Black Empire Desk
French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany open swivel base arm chair with black
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Empire Bronze Hunting Dog Marble Base Desk Pen Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Bronze Hunting Dog Marble Base Desk Pen Holder. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Desk Sets
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Green Glass Inkwell with Gilt Mounts
Located in Nashville, TN
Second Empire green glass inkwell circa 1870 .rare color .Encased in gilt metal Empire styled
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Glass
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Glass
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
H 2.63 in W 4 in D 2.75 in
American Empire Writing Table with Carved Acanthus Legs, circa 1840
Located in Southampton, NY
American empire writing table with carved acanthus legs, circa 1840
Casters, Missing ormolu on
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30.5 in W 34.63 in D 19 in
19th Century Empire French Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Empire Clock. Made in France.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
American Mahogany Acanthus Carved Gadrooned Partners Desk on Paw Feet, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany acanthus carved gadrooned partners desk with baize writing surface, eight drawers
Category
Antique 1840s American American Empire Desks
Materials
Brass
$30,000
H 32.25 in W 72.5 in D 42.25 in
French Portico Clock – Black and White Marble, Gilt Bronze – Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Refined French Empire-style portico clock, dating from the early 1800s, in black and white marble
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,250
H 19.69 in W 10.63 in D 3.94 in
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Empire Brass Candlestick Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
By Sedgefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sedgefield by Adams French Empire Style Brass Candlestick Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$550
H 24 in W 14.5 in D 8 in
Vintage French Empire Tole Metal Oval Shade Small Brass Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Tole Metal Small Brass Bouillotte Desk Lamp with Adjustable Height Oval Shade
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$450
H 19 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top Hrh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Royal Antique Burl Wood Secretary Desk & Black Leather Drop Leaf Top HRH . Very Rare Early
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
$67,500 Sale Price
25% Off
H 61 in W 31 in D 18.5 in
French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp A lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Painted Toleware and Brass Desk Lamp
A lovely piece, adapted from an original oil lamp, the
Category
Antique 19th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Recent Sales
Black Ebonized French Empire Desk with Green Leather Writing Surface
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black ebonized French Empire desk with green leather writing surface .There are additional pull-out
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Empire Bronze Desk Set
Located in Boston, MA
Exceptional 19th century French Empire tole desk set with gilt bronze mounts.
For scale, envelope
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
1900s Empire-Style Desk with Gorgeous Veneer Wood Grain Detail & Carved Legs
Located in Memphis, TN
1900s Empire-style desk with gorgeous veneer wood grain detail and graceful carved legs. Dress up a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Velvet
H 29.88 in W 41.34 in D 27.56 in
Unusual Small French Directoire or Empire Transition Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unusual and small-scale French Directoire/Empire transition period mahogany drop front desk, with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Circa 1890-1900 Wonderful Foyer Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This was a grand piano that has been turned into a wonderful writing table.
It is rosewood and is finished on all sides. it would be a fabulous foyer tale also.
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Antique 19th Century American American Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Empire Secretary
Located in Washington, DC
French Empire secretary in cherry with architectural interior and ebonized columns with bronze doré
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Cylinder Desk in Flame Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Turquin blue marble top overhangs three drawers framed by two gilded bronze palm leaves.
The unfolded superior panel opens on a writing surface covered with gold tool leather top,...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Empire Desks
French Empire Style Black Lacquer Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
French Empire style black lacquer desk with a tooled black leather writing surface, circa 1930s
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
French Empire Style Ebonized Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire style desk, that has been painstakingly restored by our old plank workshops
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century French Mahogany Ormolu Empire Influenced Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning quality french mahogany desk circa 1860.
Here we have a real statement piece of
Category
Antique 1860s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Mahogany Fauteuil De Bureau (Desk Armchair)
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The curved back terminating in carved lion's heads above a black leather seat on ring-turned front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Empire Style Desk
Located in London, GB
An impressive late 19th century, French Empire style, ebonized and gilt metal mounted, free
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
19th Century Empire Mahogany Knee Hole Freestanding Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Excellent Quality Mahogany 3rd Empire Desk With Superb Colour.
