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French 'Empire' library mantel clock
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A charming Library Empire mantel clock. The Cupido reading the book is a very desirable subject
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 'Empire' library mantel clock
French 'Empire' library mantel clock
H 14.18 in W 8.27 in D 6.3 in
Late 19th Century French Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Very large French solid mahogany Empire style bookcase with three upper glazed arched doors and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Pair of Library Armchairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very fine quality pair of 19th century mahogany French Empire library armchairs having well
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Library, France, circa 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Empire library, France, circa 1880. Very good condition. Wood: walnut Dimensions: H 168
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Antique 1880s French Empire Cupboards

Materials

Walnut

Empire Library, France, circa 1880
Empire Library, France, circa 1880
H 66.15 in W 42.13 in D 19.69 in
Antique French Empire Ormolu Striking Library Clock
Located in London, GB
A fascinating Antique French Empire Striking Ormolu mantel clock A fascinating clock in the form
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Steel, Ormolu

Rare French Empire Mahogany Bookcase Library Jacob Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Large and very unusual French Empire bookcase in beautifully figured mahogany veneer. Four glazed
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An excellent quality pair of 19th century mahogany library armchairs, in the French empire taste
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Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Period Dore Bronze Mounted Center Table/Library Table
By Thomas Hope
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous French empire period dore bronze-mounted center table with X-form stretcher on either
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Antique 1810s French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Allegorical French Empire Clock Referred to as "The Library Clock"
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare model of a French Empire clock in gilded bronze called The Library, featuring a boy and a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Center/Library Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and ormolu center/library
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Marge Carson French Empire Regency Style Gold Upholstered Library Arm Chair
By Marge Carson
Located in Dayton, OH
French Empire style arm chair by Marge Carson. Features a mahogany finished and distressed frame
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Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Empire Library Bookcase
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze mounted mahogany Empire library bookcase.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table/Desk is a truly exquisite piece of furniture
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century French Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French Empire daybed. Great for living room, guest room, library, or bedroom. Mattress
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

    19th Century French Empire Daybed
    19th Century French Empire Daybed
H 59 in W 79 in D 57 in
Empire Style Mahogany Library Tub Fauteuil de Bureau or Desk Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
and weight ). The top with French interpretations of the Greek Caryatids (very attractive faces
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood

Fine and Beautiful 19th C Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Library Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and beautiful Empire mahogany and gilt bronze decorated Empire library viewing cabinet. All
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Iron and Bronze Railing
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) iron and bronze trimmed railing with scroll design and eagle
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Empire Ormolu mantel clock resting on four turned feet supporting an oval base with raised
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock
H 17 in W 12 in D 7 in
French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French Empire style bureau plat, or executive desk, with five dovetailed
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
French Empire Style Mahogany Bureau Plat
H 30.25 in W 63 in D 31.25 in
French 1st Empire Armchair with Carved Dolphins' Heads
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine Empire armchair with four elegant saber legs, upholstered in vertical cream and crimson
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

French 1st Empire Armchair with Carved Dolphins' Heads
French 1st Empire Armchair with Carved Dolphins' Heads
No Reserve
H 34.45 in W 22.84 in D 19.1 in
Very Large Mahogany Library with Bronze Corinthian Columns, France 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large library with an overall height of 290 cm. The three-part architectural front is three
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Hardwood Gilt Metal Empire Revival Metamorphic Library Steps Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
the French Empire style gilt metal mounts. The leather steps are heritage leather so they have a nice
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20th Century English Regency Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

19th Large Empire Style Mahogany Bookcase from French Chateau
Located in Marseille, FR
Large Empire style mahogany bookcase. There are zippers on all pediments. This library is adorned
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Green Painted Table Bouillotte Candlestick Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Green Painted Library Table Lamp, France Charming French desk lamp with narrow brass
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Metal

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bibliotheque or Bookcase
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine French Empire period bibliotheque handcrafted from select French walnut by skilled artisans
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Style Mahogany Armchair
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely empire style mahogany armchair from the end of the 19th century Very good quality bronze and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Style Mahogany Armchair
Empire Style Mahogany Armchair
H 37.8 in W 23.63 in D 21.66 in
French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock of the Astronomical Sciences
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine example of a period French Empire mantle clock in finely chased and gilded bronze made in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual clock signed Blanc Fils Palais Royal is modelled as a library, flanked by two seated
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th C. French Empire Tole Pedestal Jardiniere Cachepot Urn With Bronze Swans
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th Century French Empire style dark navy blue and gilt tole pedestal
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Tôle

19th Century French Mahogany and Ormolu Bookcase in the Empire Style
By Antoine Krieger
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and fine library breakfront bookcase by Antoine Krieger of Paris In the Empire
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Bookcases

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Bronze Dore Two-Light Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a desk or library with this elegant antique three-arm candelabra converted into a table
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculptures Sphinxe
Located in IT
19th century, Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculptures Sphinxes This pair of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Empire Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Table by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire Regency Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Library/Hall Table by Maitland
Category

