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American Mahogany Gilt & Marble Top Cornucopia Pier Table.  Circa 1810
American Mahogany Gilt & Marble Top Cornucopia Pier Table.  Circa 1810

American Mahogany Gilt & Marble Top Cornucopia Pier Table. Circa 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American flame mahogany marble top pier table with gilt carved capitals , flanking cornucopias, original mirror, and terminating on gilt acanthus lions paw feet. All original. Early...

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Antique 1810s American American Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period
Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period

Located in Paris, FR

Measures: Height 17.3 in (44 cm) / Base 4 in (10 cm) Early 19th century production. French Empire period, circa 1810-1815.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Ormolu and Cut Glass Empire Period Chandelier
Fine Ormolu and Cut Glass Empire Period Chandelier

Fine Ormolu and Cut Glass Empire Period Chandelier

Located in Steyning, West sussex

The ormolu finely decorated corona hung with swags of icicle drops and strings cascading down to a corresponding main band supporting fifteen candle branch arranged on two tiers the ...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour”, Att. François-Louis Savart
French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour”, Att. François-Louis Savart

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour”, Att. François-Louis Savart

Located in New York, NY

An Important French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour,” Attributed to François-Louis Savart, Paris The clock is formed with a rectangular case rising from a shaped plinth b...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Dresser, Chest of Drawers, Mirror, stamped Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Brussels c. 1810
Dresser, Chest of Drawers, Mirror, stamped Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Brussels c. 1810

Dresser, Chest of Drawers, Mirror, stamped Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Brussels c. 1810

By Jean Joseph Chapuis

Located in Greven, DE

Antique dressing table - stamped Chapuis Brussels Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 178 x 91 x 56 cm, height without mirror: 82 cm Description: Elaborately crafted...

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Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere by Delamarche, Paris, Circa 1805-1810
Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere by Delamarche, Paris, Circa 1805-1810

Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere by Delamarche, Paris, Circa 1805-1810

By Charles Francois Delamarche

Located in Milano, IT

Charles-François Delamarche Ptolemaic armillary sphere Paris, circa 1805-1810 Wood and papier-mâché covered with printed and partly hand-coloured paper It measures 15.74” in height, ...

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Maps

Materials

Paper, Wood

Restored Empire Wall Mirror, Walnut, Revived Polish, Austria, 1870s
Restored Empire Wall Mirror, Walnut, Revived Polish, Austria, 1870s

Restored Empire Wall Mirror, Walnut, Revived Polish, Austria, 1870s

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

This noble hanging mirror is an excellent example of the purity and elegance of the Empire style. Originating from early 19th-century Austria, it embodies the aristocratic taste of t...

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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Wall Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror, Lacquer, Walnut

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface
Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A very fine Empire chest or commode with bowed front offering four drawers on tapered feet in the finest book-matched Cuban (West Indies) mahogany.

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Antique 1810s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810
Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810

Pair Italian, Lombardia, Walnut, Ebonized, & Giltwood Bedside Commodes, ca. 1810

Located in Atlanta, GA

each commode having a rectangular top on a conforming case housing one drawer and one door, the doors flanked by ebonized columns and carved giltwood capitals, raised on tapering cab...

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Antique Early 1800s Italian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Empire Secretary Desk, France 19th century
Empire Secretary Desk, France 19th century

Empire Secretary Desk, France 19th century

Located in Belmont, MA

French Empire Secretary Desk, 19th Century – Mahogany Veneer, Marble Top, Bronze Details This stunning 19th-century French Empire secretary desk is a true statement piece, showcasin...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble

Rare Pair of French Empire Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps w/ Medusa Masks
Rare Pair of French Empire Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps w/ Medusa Masks

Rare Pair of French Empire Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps w/ Medusa Masks

Located in New York, NY

Rare Pair of French Empire Period (Circa 1810) Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps of finest quality, chasing, and two tone gilding w/ Medusa Masks on Gray Marble Bases Each lamp is conceiv...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Jars