Freestanding And With Generous
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Pair Empire Revival Black Marble Obelisks 20th C
Located in London, GB
A stunning Vintage pair of large Empire Revival obelisks, dating from the late 20th Century
Category
Vintage 1980s Empire Revival More Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Antique French Ebonized Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French ebonized mahogany desk with two side pull outs, completely restored both
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Empire Black Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock by Armingaud, Paris, Ca.1810
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Empire black marble and gilt bronze clock by Armingaud, Paris. Ca.1810. Empire period.
The dial
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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
H 10.24 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
Empire Style Black and Golden Bronze Table Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant Empire style Napoléon made in blackened wood and golden bronze using gold and posed with
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Antique 1810s French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 16.54 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
Empire Clock, Alabaster Columns, Black Polished, Vienna, Austria, circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Empire clock, alabaster columns, black polished, Vienna, Austria, circa 1815.
Wonderful Empire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Gold Plate, Brass
H 17.72 in W 11.42 in D 4.73 in
Elegant Classicist Writing Desk from the Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Bohemia Classicist Writing Desk from the early 19th Century.
The desk is completely
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Antique Early 19th Century Czech Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Empire State Armchair in Black or Grey Velvet or in Painted Ecoleather
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair black Empire State upholstered in retro black
velvet with capitone backrest. Structure
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Wood
H 59.06 in W 37.41 in D 36.62 in
French Empire Gilt and Painted Clock
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) black painted urn shaped table clock with a carved gilt garland
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Paint
Early 20th Century French Bronze and Marble Inkwell with Eagle Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
decorative top lid. The elegant Empire inkwell features a deep curve at the front to hold pens. The desk
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Louis XVI Directoire Style Cherry Black Leather Desk Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
lightly carved solid cherry frame, black leather upholstery, nailhead trim, and brass rolling casters. The
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Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Leather
French Empire Tole Metal Column Black Gold Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp with Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire Tole metal column black gold Bouillotte desk table lamp with glass shade. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 28.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Marble Desk Stand
By Empire Furniture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning French ormolu mounted Empire style marble desk stand dating from the 19th century. This
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Antique 1860s French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Marble
Empire Black Writing Desk with Original Tooled Leather Top
Located in Wichita, KS
French 1940s ‘Louis XVI Style’ ebonized desk with original leather top and key.
Dimensions 27" x
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Empire Style Black Leather Top Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
French Empire black leather top writing desk made of mahogany. The
Leather is black with gold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Empire Brass Inlaid Desk Music Chair, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Empire flame mahogany desk chair with Russian influences, circa
Category
Antique 1880s French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Beech & Black Leather Empire Style Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Sensuously curved beech wood framed regency desk chair with an oval caned back, and black leather
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chairs
Materials
Beech, Cane, Leather
Midcentury Brass and Green Enamel Letter Opener, Solingen Germany
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
German Midcentury brass and green enamel letter opener in a green leather sheath
Category
Mid-20th Century German Empire Letter Openers
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Green Gold Boat Ship Bouillotte Tole Metal Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire style tole metal small / Petite Bouillotte desk lamp with dark green and gold
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
H 16.5 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Vintage French Regency Empire Metal Brass Bouillotte Trumpet Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Regency Empire style tole metal brass Bouillotte trumpet desk table lamp. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Ebonized Desk Chair with Caned Seat
Located in Buchanan, NY
Ebonized armchair with brass trim details. The front legs are fluted in the Louis XVI style and mounted on brass sabots. The caned seat is new and in excellent condition. French cir...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Armchairs
Empire Style Writing Desk
Located in Honiton, Devon
Truly stunning late 19th century mahogany and ormolu mounted large empire style writing table
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut Empire Desk
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century French Walnut Empire desk with black leather tooled top. Center drawer is flanked by
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Desks
Materials
Walnut, Leather
French Empire Style, Ebony Finished, Five-Drawer Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This handsome French Empire style desk was recently purchased in England. The piece has a leather
Category
Mid-20th Century English Empire Revival Desks
H 30.25 in W 44.5 in D 25.25 in
Fine Pendule, Desk Clock Black Marble, France, circa 1810-1820
Located in Muenster, NRW
pendulum with kissing Putti in a swing.
