Second Empire Sofa
Empire Sofa
Located in New Haven, CT
Second Empire period mahogany sofa with original ormolu mounts including the paw feet.
Note: The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Second Empire Fine Mahogany & Gilt Bronze Canapé—Napoleon III, 1860
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine and well preserved mahogany & gilt bronze canapé from the Second Empire Period under the
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Sofas
Materials
Bronze
Antique Biedermeier Swedish Birch Ormolu Mounted Sofa Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Swedish birch Biedermeier sofa table with ebonized detail, circa 1820 in
Category
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Materials
Ormolu
H 29.14 in W 50.79 in D 26.78 in
Exhibition Quality Wylie & Lochhead 1860 Glasgow Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa
By Wylie & Lochhead
Located in GB
fully restored Hand dyed brown leather Chesterfield sofa
This piece is absolutely sublime, made by
Category
Antique 1860s Scottish High Victorian Sofas
Materials
Leather
H 32.49 in W 75.4 in D 28.15 in
Unusual American Empire Mahogany Armchair
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-late 19th century (Second Period) American Empire chair, stripped, tightened and finish
Category
Antique 1850s American Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
Second Empire style, were presented at the Exhibition of 1844, during the reign of Louis-Philippe
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
H 15 in W 4.5 in D 5.15 in
French Living Room Set Louis XV - Sofa and Pair of Armchair - 19th - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
great originality.
The armchairs and the canapé can be sold separately.
Second Empire era,
circa 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Settees
Materials
Velvet, Wood
H 41.54 in W 67.72 in D 32.68 in
19th Century Italian Six-Panel Painted Wood Folding Screen in Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Firenze, IT
This one-of-a-kind museum quality Italian Empire Period (early 19th Century) room divider folding
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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H 62.21 in W 77.96 in D 1.19 in
Antique Louis XVI Giltwood 5 Pieces Salon Suite
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
minor losses to the gilt finish.
Second Empire Period.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets
Materials
Giltwood, Tapestry
Pair of French 1850s Rococo Revival Giltwood Two-Light Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
French giltwood sconces was born in the years following the arrival of the Second Empire with Napoleon
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Large Gabriella Crespi "Fungo" Table Lamps in Brushed Brass and Acrylic
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
been expertly refinished by the trusted metal workers at Empire Metal of New York and retain the seam
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monumental Neoclassical Column Form Faux Green Marble Painted Wood Pedestal
Located in Stamford, CT
2012 NYT obituary:
“What was special about Prigent was his ability to identify that Empire furniture
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Pedestals
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Period Boulle Inlaid fliptop Games Table
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Forney, TX
A fine French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) fliptop card game table.
Make a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Game Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
style and ingenuity from the Second Empire! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
A French 19th Century Pair of Louis XVI Style Large Curule Stools
By Maison Jansen, Georges Jacob
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Second Empire and at the time of the Universal Exhibitions, as the ‘Escalier de Cristal’ teaches. At
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Stools
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century, Pair of French Lacquered and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
Louis XVI that spread in the second half of the eighteenth century with some mention of the Empire style
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper Gold Leaf & Brass Table Lamps Inc Shades
By Frederick Cooper
Located in London, GB
dining room perhaps as side lamps either side of a sofa or on a sideboard.
Dimensions: Overall Height
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 43.31 in Dm 9.06 in
French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a cocktail - coffee table, sofa end
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron
Knole Settee, Cowdray Park, English, Lengyon & Co, olive velvet, tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, upholstered, 17th century, couch with hinged arm rests, found at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, the ancestral
Category
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Materials
Tapestry, Velvet
H 43.71 in W 69.3 in D 27.17 in
Antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s Rug with Confucian Pictorial Design
Located in Dallas, TX
along the trade routes between two other major weaving centers: Ningxia and Beijing. In the second half
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes
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19th Century Biedermeier Sofa Satin Birch. Vienna, circa. 1830.
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Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
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By Josef Danhauser
Located in Berlin, DE
Vienna Biedermeier chair after Josef Danhauser, 1805-1845.
Maple roots on solid beechwood. Classical upholstering.
(C-Sam-2).
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Josef Danhauser
Located in Vienna, AT
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Located in Vienna, AT
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Located in Vienna, AT
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Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
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Oak
French Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
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Lacquer and Velvet Set of Seats in the Napoleon III Style, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
particular to the Second Empire.
