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French Empire Coffee Table

French Empire Coffee Table Mahogany Interiors
French Empire Coffee Table Mahogany Interiors

French Empire Coffee Table Mahogany Interiors

Located in Potters Bar, GB

French Mahogany coffee table in the Empire style.

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Vintage 1920s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Midcentury Empire Revival Coffee Table with Onyx Top and Stylish Swan Sculptures
Midcentury Empire Revival Coffee Table with Onyx Top and Stylish Swan Sculptures

Midcentury Empire Revival Coffee Table with Onyx Top and Stylish Swan Sculptures

By Empire Furniture

Located in Lisse, NL

Good size, practical and very decorative round coffee table. This beautiful quality coffee or end table is highly decorative and it comes with impressive details. The best ofcourse ...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Onyx, Iron

French Empire Style Round Coffee Table
French Empire Style Round Coffee Table

French Empire Style Round Coffee Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

Anchored by a quartz top with a refined moulded surround, this table balances classical elegance with luxurious materials. Its bold brass frame features cast tapering legs adorned wi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass

French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table

French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table

Located in London, GB

French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table French, Early 20th Century Height 52cm, width 123cm, depth 63cm Exemplifying all that is grand and regal about the fan...

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20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Square French Empire Brass Swans and Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Square French Empire Brass Swans and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Square French Empire Brass Swans and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This Square French Empire brass swans and wrought iron coffee table is a striking example of neoclassical design, blending refined craftsmanship with timeless elegance.

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20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

French Empire Style Blue Lapis Lazuli Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Coffee Table
French Empire Style Blue Lapis Lazuli Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Coffee Table

French Empire Style Blue Lapis Lazuli Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

French Empire Style Blue Lapis Lazuli Gold Ormolu Gilt Bronze Coffee Table French, 20th Century Height 52cm, width 122cm, depth 62cm This Empire-style coffee table, crafted in Fra...

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20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu

Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Brass Gallery
Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Brass Gallery

Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Brass Gallery

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Ornate Brass Gallery and Carved Tapered Legs.

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Marquetry and Ormolu Mount Galleried Coffee Table
French Empire Style Mahogany Marquetry and Ormolu Mount Galleried Coffee Table

French Empire Style Mahogany Marquetry and Ormolu Mount Galleried Coffee Table

Located in Germantown, MD

An elegant French Empire round coffee table has beautiful inlaid marquetry with legs of classical caryatids with brass heads and feet.

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Mid-20th Century Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Empire Round Marble Top Corinthian Column Wood Pedestal Base Coffee Table
French Empire Round Marble Top Corinthian Column Wood Pedestal Base Coffee Table

French Empire Round Marble Top Corinthian Column Wood Pedestal Base Coffee Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Empire Style Round Marble Top Corinthian Column Wooden Pedestal Base C...

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Early 20th Century Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid Century French Empire Carved Swan Head Coffee Table, Wood & Glass
Mid Century French Empire Carved Swan Head Coffee Table, Wood & Glass

Mid Century French Empire Carved Swan Head Coffee Table, Wood & Glass

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Mid Century French Empire Regency Carved Swan Head Coffee Cocktail Table Carved from solid wood.

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Mid-20th Century Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid 20th century French Empire style hand painted coffee table
Mid 20th century French Empire style hand painted coffee table

Mid 20th century French Empire style hand painted coffee table

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a mid 20th century French Empire style hand painted coffee table. This coffee table is hand painted in tones of French blue and gold.

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Vintage 1950s American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Tables
Pair of Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Tables

Pair of Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Tables

Located in Miami, FL

This rare 1920's French Empire swan coffee tables are made of wrought iron with gilded accents.

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Mid-20th Century European Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Maitland Smith French Empire Cocktail Table
Maitland Smith French Empire Cocktail Table

Maitland Smith French Empire Cocktail Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Lake Worth, FL

For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...

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Vintage 1980s Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Custom French Neoclassical or Empire Style Cherry & Burl Wood Coffee Table
Custom French Neoclassical or Empire Style Cherry & Burl Wood Coffee Table

Custom French Neoclassical or Empire Style Cherry & Burl Wood Coffee Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An exceptional custom made vintage coffee table with a burl wood inlaid cherry top. The base is believed to be a converted French Empire style chandelier.