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Mantel Empire clock bronze
19th Century Mantel Empire clock bronze

19th Century Mantel Empire clock bronze

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Magnificent empire clock in its original gilding , one of the most beautiful models executed at this time.The beauty of this woman standing ,the base decorated with children one of w...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock
French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock

French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in Essex, MA

Of majestic scale with the ormolu gilding in very good condition in working order.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Empire Russia St. Petersburg Mahogany Games Console Table Brass Banding
Antique Empire Russia St. Petersburg Mahogany Games Console Table Brass Banding

Antique Empire Russia St. Petersburg Mahogany Games Console Table Brass Banding

Located in Munich, DE

This elegant Russian games and console table was made in st Petersburg circa 1810. It has ben crafted out of mahogany and is decorated with fine brass banding.The table is convertibl...

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Antique 1810s Russian Empire Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Brass

Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810
Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810

Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810

Located in Greven, DE

Mantel Clock "Atala and Chactas" Paris Bronze (fire-gilt and patinated), enamel Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 40 x 32 x 11 cm Description: Very rare and extre...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode
Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode

Circa 1815 French Empire 4-Drawer Commode

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1815 French Empire 4-drawer commode. Restrained, elegant design typical of the period. Subtly shaped, flattened columns, with quality bronze mounts where they sweep out toward ...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

A Pair French 1st Empire Period Ormolu & Verde Antico Marble Figural Candelabra
A Pair French 1st Empire Period Ormolu & Verde Antico Marble Figural Candelabra

A Pair French 1st Empire Period Ormolu & Verde Antico Marble Figural Candelabra

Located in New York, NY

A Fine and Unusual Pair of French 1st Empire Period Doré Bronze and Verde Antico Marble Figural Neoclassical Five-Arm Candelabra.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Impt Pair of French Empire Ormolu Covered vases/Potpourris, Att. Thomier A Paris
Impt Pair of French Empire Ormolu Covered vases/Potpourris, Att. Thomier A Paris

Impt Pair of French Empire Ormolu Covered vases/Potpourris, Att. Thomier A Paris

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in New York, NY

An Incredible and Rare Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Covered Potpourris, Attributed to Thomier A Paris. This pair dates to 1810, which is the illustrious French Empire period.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can and 'En Grisaille', French circa 1810
Fine Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can and 'En Grisaille', French circa 1810

Fine Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can and 'En Grisaille', French circa 1810

By Paris Studio

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can made by a French Old - Paris maker, dating to the early 19th century, circa 1810. The very fine Paris Porcelain coffee can, which is ve...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th Century Mantel Clock - "Pendule au Noir", Faizan à Paris circa 1810
Early 19th Century Mantel Clock - "Pendule au Noir", Faizan à Paris circa 1810

Early 19th Century Mantel Clock - "Pendule au Noir", Faizan à Paris circa 1810

By Faizan A Paris

Located in Greven, DE

The barrel roller - so-called "Pendule au Noir" Paris fire-gilt bronze early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 34 x 27 x 11 cm Description: Fire-gilt bronze clock from the early...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Empire Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Caryatids
Empire Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Caryatids

Empire Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Caryatids

Located in Stahnsdorf, DE

Empire Chest of Drawers with Caryatids South Germany, 1815 Cherrywood Very elegant German Empire Chest, ca. 1815. This Chest of drawers rests on four splayed feet and exhibits lovel...

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Antique 1810s German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry

Miniature French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Soldier
Miniature French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Soldier

Miniature French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock of Soldier

Located in London, GB

Fine miniature French Empire clock in ormolu. Dating from the First French Empire period with original ormolu and with fine enamel dial and movement signed The clock stands upon fine...

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Antique 1810s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality
French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality

French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality

Located in London, GB

French Empire ormolu pair of cassolettes of outstanding quality and of good size and proportion A quite exceptional pair of cassolettes in mint original condition.