Mid-20th Century British Empire Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Bouillotte French Lamp Gild Bronze 4 lights Flora Motive Empire Style
Located in Sweden, SE
this lamp was often used in libraries and on desk in personal cabinet. And in our time, these lamps are
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Austrian National Library
By Christian Voigt
Located in Chicago, IL
Austrian National Library Vienna, Austria, 2022 166 x 136 cm Edition size: 12 Light jet
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antique Bergere Barley Twist Library Armchair with Brown Leather Seat
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique Bergere library armchair with barley twist form & brown leather upholstered seat, 1800s
Category

Antique 19th Century British Empire Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Beech

Stunning Victorian Library Writing Table or Desk Brown Leather Top Gillows Legs
Located in Miami, FL
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian library table writing desk with brown
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Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Neoclassical French Empire Mahogany Breakfront China Display Cabinet 90"
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
, Neoclassical and French Empire styling. A rectangular form with breakfront design made from mahogany with
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Maison Lalande Mahogany Library Furniture, Paris, 1890-1900
By Maison Lalande
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture, Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890
Category

Antique 1880s French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
articulated front with library dummy and brass rim sockets. On both sides slightly conical pilasters ending in
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20th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA . Rare Exquisite
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany with Interior Writing Surface
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Empire chest or commode with bowed front offering four drawers on tapered feet in the
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Antique 1810s Danish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Large 19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebony Library Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
to French Empire chair models but the turned columns are more typically Victorian in their
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Antique 19th Century Armchairs

Materials

Ebony

American Empire Sleigh Sofa in Mahogany Attributable to Meeks, circa 1835
By J. & J.W. Meeks
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful and elegant American Empire sleigh-sofa attributable to well-known NYC cabinet
Category

Antique 1830s American American Empire Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique Library Bronze of Napoleon Bonaparte 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Depth 4 inches Weight 9.9 lbs Napoleon Bonaparte (French:15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a
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Antique 1850s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Malachite on a Bronze Doré Gilded Stand Desk Decorative Object LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A Beautiful Empire style malachite orb on a bronze doré stand retour d'Egypte of 3 figures of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mounted Objects

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
By G.F. Cruchley
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
historical reasons) French-speaking, and Canada West primarily Englishspeaking. Much of Western Canada
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Antique 1850s British Victorian Globes

Materials

Other

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Empire Regency Style and Golden Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
73634, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Empire Regency style and golden colors. This hand knotted
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Empire Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Nice empire Charle X mantel clock by Gillion a Paris
By Gillion a Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A nice empire Charles X mantel clock circa 1830. The lovely subject the bookcase with books and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Giltwood Barometer Thermometer, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
Although constructed circa 1815 as a scientific instrument, this French giltwood barometer is a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood

French Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, Circa 1875
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Toleware Converted Oil Lamp, France Charming French Tole Lamp on a frosted lucite base
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Persian Silk Kashan Prayer Rug with Empire Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
styles: French, Victorian, Rococo, Renaissance, Neoclassical, French Provincial, Gustavian, Swedish
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Rococo Persian Rugs

Materials

Silk

French Porcelain and Brass Table Lamp with Gold Lion Horse Design, Small
By Luc Lanel
Located in New York, NY
A small French porcelain table lamp with brass base, in the Empire style, circa early-20th century
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Gold, Brass

Vintage French Savonnerie Style Needlepoint Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
nterior styles: Baroque, Rococo, Louis XIV, Parisian, Louis XI, Neoclassical, Empire, Louis XV, French
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Late 20th Century Chinese Aubusson Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

French Ebonized Walnut Bookcase of Grand Proportions Restored Original Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
elegant Très grande bibliotheque from Nîmes, France, simply makes the room, with its undeniable presence
Category

Antique 1880s French Country Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
writings. Curiously, we know of an Empire clock (in a private French collection) in the shape of a library
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Other

Wooden & Enameled Display Sideboard Attributed to H.A Fourdinois, France, c1867
Located in PARIS, FR
. With a matching set of twelve chairs. The Forney library in Paris preserves order registers of the
Category

Antique 1860s French Renaissance Sideboards

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with French Provincial and Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
with universal appeal. Well-suited for a variety of interiors: Jacobean, Louis XVI, Empire, French
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish French Provincial Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Fine French Napoleon III Period Porcelain Plaque Mounted Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular French Napoleon III Second Empire period (1852-1870) magnificently decorated ebonized
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Oak, Wood

Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with French Provincial and Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51726 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with French Provincial and Rococo Style. French
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish French Provincial Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

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French Empire Library For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic French empire library available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every French empire library was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the French empire library you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A French empire library made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made French empire library has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company and Maison Kriéger are consistently popular.

How Much is a French Empire Library?

A French empire library can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,766, while the lowest priced sells for $687 and the highest can go for as much as $132,000.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.