These dark woods blend perfectly with the precious inlaid materials and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Living Room Sets
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H 48.04 in W 62.21 in D 27.56 in
Rare Set of Drawing Room Stately Furniture, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare set of drawing room stately furniture.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Living Room Sets
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Antique Empire Sofa, Northern Europe, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique sofa from the second half of the 19th century.
Made of mahogany wood in Scandinavia
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Antique 1870s Swedish Empire Sofas
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Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Sofa Settee, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique French gilt bronze mounted Empire Revival sofa
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Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Sofas
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Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Sofa, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic and highly decorative antique French Empire sofa, circa 1900 in date.
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Sofas
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Ormolu
H 40.16 in W 49.61 in D 22.45 in
Antique Curved Danish Three Seater Sofa in Velvet, Empire, 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Such an elegant three seater antique empire sofa in a classic red velvet. Made by a Danish
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H 27.56 in W 76.78 in D 32.29 in
Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Six Piece Salon Suite 19th C
Located in London, GB
of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after
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Located in London, GB
- sofa.
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Empire style,
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Antique French Empire Revival Ormolu-Mounted 5-Piece Salon Suite, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
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By Ipe Cavalli
Located in GB
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H 32.68 in W 70.48 in D 38.59 in
Second Empire Recamier, France, circa 1850
Located in Miami, FL
Second Empire fainting couch, circa 1850 de-acquisitioned from Svaneholms castles inventory in 1936
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Canapes
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Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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circa 1850 French Parcel Gilt Napoleon III Side Table with Breche Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Side Tables
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Antique Watercolour "The Valentine" by John Haynes Williams 19th Century
By John Haynes-Williams 1
Located in London, GB
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H 22.84 in W 19.3 in D 1.19 in
Antique Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Sleigh Bed c.1830
Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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H 29.93 in W 107.88 in D 48.04 in
Mid Century Sideboard by Schrieber
By Schreiber
Located in Tarleton, GB
that he was able to buy Greaves and Thomas in 1967, adding a quality name to the Schreiber Empire
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Antique French Empire Ormolu Mounted Sofa & Pair Armchairs 19th C
Located in London, GB
of the Roman Empire. It is the second phase of neoclassicism which is also called "Directoire", after
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French 19th Century Original Paintwork Second Empire Marquise Loveseat Sofa
Located in Benington, Herts
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H 35.44 in W 40.75 in D 31.89 in
19th Century Second Empire Marble-Top Console Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
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Ebonized French Empire Demilune Sofa Console Table Attributed Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Annotated Sherlock Holmes, the 4 Novels & 56 Short Stories & a Study in Scarlet
Located in valatie, NY
. Potter, New York, 1976. Second Edition 15th printing hardcovers with dust jackets. These two volumes
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A French Napoleon III Large Pair of Orientalist Porcelain Plaques, 1908
By Rudolf Ernst
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire paintings of elaborately costumed merchants, guards or sentinels and pashas as well as a few
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H 18.9 in W 22.64 in D 0.79 in
French 2nd Empire Mahogany Sofa with gilt bronze mounts
Located in Asheville, NC
French Second Empire Sofa, mahogany frame with numerous gilt bronze mounts in the Napoleonic
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Located in New York, NY
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Shell Sofa, 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
feeling of opulence. The elegance of this item allows to blend it in Second Empire decor as well as in a
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Located in Paris, FR
rest and conversation. Typical of the Second Empire, the use of this type of seat continues during the
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Located in New York, NY
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French Rococo Revival 1850s Giltwood Upholstered Winged Canapé with Shell Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
the Second Empire with Napoleon III running the country. Focusing on a reemergence of the French
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H 39 in W 59 in D 26 in
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By Drexel
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H 28 in W 70 in D 33 in
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Second Empire Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the second empire sofa you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each second empire sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect second empire sofa — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A second empire sofa is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Art Deco and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made second empire sofa over the years, but those crafted by Ipe Cavalli, Schreiber and Wylie & Lochhead are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Second Empire Sofa?
Prices for a second empire sofa can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,127 and can go as high as $94,278, while the average can fetch as much as $4,600.
Questions About Second Empire Sofa
- What is an Empire sofa?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Empire movement in design started in the 19th century and is characterized by straight lines in rigid symmetrical compositions. Empire sofas, and furniture specifically, are part of the French neoclassical style. Shop a collection of Empire sofas from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An Empire sofa is a type of sofa associated with the Empire style of art and architecture that came out of early 19th-century France. The designs of furniture in the Empire style were actually quite varied depending on the region which interpreted the design principles. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Empire style sofas from some of the world’s top sellers.
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