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French 19th Century Empire Side Table
French 19th Century Empire Side Table

French 19th Century Empire Side Table

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This elegant Empire mahogany side table is from France and has a thin white marble top resting above an apon outfitted with a single drawer and columnar legs joined by a formed shaper.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Tete De Belier Gueridon Table With White Marble
Tete De Belier Gueridon Table With White Marble

Tete De Belier Gueridon Table With White Marble

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Tete De Belier Gueridon Table With White Marble Set in Gilt Bronze.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Empire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Slim Lined Marble Brass Wood Nightstand End Tables
Pair of Slim Lined Marble Brass Wood Nightstand End Tables

Pair of Slim Lined Marble Brass Wood Nightstand End Tables

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of elegant neoclassical Maison Jansen style nightstand bedside cabinet, each with marble top, pierced brass gallery, single drawer with brass knobs, tapered cylindrical legs, lo...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables

French Neoclassical Empire Style Round Side Table Dining Table
French Neoclassical Empire Style Round Side Table Dining Table

French Neoclassical Empire Style Round Side Table Dining Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Beautiful French round mahogany and walnut table with gold accents having gold pulls on either side that extend if leaves are desired (not included). Bought in Lyon, France, this tab...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Tilt Top Gueridon with Marble Top
Tilt Top Gueridon with Marble Top

Tilt Top Gueridon with Marble Top

Located in London, GB

A charming small scale gueridon, the marble top on a mahogany base with excellent quality brass and ormolu mounts. With the original mechanism that allows the top to be tilted from v...

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Period Side Table of Mahogany
French Empire Period Side Table of Mahogany

French Empire Period Side Table of Mahogany

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely French Empire period side or end table of flame-cut mahogany with figured black marble top, one dovetailed drawer with brass escutcheon, and turned column fronts on moulded ...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Exceptional French Empire Style Side Tables
Pair of Exceptional French Empire Style Side Tables

Pair of Exceptional French Empire Style Side Tables

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of exceptional side tables in the French Empire taste, circa 1920s, each has a circular white marble with bronze border, supported by six bronze uprights decorated with foliate ...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Gueridon

Antique French Empire Mirrored Back Console / Side Table
Antique French Empire Mirrored Back Console / Side Table

Antique French Empire Mirrored Back Console / Side Table

Located in London, GB

A stunning quality antique French Empire style period console table, dating from around the 1820-1840’s period. It is of lovely proportions and is beautifully designed. The top is c...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Mirror

French Empire Revival Marble Arrow Side Table
French Empire Revival Marble Arrow Side Table

French Empire Revival Marble Arrow Side Table

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Circa 1920 French Marble Empire Revival Arrow Side Table. With decorative twisted rope and star detailing Iron, Brass and marble.

Category

Vintage 1920s French End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Iron

Pair of Three-Tiered, French Empire Style Side Tables
Pair of Three-Tiered, French Empire Style Side Tables

Pair of Three-Tiered, French Empire Style Side Tables

Located in New York, NY

A pair of three tiered French Empire style side tables, each grey marble top with galleried edge on three sides.

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Empire-Style Side Tables
Pair of French Empire-Style Side Tables

Pair of French Empire-Style Side Tables

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Well proportioned fruitwood side tables, each fitted with two drawers and brass pulls.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French End Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Ebonized Mahogany & Marble Top Side Table
French Empire Ebonized Mahogany & Marble Top Side Table

French Empire Ebonized Mahogany & Marble Top Side Table

Located in Austin, TX

French antique Empire style mahogany side table with Carrara marble top, brass trim and lion head details, ormolu clawed feet, ebonized and French polished finish.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Round Marble Top and Mahogany Center Side Table Gueridon
French Empire Round Marble Top and Mahogany Center Side Table Gueridon

French Empire Round Marble Top and Mahogany Center Side Table Gueridon

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Impressively elegant and versatile round mahogany table having beautiful bronze mounts, ebonized bun feet and a handsome dark grey marble top with cream veining running through it fi...

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Antique 1880s French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble

French Empire Style Mahogany Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top and Column Legs
French Empire Style Mahogany Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top and Column Legs

French Empire Style Mahogany Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top and Column Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beautifully elegant and refined, this French Empire style table would work as a center table with perhaps a bouquet of flowers atop, or as a side table placed next to a sofa.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century Empire Style Mahogany Side Table
Early 20th Century Empire Style Mahogany Side Table

Early 20th Century Empire Style Mahogany Side Table

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique Mahogany side table in Empire Style. The table is made of mahogany veneer, the legs of solid mahogany wood.

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Vintage 1910s French Empire Revival Center Tables

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Ebonized Side Table or End Table with Marble Top, Restored
French Empire Style Ebonized Side Table or End Table with Marble Top, Restored

French Empire Style Ebonized Side Table or End Table with Marble Top, Restored

Located in Highwood, IL

French c1920-1940 end table or side table made from mahogany and recently given an old fashion ebonized finish. The marble on our ebonized side table shows no signs of any prior repa...