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Antique 1810s French Candlesticks

Materials

Ormolu

Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle
Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle

Large Pair of French Empire Period Candelabra, Attributed to Claude Galle

By Claude Galle

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent large pair of five-light doré bronze and patinated bronze Empire period candelabra, attributed to Claude Galle made in the early 1800s. This pair of candelabra are set ...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Candelabras

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Marble, Bronze

Mantel clock from the French Empire of the early 19th century 'Apollo, playing
Mantel clock from the French Empire of the early 19th century 'Apollo, playing

Mantel clock from the French Empire of the early 19th century 'Apollo, playing

Located in Berlin, DE

A mantel clock from the Empire period (1790-1820) in France. Made of patinated, gilded bronze. The Greek god Apollo plays the lyre while his feet rest on a gilded stool. Large pendul...

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Antique 1810s Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble
Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble

Empire Inkstand Oil Lamp Acchanthus Palm Leaves Ormulu Bronze Marble

Located in Munich, Bavaria

This delightful inkstand in the shape of an ancient oil lamp is of particularily wonderful quality. The beaitiful handle of the oil lamp is designed as an upside down acchanthus lea...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Oval Gilt Florentine Mirror, Original Mirror Plate, AT ca. 1810
19th Century Oval Gilt Florentine Mirror, Original Mirror Plate, AT ca. 1810

19th Century Oval Gilt Florentine Mirror, Original Mirror Plate, AT ca. 1810

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Stunning gilt 19th century Florentine wall mirror from the period around 1810 in Austria. Arftully handcarved out of softwood, this large mirror was part of the inventory of a small ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Wall Mirrors

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Mirror, Softwood, Giltwood

Early 19th Century Empire Clock, Miniature Matelot "Au Bon Sauvage", circa 1815
Early 19th Century Empire Clock, Miniature Matelot "Au Bon Sauvage", circa 1815

Early 19th Century Empire Clock, Miniature Matelot "Au Bon Sauvage", circa 1815

Located in Greven, DE

Miniature Empire Bronze Clock - Matelot Paris fire-gilded and patinated bronze early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 18 x 14 x 9 cm Description: Very rare miniature of the fam...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides
Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides

Empire Style Open Bookstand with Lyre Sides

Located in Budapest, HU

Empire Walnut and Giltwood Open Bookcase, Austria, circa 1810–1830 This finely crafted Austrian Empire open bookcase, dating from around 1810–1830, is an exceptional example of earl...

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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Bookcases

Materials

Walnut, Giltwood

Fine Old-Paris Porcelain Saucer with 'En Grisaille' Decoration, French Ca 1810
Fine Old-Paris Porcelain Saucer with 'En Grisaille' Decoration, French Ca 1810

Fine Old-Paris Porcelain Saucer with 'En Grisaille' Decoration, French Ca 1810

By Paris Studio

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautiful porcelain saucer made by a French Old Paris maker, dating to the early 19th century, circa 1810. The saucer is very well painted "en grisaille" with a deer ...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Ceramics

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Porcelain

Napoleon Empire Egyptian theme mantel clock with musical movement
Napoleon Empire Egyptian theme mantel clock with musical movement

Napoleon Empire Egyptian theme mantel clock with musical movement

Located in London, GB

A rare and unusual French Directoire/ Empire clock depicting Napoleon standing among trophies of war including cannon, cannon balls, map scrolls and standards bearing eagles.

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Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Period Empire Marble Top Gueridon Table
Period Empire Marble Top Gueridon Table

Period Empire Marble Top Gueridon Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful, period Empire veneered, ebonized and gilded, marble top gueridon table with figurative legs terminating in goat hooves.

