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Empire Nickel Chairs

Rider Gold Velvet and Brass Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. Our modern homage to an Empire style dining chair. Our rider dining chair is petite
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Dining Room Chairs

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Nickel

Charles Hollis Jones "Empire" Style Benches in Polished Nickel & Lucite
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional pair of Empire style benches designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones. The
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Nickel

Brass and Lucite "Empire" Style Benches by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two sets available, one in polished brass and one in polished nickel. Exceptional pair of Empire
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Brass

Bottle in Crystal, France, Sign Baccarat France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
François-Eugène de Fontenay, who decides in 1840 to replace the Manganese oxide by the Nickel oxide. True
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Barware

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Crystal

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
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'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century Contemporary Coffee Center Round Table Abstract Wood Marquetry
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Austria Center Table is a stylish assembly of different types of wood. With a sincere texture, the marquetry coffee table is the pièce de résistance of a nature-inspired interior. S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables

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Bespoke Italian Travertine Oval Dining Table
Located in London, London
Travertine dining table Two pedestals Oval Made to order in Italy. Size can be customised to a maximum length of 250cm. Can also be made in a circular one pedestal version.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Travertine

Bespoke Italian Travertine Oval Dining Table
Bespoke Italian Travertine Oval Dining Table
H 31.5 in W 94.49 in D 43.31 in
Mint Florian Schulz Onos Polished Brass with Side Counterweight
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
This lamp is in perfect condition. The height is adjustable with the counter weight to any needs. To be on the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concer...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

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Brass

Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.  
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2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass, Nickel

Pair of Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Murano Glass

Modern Laurence Dining Chairs, Pink Velvet, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence leather dining chair ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Wood

Modern Laurence Dining Chairs, Dedar Bouclé, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Laurence Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Laurence dining chair was crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chairs

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Bouclé, Wood

Modern Caju Lounge Chair, Swivel, Pink Mohair, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Caju Swivel Lounge Chair, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Caju lounge chair stands as a trendy furniture piece that personifies the orga...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

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Brass

Contemporary Italian Custom Amber Textured Murano Glass Flower Flush Mount
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Venetian flushmounts / chandelier, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with an organic modern flower corolla design, handcrafted realistic leaves jutting out of a ribbed bowl cen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Iron

Kartell Lou Lou Children's Ghost Chair in Pink by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Following the runaway success of Louis Ghost, we’ve created a “baby” version of the famous Starck chair. Lou Lou Ghost inherits its “paternal” Classic lines, material, indestructibil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Plastic

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile, Wood

Suelo Modern Bench
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo Modern bench is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek, topped with a comfortable cushion. This is the perfect ...
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2010s American Modern Benches

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Hardwood

Suelo Modern Bench
Suelo Modern Bench
H 18 in W 72 in D 16 in
Bespoke Octagonal Pink Murano Glass and Brass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagonal pink Murano glass and bras mirror, in stock Vivid and intense pink glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout, highly polished faceted pattern c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Brass

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Rider Sky Velvet and Nickel Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Parisian flair. Our modern homage to an Empire style dining chair. Our rider dining chair is petite
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Nickel

Rider Smoke Velvet and Nickel Dining Chair
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Parisian flair. Our modern homage to an Empire style dining chair. Our rider dining chair is petite
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Nickel

Savonarola Style Campaign Chair
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Empire style leather chair with polished nickel and brass hardware with curved base, leather seat
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Armchairs

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Nickel, Brass

Savonarola Style Campaign Chair
Savonarola Style Campaign Chair
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 18 in
Late 19th C American Ship's Chair in Mahogany and Nickel Iron Swivel Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th c American ship's chair in mahogany and a nickel iron swivel base. A unique nautical form
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Antique Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Swivel Chairs

Materials

Iron

Large Charles Hollis Jones Empire Style Bench in Nickel and Lucite
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have three benches ready to ship, two in brass and one in nickel. Exceptional pair of Empire
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Nickel

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Questions About Empire Nickel Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    An Empire chair refers to a piece of seating furniture created in the Empire style. A phase of the neoclassical style, the Empire style gets its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I. The furniture is colossal, weight-wise, and richly adorned with bronze and marble. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Empire chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.