in pine, seat and cushion covered with velvet.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Daybeds

Materials

Velvet, Pine

C1930s Era English Made Federal Style Mahogany Breakfront China Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Federal style breakfront with 3 doors with 3 shelves over 3 doors each containing 1 shelf.
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20th Century Federal Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Mahogany French Empire Period Breakfront Bookcase or Bibliotheque
Located in Winchcombe, Gloucesteshire
Superb quality French Empire period plum pudding mahogany breakfront bookcase. Standing on gilt paw
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
Located in Fulda, DE
Very large triple breakfront mahogany bookcase from early 19th century. Cornice of moulded section
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
Very Large Empire Mahogany Library Bookcase
H 100.4 in W 161.42 in D 18.51 in
French Empire Mahogany Breakfront Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany & bronze trimmed breakfront cabinet with 3 glass doors
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Antique 19th Century Empire Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Mahogany Breakfront Cabinet
French Empire Mahogany Breakfront Cabinet
H 111.5 in W 84 in D 22.25 in
French Empire Chiffonier Breakfront Sideboard 2 Metres
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning and large French Empire chiffonier in mahogany We date this piece to circa 1890 and she
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Antique 1890s Sideboards

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Late Empire Breakfront Display
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Danish late Empire Glass Display show Cabinet, black French polished (ebonized), 1830 Top
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Antique 19th Century Danish Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Empire Style Walnut Breakfront Sideboard, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is an exceptional antique Empire style and ormolu-mounted marble topped breakfront sideboard
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Antique 1880s French Sideboards

French Flame Mahogany Empire-Style Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Beautifully book matched mahogany envelopes this stately French Empire enfilade from the late 19th
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Buffets

Materials

Marble, Brass

French 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Breakfront Bibliothèque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This rare, impressive, and eclectic carved Napoleon III ebonized breakfront-bibliothèque is from
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Empire Chestnut Commode Chest Marble Top
Located in London, GB
This important and rare antique French Empire commode was crafted from the most beautiful chestnut
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Antique 1860s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Exceptional Quality French Amboyna Empire Buffet Sideboard from Paris.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French breakfront Empire style sideboard or buffet, the simple geometric case veneered in exotic
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Early 20th Century French Empire Buffets

Materials

Bronze

Superb French Empire Circassian Walnut Figural Bronze Giltwood Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Antique 1890s French Empire Revival Vitrines

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Bronze

French Mahagony Empire Mirror with Gilt-Bronze Mounts
Located in Berlin, DE
supported by a breakfront platform base. Gilt-Bronze mounts on base and central upper section. Mirror plate
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Mirrors

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Bronze

Vintage French Empire Style Walnut Display Cabinet / Sideboard
Located in Charlotte, NC
An early 20th century French Empire style display cabinet sideboard, unbranded. Golden stained
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Early 20th Century American Empire Sideboards

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Brass

Impressive 19th Century French Empire Revival Five-Piece Bedroom Suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
large wardrobe is a real statement piece. Shallow breakfront shape, cornice beautifully decorated with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Bedroom Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Set 16 Maison Krieger Attributed French Empire Burled Walnut Dining Chairs
By Maison Krieger
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is splendid set of 16 French Empire style gilt dor'e bronze mounted dining chairs that match a
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Antique 1890s French Empire Dining Room Chairs

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Bronze

French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock with Huntress Diana, circa 1805
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire ormolu and patinated bronze mantel (fireplace) clock with huntress diana, circa
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Heavily Carved Mahogany French Empire Window Bench with Carved Dolphins c1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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20th Century Empire Benches

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Upholstery, Wood

Ormolu Mounted Empire Mahagony Centre Table
Located in Berlin, DE
cast capitals, on an inverted breakfront platform base on ball feet. The mahagony veneer is in
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Ormolu Mounted Empire Mahagony Centre Table
Ormolu Mounted Empire Mahagony Centre Table
H 28.35 in W 20.48 in D 13 in
Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Etagere
Located in Berlin, DE
mercury mirror plate), on a breakfront rectangular base with a deep drawer and two handles. The etagere
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Etagere
Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Etagere
H 64.18 in W 35.04 in D 22.05 in
Fine French Empire Amboyna Burl Gilt Dor'e Bronze 14 FT Dining Table w 6 Leaves
By Maison Krieger
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a
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Antique 1890s French Empire Dining Room Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Mahogany Bronze Female Busts Library or Bibliotheque, circa 1860
By Maison Krieger
Located in Berlin, DE
An Empire style gilt bronze mounted mahogany library or bibliotheque from circa 1860. The
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases

Materials

Bronze

French Early 19th Century Transitional Oak Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fine two-drawer, hand-carved oak commode from the early part of the 19th century, France
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Antique Early 19th Century French Primitive Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Pair of Baccarat Quality Crystal Dore' Bronze Cassolettes with Swans
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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Vintage 1940s French Empire Garniture

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Exceptional 19th Century Kingwood and Gilt Bronze Mounted Buffet-Cabinet
By Maison Guéret
Located in London, GB
feet, of gentle breakfront form, having a blind centre door, dressed with an elliptical bronze plaque
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Antique 19th Century French Revival Cabinets

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Bronze

Large 19th Century Oak Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very large 19th century French oak library bookcase stamped Mon Krieger Paris, beautifully
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Antique 19th Century Bookcases

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Oak

Large 19th Century Oak Bookcase
Large 19th Century Oak Bookcase
H 98.82 in W 129.93 in D 20.87 in
Egyptian Revival Bronze Mounted Marble Top Walnut Commode For Bambergers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous Italian-made Egyptian revival or French Empire style commode with a gorgeous
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Vintage 1960s Italian Egyptian Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Breakfront Bookcase Flame Mahogany, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Glorious French Empire antique breakfront bookcase In flame mahogany with ormolu mounts
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Antique 1880s Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Flame Mahogany French Empire Gilded Swam Marble Top Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
French Empire revival carved mahogany and verdi marble top commode. The Commode has carved swans
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Empire Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Marble Top Walnut Sideboard Eglomise Doors
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Buffets

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Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf

An Empire period walnut buffet from France c. 1810
Located in Houston, TX
An Empire period walnut buffet from France c. 1810. Please be sure to look at all of the additional
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

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Walnut

Rare Pair Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany and Brass Commodes
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A rare pair of early 19th century Empire mahogany and brass commodes of small proportions and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Brass Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
with solid curved surfaces of plain brass. Remarkable construction and concept. French, Second Empire.
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

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Brass

French Brass Cabinet
French Brass Cabinet
H 31 in W 39.5 in D 14 in
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Breakfront French Empire For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the breakfront French empire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each breakfront French empire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect breakfront French empire — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A breakfront French empire, designed in the Empire, Louis XVI or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Antoine Krieger, Bethlehem Furniture and Maison Kriéger each produced at least one beautiful breakfront French empire that is worth considering.

How Much is a Breakfront French Empire?

A breakfront French empire can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $19,500, while the lowest priced sells for $2,959 and the highest can go for as much as $252,727.
Questions About Breakfront French Empire
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.