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Antique 1810s Empire Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique French Mantel Clock, Fire-Gilded Bronze, Diana Motif, c. 1810
Antique French Mantel Clock, Fire-Gilded Bronze, Diana Motif, c. 1810

Antique French Mantel Clock, Fire-Gilded Bronze, Diana Motif, c. 1810

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The décor piece represents the First French Empire time period, era also known as Napoleonic France.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Italian, Lucchese, Empire Period Pair Giltwood & Upholstered Bergeres, ca. 1815
Italian, Lucchese, Empire Period Pair Giltwood & Upholstered Bergeres, ca. 1815

Italian, Lucchese, Empire Period Pair Giltwood & Upholstered Bergeres, ca. 1815

Located in Atlanta, GA

having slightly rolled crest rails on reclined back, the arms with carved eagles, raised on saber legs, all non-upholstered surfaces are of giltwood, loose cushions

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Antique 1810s Italian Empire Bergere Chairs

Materials

Giltwood

"The Artist in his Studio", Oil on Canvas, Italian School, circa 1810
"The Artist in his Studio", Oil on Canvas, Italian School, circa 1810

"The Artist in his Studio", Oil on Canvas, Italian School, circa 1810

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A wonderful circa 1810 Italian school oil-on-canvas painting of an artist or painter in his studio seated legs-crossed in a chair facing the canvas on easel with palette and brush in...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Empire Tiara Comb Hair Ornament Head Ornament Silver Guilt Gilt Metal
Antique Empire Tiara Comb Hair Ornament Head Ornament Silver Guilt Gilt Metal

Antique Empire Tiara Comb Hair Ornament Head Ornament Silver Guilt Gilt Metal

Located in Munich, Bavaria

This stunning hair comb was hand crafted in France in 1810 ca. The tiara is made out of fire gilt brass. The top of the comb is made put of polished fire gilt metal. Underneath the p...

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Antique 1810s Vanity Items

Materials

Silver, Gilt Metal

Early 19th Century French Empire Large Neoclassical Walnut Console Table
Early 19th Century French Empire Large Neoclassical Walnut Console Table

Early 19th Century French Empire Large Neoclassical Walnut Console Table

Located in Berlin, DE

Early 19th century French Empire Large Neoclassical Walnut Console Table An elegant Empire period console table with a with marble top above a frieze drawer, the frieze section is...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

French Empire Ormolu Mirrored Plateau with Mercury Glass, Paris, 1810s
French Empire Ormolu Mirrored Plateau with Mercury Glass, Paris, 1810s

French Empire Ormolu Mirrored Plateau with Mercury Glass, Paris, 1810s

Located in Knivsta, SE

French Empire Ormolu Mirrored Plateau with Mercury Glass, Paris, 1810s An elegant French Empire mirrored plateau, executed in finely chased ormolu and dating to the 1810s. Most like...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant
Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant

Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1815 French Empire Secrétaire à Abattant. Mahogany with mahogany & oak secondary wood. Ingenious hidden drawers & locking mechanisms. Bronze mounted columns flank the front wit...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of French 1st Empire Dore Bronze Mtd. 5-Arm Mirrored Sconces, Att. Thomire
Pair of French 1st Empire Dore Bronze Mtd. 5-Arm Mirrored Sconces, Att. Thomire

Pair of French 1st Empire Dore Bronze Mtd. 5-Arm Mirrored Sconces, Att. Thomire

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in New York, NY

Sconces of this quality and craftsmanship are especially rare and were most probably made by the great Pierre-Philippe Thomire, one of the best bronziers during the Empire period. F...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Empire Period Dore Bronze Dolphin Centerpieces/Tazzas w/ Armorial
Pair of French Empire Period Dore Bronze Dolphin Centerpieces/Tazzas w/ Armorial

Pair of French Empire Period Dore Bronze Dolphin Centerpieces/Tazzas w/ Armorial

Located in New York, NY

Pair of French Empire Period Dore Bronze Doplphin Centerpieces/Tazzas with Triple Dolphin Holding and with Royal Family Crest This pair of gilt bronze tazzas presents a symmetrical ...