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Vintage 1930s French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Style Walnut Marble-Top End Occasional Side Table, circa 1950
French Empire Style Walnut Marble-Top End Occasional Side Table, circa 1950

French Empire Style Walnut Marble-Top End Occasional Side Table, circa 1950

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a beautiful side table with a great variegated marble top. The table is in good condition and ready to be delivered. The table dates to the 1950s. Measures 22.5 tall x 15.75...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble

French Empire Marble Top Occasional Table
French Empire Marble Top Occasional Table

French Empire Marble Top Occasional Table

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Hard-to-find- smaller-scale French Empire marble-top side table, the base with lower trefoil plinth shelf on bun feet below tapering column supports with classical brass mounts, the ...

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Empire-style side tables
Pair of Empire-style side tables

Pair of Empire-style side tables

Located in New York, NY

Pair of three leg Empire-style oval top low side tables with one drawer and gilt metal mounts.

Category

Vintage 1940s French End Tables

Gorgeous French Empire Style Round Side Table with Bronze Mounted Ebony Columns
Gorgeous French Empire Style Round Side Table with Bronze Mounted Ebony Columns

Gorgeous French Empire Style Round Side Table with Bronze Mounted Ebony Columns

Located in Hopewell, NJ

French Empire style round walnut side table having gorgeous bronze mounted ebony columns supporting the top which has one drawer with brass knob.

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Vintage 1950s American Empire End Tables

Materials

Bronze

2 Henredon French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled Side Tables 2-Tier Neoclassical
2 Henredon French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled Side Tables 2-Tier Neoclassical

2 Henredon French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled Side Tables 2-Tier Neoclassical

By Henredon

Located in Dayton, OH

2 Henredon French Empire olive ashwood burled side tables 2-tier neoclassical A beautiful pair of French Empire style olive ashwood burled end tables by Henredon.

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Late 20th Century American Empire End Tables

Materials

Ash, Burl

Maitland Smith French Empire Walnut Burl & Glass Claw Foot Gueridon Side Table
Maitland Smith French Empire Walnut Burl & Glass Claw Foot Gueridon Side Table

Maitland Smith French Empire Walnut Burl & Glass Claw Foot Gueridon Side Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Maitland Smith gueridon accent table. Features a round form made of burled walnut feautring glass top, two tiers and downswept legs with brass claw feet. The apron is accen...

Category

Late 20th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th century French empire Mahogany and marble Gueridon side table
19th century French empire Mahogany and marble Gueridon side table

19th century French empire Mahogany and marble Gueridon side table

Located in Malton, GB

This is high quality, unusual sizes 19th century French empire mahogany and marble gueridon table. The top a lightly veined white marble in overall good condition with no chips but a...

Category

Antique 19th Century Gueridon

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Cen. French Empire Walnut and Burl Walnut Side Table
Early 19th Cen. French Empire Walnut and Burl Walnut Side Table

Early 19th Cen. French Empire Walnut and Burl Walnut Side Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

the circular tilting top of solid burlwood above a circular column above a tripartite base resting on ebonized ball feet

Category

Antique 19th Century French End Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

French Empire Period Walnut & M/T Brass Mounted Console or Side Table, ca. 1815
French Empire Period Walnut & M/T Brass Mounted Console or Side Table, ca. 1815

French Empire Period Walnut & M/T Brass Mounted Console or Side Table, ca. 1815

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having a rectangular marble top that is hinged and opens to reveal as partitioned storage well, front columns are accented by brass capitals and bases, the lower shelf with concave f...

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Antique 1810s French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble

French Oak Two Sided Desk Leather Top Writing Table Empire Style, Mid-Century
French Oak Two Sided Desk Leather Top Writing Table Empire Style, Mid-Century

French Oak Two Sided Desk Leather Top Writing Table Empire Style, Mid-Century

Located in Labrit, Landes

French mid-century oak two sided desk, the top is recovered of green leather Nine drawers on a side and two little cabinets with shelves on the other side. The original keys are not...

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Vintage 1940s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Oak

Henredon Neoclassical French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled 2-Tier Side Table
Henredon Neoclassical French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled 2-Tier Side Table

Henredon Neoclassical French Empire Olive Ashwood Burled 2-Tier Side Table

By Henredon

Located in Southampton, NJ

A beautiful French Empire style olive ashwood burled end table by Henredon. Exceptionally designed having 2 tiers with gold gilt scrolled supports. Features brass mounts and ball fee...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Empire Biedermeier Style Inlaid Parquet Sunburst Round Side
Vintage French Empire Biedermeier Style Inlaid Parquet Sunburst Round Side

Vintage French Empire Biedermeier Style Inlaid Parquet Sunburst Round Side

Located in Chicago, IL

This Vintage French Empire Biedermeier Style Inlaid Parquet Sunburst Round Side/Entry Table is a stunning piece.