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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Ormolu Surtout-de-Table Mounted as a Coffee Table Attributed to Thomire
Empire Ormolu Surtout-de-Table Mounted as a Coffee Table Attributed to Thomire

Empire Ormolu Surtout-de-Table Mounted as a Coffee Table Attributed to Thomire

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in London, GB

Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) Pierre-Philippe Thomire was the most prominent bronzier of the First French Empire, renowned for setting the highest standard in neoclassical and...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Large French Empire Style Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-table Coffee Table
Large French Empire Style Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-table Coffee Table

Large French Empire Style Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-table Coffee Table

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and large French Empire style Napoleon III gilt bronze Surtout-de-table, now a coffee table with later gilt bronze legs with paw-feet, with a finely chased grape and vine...

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Coffee Table Lacquer Speckled by Ira Yeager
Empire Style Coffee Table Lacquer Speckled by Ira Yeager

Empire Style Coffee Table Lacquer Speckled by Ira Yeager

By Ira Yeager

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Whimsical French empire style coffee cocktail table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022).

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20th Century Mexican Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Empire Revival Coffee Table, 19th Century, Mahogany Walnut Veneer
Antique Empire Revival Coffee Table, 19th Century, Mahogany Walnut Veneer

Antique Empire Revival Coffee Table, 19th Century, Mahogany Walnut Veneer

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

This beautifully aged antique coffee table features a bold pedestal base with scroll-carved feet and a richly grained round top, inspired by the Empire Revival style of the mid-to-la...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

French Empire Renaissance Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Coffee Table
French Empire Renaissance Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Coffee Table

French Empire Renaissance Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Coffee Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Empire Renaissance Revival Bronze Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Empire Style Rectangular Coffee or Side Table in François Linke Style
Late 19th Empire Style Rectangular Coffee or Side Table in François Linke Style

Late 19th Empire Style Rectangular Coffee or Side Table in François Linke Style

Located in Miami, FL

A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt bronze (Ormolu) mounted guéridon side table in style to François Linke, (1855-1946). The beleveled top has a fi...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

French elegant coffee table in turned iron and brass
French elegant coffee table in turned iron and brass

French elegant coffee table in turned iron and brass

By Maison Jansen

Located in Milano, IT

COD-2698 Elegant coffee table in turned iron and brass with black opaline glass top. French manufacture, Maison Jansen around 1950. 90x45xh40cm

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

French Surtout De Plateau Three Piece Mirror and Bronze Coffee Table
French Surtout De Plateau Three Piece Mirror and Bronze Coffee Table

French Surtout De Plateau Three Piece Mirror and Bronze Coffee Table

Located in Queens, NY

French Empire style (19/20th Century) three-piece coffee table (Surtout De Plateau) with a mirrored surface supported on a bronze base with a stretcher having gilt bronze trim and ga...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Original antique Empire Table circa 1860 - 1880 Mahogany veneer bronzed
Original antique Empire Table circa 1860 - 1880 Mahogany veneer bronzed

Original antique Empire Table circa 1860 - 1880 Mahogany veneer bronzed

Located in Berlin, DE

Original Empire table circa 1860-1870 from an Empire room. The table stands on 3 feet of each foot 1 empire head cast in bronze. Top condition.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Gueridon or Tea Table, Newly Refinished
Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Gueridon or Tea Table, Newly Refinished

Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Gueridon or Tea Table, Newly Refinished

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style gueridon, tea table, or occasional side table By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Mahogany, with original brass lion head dra...

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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass and marble jaguar coffee table, 1970s
Brass and marble jaguar coffee table, 1970s

Brass and marble jaguar coffee table, 1970s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

This empire style coffee table and style often attributed to Maison Jansen is a true eye catcher for your living room.

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Vintage 1970s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Brass

Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Tea Table, Circa 1960s
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Tea Table, Circa 1960s

Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Tea Table, Circa 1960s

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Empire style tea table, occasional side table, or nightstand By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Cherry wood, with beautiful book-matched starburst top, burl woo...