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Antique 1810s Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

Large Pair Of French Empire Ormolu Campagna Form Urns
Large Pair Of French Empire Ormolu Campagna Form Urns

Large Pair Of French Empire Ormolu Campagna Form Urns

Located in Essex, MA

Impressive size with their original oxidized patina that I have left uncleaned. Handles with rams heads. The plinth decorated with wreaths and musical lyre.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Empire Paris Amor Love Quiver Arrow Wreath Torch Doves Bronze Inkstand
Antique Empire Paris Amor Love Quiver Arrow Wreath Torch Doves Bronze Inkstand

Antique Empire Paris Amor Love Quiver Arrow Wreath Torch Doves Bronze Inkstand

Located in Munich, Bavaria

Excepional patinated bronze inkstand in the shape of a cascet on a pedestal with a drawer. It has exquisitely cast ormolu applications depicting lovers symbolic within a wreth, i.e. ...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Boxes and Cases

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather
French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather

French Empire Style Bronze and Mahogany Desk Leather

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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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Antique 1810s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Empire Period Bed, Large and Completely Original
Ancient Empire Period Bed, Large and Completely Original

Ancient Empire Period Bed, Large and Completely Original

Located in Cesena, FC

Antique Empire Bed, Large and Original This large and original antique Empire bed dates back to the early 1800s. It is an important Empire bed that has never been restored and is com...

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Antique 1810s European Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Metal

Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Urns Wired as Lamps

Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Urns Wired as Lamps

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Urns, Wired as Lamps. Featuring ornate swag garlands and rams heads, with a frieze of dancing putti.

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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils
Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils

Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils

By Charles Le Roy

Located in London, GB

This beautiful mantel clock was crafted in c.1810 by the famous Parisian clock-making firm, Le Roy et fils. The company was founded by Basile Charles Le Roy in 1785, who later passed...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

French Empire mantel clock of the Astronomy Lesson by Jean-Andre Reiche
French Empire mantel clock of the Astronomy Lesson by Jean-Andre Reiche

French Empire mantel clock of the Astronomy Lesson by Jean-Andre Reiche

Located in London, GB

French Empire Antique ormolu & verd antico marble mantel clock of "The Astronomy Lesson" by Jean-Andre Reiche.

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Antique 1810s Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Restored Empire Sofa, Walnut, Spruce, Revived Polish, Austria, 1810s
Restored Empire Sofa, Walnut, Spruce, Revived Polish, Austria, 1810s

Restored Empire Sofa, Walnut, Spruce, Revived Polish, Austria, 1810s

Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj

This Empire-style sofa from the early 19th ceThis Empire-style sofa from the early 19th century was crafted in Austria and represents an exceptional example of furniture craftsmanshi...

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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Spruce

Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

By Claude Galle

Located in New Orleans, LA

Empire Mantel Clock Claude Galle Circa 1810 This Empire period mantel clock by Galle exemplifies the sophisticated allegorical artistry of early 19th-century French horology.

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Six Early 19th Century Venetian Chairs, Walnut, Empire Style, wax polished
Six Early 19th Century Venetian Chairs, Walnut, Empire Style, wax polished

Six Early 19th Century Venetian Chairs, Walnut, Empire Style, wax polished

By Bassano's Ebanisteria

Located in Vigonza, Padua

6 early 19th century Venetian chairs in carved walnut, original upholstered spring seats in pink velvet, still usable. Clean and sanitized upholstery, structure polished with transpa...

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Antique 1810s Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"

French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Early 19th century French mahogany wood Empire style drop front secretary with a removable black marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail w...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Brass

French Empire Mantle Clock
French Empire Mantle Clock

French Empire Mantle Clock

By Negrier a Gueret

Located in Norwich, GB

French Empire mantle clock, elegant patinated bronze vase shaped case standing on a stepped ormolu base with turned feet, four pineapple finials surmounted by an ormolu armillary sph...

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Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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1810 Empire For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1810 empire for your home. Each 1810 empire for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1810 empire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. Each 1810 empire bearing Empire, Neoclassical or Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1810 empire over the years, but those crafted by Viennese Manufactory, Darte Frères and Anton Köll are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 1810 Empire?

Prices for a 1810 empire can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $88,500, while the average can fetch as much as $6,147.

A Close Look at Empire Furniture

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.