black marble with fire-gilt appliqués,
signed with Bellocq à
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
French Bronze Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant two-light French bouillotte desk lamp. This beautiful 19th century Empire style desk lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Desk Timepiece
Located in London, GB
The circular white enamel dial contained within a leaf-cast frame enclosing the watch movement and supported by a Medusa mask on pedestal.
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire More Clocks
1880s French Black Lacquered Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century French black lacquered writing desk.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Empire French Mahogany Desk or Bureau Plat
Located in Tricase, Italia
19th century Mahogany desk, French empire, with five drawers and two lateral tops.
Top with the
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Desks
Empire Bronze-Mounted Baccarat Inkwell
By Baccarat
Located in Oaks, PA
Empire bronze-mounted Baccarat inkwell, beautiful crisp bronze casting, on faceted Baccarat crystal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Inkwells
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
A fantastic classical design, four-light 19th century Bouillotte desk lamp with an adjustable
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand, baroque revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
Faithful copy of the writing service by the silversmith Pietro Rubini, Milan c.1775
The inkstand is composed of a shaped tray supported by 4 rocailles feet, modeled along the entire ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$17,926
H 9.45 in W 16.54 in D 13.39 in
Vintage High Back Chesterfield Heritage Leather Office Captains Swivel Chair
By Harrods, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, large, very comfortable Chesterfield leather wing style office armchair
This is a very comfortable captain’s indeed, it’s like your f...
Category
20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
$2,583 Sale Price
25% Off
H 44.89 in W 29.53 in D 30.71 in
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings.
The exterior ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Carved and Giltwood Headboard
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a 19th Century Italian headboard, crafted from carved giltwood. The intricate carvings on the headboard showcase the skilled craftsmanship of the era, adding a touch of elega...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$62,144 Sale Price
20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s
Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$6,500 / set
H 14.75 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
$233,041 Sale Price
33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Empire Style Crystal Box with Classical Gilt Ormulo Mounts
Located in London, GB
A French late 19th century Empire style crystal box with classical gilt bronze mounts.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 17th century attributed to Andrea Brustolon hand carved Italian walnut armchair with Cherubs throughout
This chair is abso...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$11,573 Sale Price
30% Off
H 36.03 in W 28.15 in D 27.96 in
19th Century Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished with elaborate carvings on the headboard and sides. The stunning wood grain enha...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Wood
19thC Antique Hamptons & Sons Chesterfield Sofa In Hand Dyed Whiskey Leather
Located in London, GB
As a furniture maker and LAPADA dealer, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to present day including a selection of our own ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Chesterfield Settees
Materials
Leather
$22,043
H 31 in W 80 in D 36 in
Antique Napoléon III. Inkwell from Bronze and Porcelain, Paris, France, 1839
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique Inkwell with rich bronze ornaments and three porcelain vessels.
The ink jars are painted in a beautiful rich green and embellished with gold colour.
France, 1839....
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
$932
H 7.49 in W 7.49 in D 2.76 in
Very Rare 19th C. Cobalt Blue Ground Sevres Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A very large and unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Sevres cobalt blue ground box signed Sarat. This box is truly a masterpiece. Sevres boxes, such as th...
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying ...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Bacchanale Scene
Located in New York, NY
Fine Louis XVI style French bronze jewelry box with a wonderful Bacchanale scene of dancers and musicians merrymaking and celebrating around and atop an elaborate processional bull-l...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$975
H 3 in W 6.69 in D 5.13 in
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