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Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table White Marble from Carrara Top
French Empire Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table White Marble from Carrara Top

French Empire Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table White Marble from Carrara Top

Located in IT

Empire Wood Rounded Coffee Table with White Marble from Carrara Top 19th century Italian Empire rounded coffee table in wood. Original Bronze details such as the stars and the neck...

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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Gueridon

Materials

Carrara Marble

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Antique French Empire Shaped Coffee Table, 1880
Antique French Empire Shaped Coffee Table, 1880

Antique French Empire Shaped Coffee Table, 1880

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H 29 in W 53 in D 34 in

Antique French Empire Shaped Coffee Table, 1880

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Elegant antique French Empire coffee table. Just look at the gorgeous shape to this with scallop like design.

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Antique 1880s Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

French Empire Style Mahogany Marble-Top Coffee Cocktail Table
French Empire Style Mahogany Marble-Top Coffee Cocktail Table

French Empire Style Mahogany Marble-Top Coffee Cocktail Table

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H 20.88 in W 31.5 in D 19.75 in

French Empire Style Mahogany Marble-Top Coffee Cocktail Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

Done in a French Empire style, this antique marble top coffee table makes a central statement for your room!

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Antique 1850s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Style Cocktail Table
French Empire Style Cocktail Table

French Empire Style Cocktail Table

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H 21.5 in W 37.5 in D 19.88 in

French Empire Style Cocktail Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish cocktail table dates to the 1920s-1930s and is in the French Empire Revival form.

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Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Prestigious Pair of Coffee Tables, Late Empire, 1850s
Prestigious Pair of Coffee Tables, Late Empire, 1850s

Prestigious Pair of Coffee Tables, Late Empire, 1850s

Located in Cervia, IT

Pair of coffee tables with equine foot. Second half of the late 19th century Empire.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau Coffee Table or Occasional Table, France, 1860
Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau Coffee Table or Occasional Table, France, 1860

Empire Gilt Bronze Plateau Coffee Table or Occasional Table, France, 1860

Located in Chicago, IL

French Empire gilded bronze and mahogany plateau cocktail table, gilded bronze plateau with intricately pierced gilded bronze gallery gilded gallery surrounding a mirrored top surfac...

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Antique 19th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Empire Style 1940s Baguès Bronze Coffee Table
Empire Style 1940s Baguès Bronze Coffee Table

Empire Style 1940s Baguès Bronze Coffee Table

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H 16.5 in W 35.5 in D 19 in

Empire Style 1940s Baguès Bronze Coffee Table

By Maison Baguès

Located in Mt. Kisco, NY

Empire style 1940s Baguès gilt bronze coffee table having distressed mirrored top, hoofed feet, scrolled supports with ram's head caps and tassel accents all joined by an h-stretcher...

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Empire Style Kidney Bean Side Tables Cocktail Table
Pair of French Empire Style Kidney Bean Side Tables Cocktail Table

Pair of French Empire Style Kidney Bean Side Tables Cocktail Table

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

Gorgeous pair of French Empire style side table of kidney bean form. Great look to these with marble tops, very practical for resting drinks on with no stains. Intricate marquetry ...

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2010s Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Neoclassical Gold Bronze Cocktail Table
Neoclassical Gold Bronze Cocktail Table

Neoclassical Gold Bronze Cocktail Table

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H 18.5 in W 39.5 in D 20 in

Neoclassical Gold Bronze Cocktail Table

Located in Charleston, SC

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Coffee Table with a Shaped White Veined Carrara Marble Top Supported on Fluted and Tapered Legs with C-Shape Stretcher on Toupee Feet.

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilded Wrought Iron Painted Metal Top French Empire Coffee Table Circa 1920s Era
Gilded Wrought Iron Painted Metal Top French Empire Coffee Table Circa 1920s Era

Gilded Wrought Iron Painted Metal Top French Empire Coffee Table Circa 1920s Era

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a rare 1920s era French Empire style coffee table. The table is made entirely of wrought iron and steel for teh top.

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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

French Empire Style Ebonized Circular Coffee Table
French Empire Style Ebonized Circular Coffee Table

French Empire Style Ebonized Circular Coffee Table

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style coffee table, overall ebonized and parcel-gilt.

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Vintage 1970s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

French Empire Style Coffee Table
French Empire Style Coffee Table

French Empire Style Coffee Table

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H 14.5 in W 34.5 in D 22.75 in

French Empire Style Coffee Table

Located in Austin, TX

French vintage coffee table in brass with finely cast dolphin feet and mirrored glass top.

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire style coffee table
French Empire style coffee table

French Empire style coffee table

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H 18 in W 23 in D 23 in

French Empire style coffee table

Located in Cheshire, GB

Walnut inlaid coffee table, the square top having raised pierced brass gallery surrounding the ornate inlaid top. supported on classical caryatid-capped square legs, terminating in b...

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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage French Empire Revival Coffee Table 20th Century
Vintage French Empire Revival Coffee Table 20th Century

Vintage French Empire Revival Coffee Table 20th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning Vintage walnut and marquetry inlaid French coffee table, in the elegant Empire style, with fabulous decorative ormolu mounts, dating from the last quarter of the 2...

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Vintage 1980s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Style Coffee Table W/ Green Marble
French Empire Style Coffee Table W/ Green Marble

French Empire Style Coffee Table W/ Green Marble

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H 18.75 in W 40 in D 20.5 in

French Empire Style Coffee Table W/ Green Marble

Located in Astoria, NY

Exquisite mid-20th-century French Empire-style coffee table, sourced from Provence.

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Empire table, France, circa 1820.
Empire table, France, circa 1820.

Empire table, France, circa 1820.

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H 29.53 in W 63 in D 45.28 in

Empire table, France, circa 1820.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Empire table, France, circa 1820. Currently under renovation. Wood: mahogany dimensions: height 75 cm x length 160 cm x depth 115 cm.

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Antique 1820s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Oval Empire Style Mirrored Bronze Coffee Table
Oval Empire Style Mirrored Bronze Coffee Table

Oval Empire Style Mirrored Bronze Coffee Table

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H 18.75 in W 37 in D 26.25 in

Oval Empire Style Mirrored Bronze Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Very fine quality French 19 century oval empire style mirrored bronze coffee table The mirrored top plateau is 19 century and the bronze legs have been added later probably in 1980'...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Empire Style Coffee Table, circa 1960
Elegant Empire Style Coffee Table, circa 1960

Elegant Empire Style Coffee Table, circa 1960

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Empire style. On six clog feet. Oxidised mirror top. Gilt brass and open work gallery. Lion heads decor. 1960.

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Vintage 1960s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table, circa 1970
Vintage French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table, circa 1970

Vintage French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table, circa 1970

Located in London, GB

This is a striking vintage mahogany and inlaid marquetry coffee table in the elegant Empire style with fabulous decorative ormolu mounts and pierced brass gallery, circa 1970 in date...

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Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Baker Furniture French Empire Inlaid Cherry and Burl Wood Coffee Table
Baker Furniture French Empire Inlaid Cherry and Burl Wood Coffee Table

Baker Furniture French Empire Inlaid Cherry and Burl Wood Coffee Table

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Empire or neoclassical style coffee or cocktail table By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th Century Inlaid cherry wood top, with burl wood banding, ebonized co...

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Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Fine Henredon Portoro Marble Top Bronze Mounted French Empire Style Coffee Table
Fine Henredon Portoro Marble Top Bronze Mounted French Empire Style Coffee Table

Fine Henredon Portoro Marble Top Bronze Mounted French Empire Style Coffee Table

By Henredon

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a large and dare I say monumental coffee table in the French Empire style with a gorgeous slab of marble on top with lion head pulls and brass trim and ormorlu as well.

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Early 2000s American Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Iron Bronze Arrow Marble-Top Coffee Table
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Iron Bronze Arrow Marble-Top Coffee Table

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Iron Bronze Arrow Marble-Top Coffee Table

Located in Roslyn, NY

A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical iron and bronze arrow with marble-top coffee table.

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20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Iron

Bronze Empire-Style Glass-Top Coffee Table
Bronze Empire-Style Glass-Top Coffee Table

Bronze Empire-Style Glass-Top Coffee Table

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H 18.5 in W 39.5 in D 19.75 in

Bronze Empire-Style Glass-Top Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

A bronze Empire style coffee table having a black glass top on a stylized X-form base with paw feet

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Stunning Pair Empire Occasional Tables and Coffee Table
Stunning Pair Empire Occasional Tables and Coffee Table

Stunning Pair Empire Occasional Tables and Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

This is a gorgeous drawing room set comprising a pair of walnut parquetry occasional tables with the matching coffee table. This stunning trio are made of beautiful walnut with f...

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Late 20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Table
Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Table

Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Table

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H 19 in W 36 in D 23 in

Gilded Wrought Iron Empire Coffee Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in Dallas, TX

This rare 1920's French Empire swan coffee table is made of wrought iron with gilded accents.

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Vintage 1920s Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Big Empire Style Round Coffee Table by Maison Rinck, circa 1950
Big Empire Style Round Coffee Table by Maison Rinck, circa 1950

Big Empire Style Round Coffee Table by Maison Rinck, circa 1950

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Maison Rinck. Stamped. Gilt bronze. Empire style. Tripode base in wood and gilt bronze. Work from 1950. White carrare marble top.

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Vintage 1950s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century Modern French Empire Brass & Smoked Glass Two Tier Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern French Empire Brass & Smoked Glass Two Tier Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern French Empire Brass & Smoked Glass Two Tier Coffee Table

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1960’s Mid-Century Modern French Empire brass and smoked glass two tier coffee table This table is very much on tren...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Midcentury Walnut Drinks Table with Ebonized Columns
French Empire Style Midcentury Walnut Drinks Table with Ebonized Columns

French Empire Style Midcentury Walnut Drinks Table with Ebonized Columns

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Empire style walnut drinks table from the mid 20th century, with ebonized columns and bronze mounts. Created in France during the Midcentury period, this walnut Empire style...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Cocktail Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
French Empire Style Cocktail Table Speckled by Ira Yeager

French Empire Style Cocktail Table Speckled by Ira Yeager

By Ira Yeager

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The table is made in the French Napoleonic empire style featuring bronze mounted round legs.

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20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Baker Furniture French Empire Burled Walnut and Cherrywood Cocktail Table
Baker Furniture French Empire Burled Walnut and Cherrywood Cocktail Table

Baker Furniture French Empire Burled Walnut and Cherrywood Cocktail Table

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous French Empire style coffee or cocktail table By Baker Furniture USA, Late 20th century Cherry wood top, with burled walnut banding and legs and ebonized feet and ...

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Late 20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cherry, Burl

French Vintage Oval Marble & Brass Coffee Table-Cocktail Table-Lounge Table-70s
French Vintage Oval Marble & Brass Coffee Table-Cocktail Table-Lounge Table-70s

French Vintage Oval Marble & Brass Coffee Table-Cocktail Table-Lounge Table-70s

Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine

French Vintage Marble and Brass Coffee Table - Lounge Table - Cocktail Table Emporium Style from the 70s Massive Oval Marble Table Top with all-round decorative Edge wonderful ...

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Vintage 1970s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Steel

French Ebonized Coffee Table by Jansen
French Ebonized Coffee Table by Jansen

French Ebonized Coffee Table by Jansen

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H 22 in W 36 in D 16.125 in

French Ebonized Coffee Table by Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style coffee table, circa 1960s, the gilt-glass top with bronze banding over a narrow frieze decorated with bronze mounts, raised on cabriole legs headed by bronze figu...

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Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Parisian Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table
19th Century French Parisian Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table

19th Century French Parisian Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table

Located in Forney, TX

A phenomenal rare Parisian Empire period hand carved later ebony lacquered low table / coffee table converted from a piano stool of the same period, having later added smoky glass mi...

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Antique 19th Century Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mirror, Ebony

1930s French Brass and Marble Top Round Coffee or Side Table
1930s French Brass and Marble Top Round Coffee or Side Table

1930s French Brass and Marble Top Round Coffee or Side Table

Located in Doylestown, PA

Vintage 1930s French Empire solid brass and Carrara marble top cocktail or side table. An elegant table with delicate floral motifs throughout and graceful cabriole legs. The inset ...

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Vintage 1930s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

French Marble Top Mahogany Coffee Table by Jansen
French Marble Top Mahogany Coffee Table by Jansen

French Marble Top Mahogany Coffee Table by Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style mahogany coffee table, circa 1940s, the white circular marble with bronze banding over a narrow frieze, supported by five fluted columns decorated with bronze mou...

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French coffee table with pink marble top and Limoges plaques, ca. 1950
French coffee table with pink marble top and Limoges plaques, ca. 1950

French coffee table with pink marble top and Limoges plaques, ca. 1950

Located in Meulebeke, BE

France / 1950 / coffee table / wood, pink marble / empire A round veneered coffee table with pink marble top in Empire style.

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Vintage 1950s French Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Silver Plated Sculpted French Empire Style Marble Topped Occasional Table
Rare Silver Plated Sculpted French Empire Style Marble Topped Occasional Table

Rare Silver Plated Sculpted French Empire Style Marble Topped Occasional Table

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime and exceptionally rare French Empire style silver plated marble topped centre occasional table A very rare piece, I have...

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20th Century English French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s
Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s

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H 22.45 in W 46.46 in D 22.84 in

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Vintage rectangular two tier coffee table made from Lucite and brass columns with clear glass tops. 1970s - France Good condition Measures: Height 57cm/22.44" Width 118cm/4...

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Vintage 1970s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural & Three Section Mirrored Low Table 20th C
French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural & Three Section Mirrored Low Table 20th C

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural & Three Section Mirrored Low Table 20th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

***Ask About Reduced In-House Shipping Rates - Reliable Service & Fully Insured*** A French Empire style low table offers gilt bronze construction in oval form with mirrored top havi...

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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Two-Tone Bronze and Steel Coffee Table with Marble Top, Jansen C 1950
Two-Tone Bronze and Steel Coffee Table with Marble Top, Jansen C 1950

Two-Tone Bronze and Steel Coffee Table with Marble Top, Jansen C 1950

By Maison Jansen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A two-tone bronze and steel coffee table in the French Empire style, Jansen, having a marble top with blue grey tint.

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Vintage 1950s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Painted Coffee Table Attri. to Jansen
Painted Coffee Table Attri. to Jansen

Painted Coffee Table Attri. to Jansen

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H 18 in W 40 in D 40 in

Painted Coffee Table Attri. to Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style square coffee table, circa 1940s, overall distress painted in aqua blue and parcel-gilt, square glass top, raised on squared tapering legs decorated with wreath c...

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Maison Jansen Marble Top Circular Coffee Table
Maison Jansen Marble Top Circular Coffee Table

Maison Jansen Marble Top Circular Coffee Table

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style mahogany coffee table, circa 1940s, the circular marble with bronze gallery over a round frieze decorated with ormolu figures, raised on circular tapering legs, e...

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Vintage 1940s Argentine Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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French Marble Top Stone Table by Jansen
French Marble Top Stone Table by Jansen

French Marble Top Stone Table by Jansen

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H 19 in W 43.5 in D 31.25 in

French Marble Top Stone Table by Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style coffee table, circa 1940s, the beige beveled stone top over a narrow painted and fluted frieze supported by four squared tapering legs.

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Coffee table from the 1920s, France.
Coffee table from the 1920s, France.

Coffee table from the 1920s, France.

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H 28.75 in W 30.71 in D 19.3 in

Coffee table from the 1920s, France.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Antique coffee table from the early 20th century, France. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 73 cm / width 78 cm / depth 49 cm

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Midcentury Empire Style Coffee Table with Marble Top and Bronze Swan Sculptures
Midcentury Empire Style Coffee Table with Marble Top and Bronze Swan Sculptures

Midcentury Empire Style Coffee Table with Marble Top and Bronze Swan Sculptures

By Empire Furniture

Located in Lisse, NL

Good size, practical and very decorative round coffee table. This beautiful quality coffee or end table is highly decorative and it comes with impressive details. The best ofcourse ...

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French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table
French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table

French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table

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H 18.12 in W 49.61 in D 24.02 in

French Empire Style Marquetry Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

This exquisite coffee table has an understated elegance which will suit both contemporary interiors and more traditionally-minded ones. The table takes inspiration from the opulent, ...

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20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Empire Round Inlaid Coffee Table
French Empire Round Inlaid Coffee Table

French Empire Round Inlaid Coffee Table

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Elaborately inlaid coffee table with galley top in the French Empire style.

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20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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French Empire Iron And Glass Coffee Table
French Empire Iron And Glass Coffee Table

French Empire Iron And Glass Coffee Table

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H 17.5 in W 34.5 in D 26 in

French Empire Iron And Glass Coffee Table

Located in Doylestown, PA

A 19th century French window guard converted to a coffee table, with wrought iron decoration and a center brass medallion, circa 1820. Plate glass top.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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20th Century Coffee Table in Empire Style
20th Century Coffee Table in Empire Style

20th Century Coffee Table in Empire Style

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H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 22.05 in

20th Century Coffee Table in Empire Style

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Coffee table in Empire style richly decorated with caryatids.

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19th Century Empire Style, Bronze Dragon with Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
19th Century Empire Style, Bronze Dragon with Thick Glass Top Coffee Table

19th Century Empire Style, Bronze Dragon with Thick Glass Top Coffee Table

Located in Puglia, Puglia

This Empire style coffee table, has as a base a gilded bronze casting, lost wax casting, depicting a dragon, the glass top has a thickness of two centimeters, the edge is hand chisel...

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Antique 1890s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stunning Empire Revival Coffee Table W. Bronze Swan Supports & Green Marble Top
Stunning Empire Revival Coffee Table W. Bronze Swan Supports & Green Marble Top

Stunning Empire Revival Coffee Table W. Bronze Swan Supports & Green Marble Top

Located in Lisse, NL

Good size and wonderfully decorative table of beautiful and expensive materials. This impressive and fine looking coffee table of costly materials is in good condition. The contrast...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Vintage French Jansen Inspired Ebonized Mahogany Coffee or Cocktail Table
Vintage French Jansen Inspired Ebonized Mahogany Coffee or Cocktail Table

Vintage French Jansen Inspired Ebonized Mahogany Coffee or Cocktail Table

Located in Highwood, IL

French ebonized mahogany coffee or cocktail table with solid brass accents, that has been totally dismantled and restored by our Old Plank workshop. There are no current, or prior cr...

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French Mahogany Marble Top Coffee Table by Jansen
French Mahogany Marble Top Coffee Table by Jansen

French Mahogany Marble Top Coffee Table by Jansen

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

French Empire style mahogany coffee table, circa 1940s, the oval top with white marble inset with bronze banding and handles, supported by a single pedestal, raised on a plinth and f...

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Materials

Marble, Bronze

Glass Top Round French Rams Head Maison Jansen Style Coffee Cocktail Table
Glass Top Round French Rams Head Maison Jansen Style Coffee Cocktail Table

Glass Top Round French Rams Head Maison Jansen Style Coffee Cocktail Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a gorgeous table. The casting quality is absolutely wonderful. The rams heads are super-realistic and very lifelike. The table measures 42 x 42 x 17 inches tall.

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Vintage 1960s European Empire Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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French Extending Dining Table, Elm Burl & Brass, circa 1920
French Extending Dining Table, Elm Burl & Brass, circa 1920

French Extending Dining Table, Elm Burl & Brass, circa 1920

Located in Labrit, Landes

Round dining table table, in the Empire style and made in France circa 1920. Elm burl and brass. This table can be extended to 110 in. (280 cm) by adding four table extensions. As yo...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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French "Bout de canapé" End or Side Table, Massive Mahogany & Marble, circa 1960
French "Bout de canapé" End or Side Table, Massive Mahogany & Marble, circa 1960

French "Bout de canapé" End or Side Table, Massive Mahogany & Marble, circa 1960

Located in Labrit, Landes

Little table, sellette side or end table in the Empire style. Massive mahogany and marble. The marble was broken and very properly glued. Made circa 1960 Good condition, few ma...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

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French Empire Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French empire coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A French empire coffee table — often made from metal, bronze and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French empire coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right French empire coffee table, those designed in Empire and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Baker Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful French empire coffee table that is worth considering.

How Much is a French Empire Coffee Table?

A French empire coffee table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,218, while the lowest priced sells for $556 and the highest can go for as much as $64,500.

Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.