Category

20th Century Unknown Empire Revival End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Empire Style Burlwood Guéridon Tables
Pair of French Empire Style Burlwood Guéridon Tables

Pair of French Empire Style Burlwood Guéridon Tables

Located in Forney, TX

A pair of mid-century French Empire style side tables, having a round burlwood tabletop, over a single drawer, rising on columnar supports, shaped stretcher, ending in turned feet.

Category

Mid-20th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Drexel Heritage Grand Tour French Empire Campaign Style Walnut Side Accent Table
Drexel Heritage Grand Tour French Empire Campaign Style Walnut Side Accent Table

Drexel Heritage Grand Tour French Empire Campaign Style Walnut Side Accent Table

By Drexel

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid century Drexel Heritage grand tour accent table. Drawing inspiration from French Empire and British Campaign styling. A round form made from walnut with a matchbook top, brass ri...

Category

Vintage 1960s Grand Tour End Tables

Materials

Brass

Period Empire Walnut Gueridon or Side Table with Black Marble Top
Period Empire Walnut Gueridon or Side Table with Black Marble Top

Period Empire Walnut Gueridon or Side Table with Black Marble Top

Located in Fayetteville, AR

A rare find, this Empire period walnut side table is comprised of three Classic columns with original bronze fittings at both capital and base. With its original black marble top, th...

Category

Antique Early 1800s French Empire Gueridon

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Side table, France, late 19th century.
Side table, France, late 19th century.

Side table, France, late 19th century.

Located in Chorzów, PL

French-style console table from the late 19th century. Rosewood inlaid table with a plant motif. The D-shaped upper part is surrounded by a metal gallery. The furniture is in very go...

Category

Antique 1890s French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of 1870s French Empire Burl Wood Round Side Tables with Marble Tops
Pair of 1870s French Empire Burl Wood Round Side Tables with Marble Tops

Pair of 1870s French Empire Burl Wood Round Side Tables with Marble Tops

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of 1870s French Empire burl wood tables with marble tops. Dore bronze accents. Some veneer missing, Marble tops are from the 1980s.

Category

Antique 1870s End Tables

Materials

Marble

Walnut Empire Style Side Table with Round Bookmatched Top and Bronze Detail
Walnut Empire Style Side Table with Round Bookmatched Top and Bronze Detail

Walnut Empire Style Side Table with Round Bookmatched Top and Bronze Detail

Located in Atlanta, GA

This early 20th-century French guéridon exemplifies the elegant simplicity of classical revival design. Crafted circa 1900, the piece is executed in solid walnut, which has been blea...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

Large Classical Karyadite Side Table Column in the Empire Style
Large Classical Karyadite Side Table Column in the Empire Style

Large Classical Karyadite Side Table Column in the Empire Style

Located in Berlin, DE

Large classical Karyadite side table column in the Empire style. Maple root veneer on solid wood. Round body with marble slab on Karyadites with tapering square legs in sabots end...

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20th Century French Pedestals

Materials

Maple

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Side Table
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Side Table

Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Side Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

Late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Empire style side table The hexagonal marble top within a bronze gallery above a single drawer surrounded by scrolling foliage and ram heads,...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Petite 1870s French Empire Style Guéridon Table with Marble Top and Pedestal
Petite 1870s French Empire Style Guéridon Table with Marble Top and Pedestal

Petite 1870s French Empire Style Guéridon Table with Marble Top and Pedestal

Located in Atlanta, GA

A petite French walnut Empire style guéridon side table from the second half of the 19th century, with grey marble top and pedestal base.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Gueridon

Materials

Marble

Faux Pair of Empire Style Lucite and Gilded Bronze Side Tables
Faux Pair of Empire Style Lucite and Gilded Bronze Side Tables

Faux Pair of Empire Style Lucite and Gilded Bronze Side Tables

Located in Austin, TX

Set of French vintage gilded bronze, lucite, and glass side tables with claw feet and X stretchers. Tops are the same size at 23.5" square. The second table is 19.75" tall and 24.5" ...

Category

Vintage 1970s French End Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Console
19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Console

19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Console

Located in Winter Park, FL

A 19th century French Empire console or side table with original black marble top.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Neoclassical Empire Style Rectangular Bronze Side Serving Table with Glass Top
Neoclassical Empire Style Rectangular Bronze Side Serving Table with Glass Top

Neoclassical Empire Style Rectangular Bronze Side Serving Table with Glass Top

Located in Plainview, NY

This classic Neoclassical French Empire style side serving table features a refined rectangular glass top supported by slender bronze legs.

Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Serving Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Stand or Side Table
19th Century French Empire Stand or Side Table

19th Century French Empire Stand or Side Table

Located in Winter Park, FL

French Empire tall stand, c.1860-1880 with three dovetailed drawers, and decorated with neoclassical bronze mounted columns Grey marble top and center shelf. Beautiful mahogany venee...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Cabinets

Eagle Pair of French Giltwood and Marble Consoles Side Tables
Eagle Pair of French Giltwood and Marble Consoles Side Tables

Eagle Pair of French Giltwood and Marble Consoles Side Tables

Located in Paris, FR

Elegant pair of French giltwood consoles or side tables with beautiful carved and rose and white marble top hold by the wings of power golden eagles base.

Category

20th Century French Empire Revival Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Marble Top Side Tables with Bronze Mounts
Pair of Marble Top Side Tables with Bronze Mounts

Pair of Marble Top Side Tables with Bronze Mounts

Located in Hixson, TN

A delightful pair of marble top side tables. Painted and textured. Bronze mounts. Very Elegant Look.

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Tables

Maitland Smith French Victorian Scalloped Pedestal Side Table Stand Paw Feet
Maitland Smith French Victorian Scalloped Pedestal Side Table Stand Paw Feet

Maitland Smith French Victorian Scalloped Pedestal Side Table Stand Paw Feet

By Maitland Smith

Located in Dayton, OH

Maitland Smith ebonized pedestal table, circa last quarter 20th century. Drawing inspiration from Victorian and French Empire styling. Features a scalloped and floral painted top ov...

Category

Late 20th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Hardwood

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.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

French Empire Style Midcentury Bronze and Iron Table with Black Granite Top
French Empire Style Midcentury Bronze and Iron Table with Black Granite Top

French Empire Style Midcentury Bronze and Iron Table with Black Granite Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Empire style iron guéridon side table from the Midcentury period with bronze accents, X-Form stretchers and black granite top.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Iron

Pair of Round Burl Wood French Empire Gold Gilt Carved Eagles Stands End Tables
Pair of Round Burl Wood French Empire Gold Gilt Carved Eagles Stands End Tables

Pair of Round Burl Wood French Empire Gold Gilt Carved Eagles Stands End Tables

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Pair of fine burl wood French Empire gueridon lamp side tables. Baker Henderson quality craftsmanship.

Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Gueridon

Materials

Gold

French Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Circular Top and Tripod Base, circa 1875
French Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Circular Top and Tripod Base, circa 1875

French Walnut Guéridon Side Table with Circular Top and Tripod Base, circa 1875

Located in Atlanta, GA

Born in France in the years following the fall of the Second Empire, this French walnut guéridon side table from circa 1875 exudes elegance and timeless appeal.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Gueridon

Materials

Walnut

French Provincial End Table
French Provincial End Table

French Provincial End Table

Sold|$1,380 / item

French Provincial End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A French Empire style provincial side table of walnut and oak with a shaped dish top, with turned column form supports, a lower shaped shelf and stretcher base.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial End Tables

Materials

Wood

Book Matched Walnut Empire Cabinet or Side Table
Book Matched Walnut Empire Cabinet or Side Table

Book Matched Walnut Empire Cabinet or Side Table

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This Empire period book matched walnut cabinet with two plinth mounted columns was originally a nightstand in the early nineteenth century. Its single drawer is concealed behind the...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Night Stands

Materials

Bronze

French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Table with Brass Inlay and Foliage
French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Table with Brass Inlay and Foliage

French Napoleon III 1860s Walnut Guéridon Table with Brass Inlay and Foliage

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Second Empire period walnut guéridon side table from the mid-19th century, with circular top, tripod base and brass inlay.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Antique French Desk, Shaped Centre Side Table Inlay
Antique French Desk, Shaped Centre Side Table Inlay

Antique French Desk, Shaped Centre Side Table Inlay

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Gorgeous French Empire style shaped desk or side table Florid marquetry inlay on all surfaces Different woods include ebonized lacquer, walnut and kingwood We date this piece to c...

Category

Antique 1890s Empire Desks

Materials

Kingwood

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Walnut Nightstands
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Walnut Nightstands

Pair of 19th Century French Empire Walnut Nightstands

Located in Birmingham, AL

Handsome pair of 19th century French Empire walnut side tables or nightstands, each with a single drawer above a crotch walnut cabinet door flanked by support columns with gilt-bronz...

Category

Antique 1880s French Empire Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Bouillotte Lamp Candle holder Gilded Bronze side Table Lamp Antique light LA CA
Bouillotte Lamp Candle holder Gilded Bronze side Table Lamp Antique light LA CA

Bouillotte Lamp Candle holder Gilded Bronze side Table Lamp Antique light LA CA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Empire style bouillotte table lamp candleholder in gold color on bronze. This table lamp has a centre pipe that holds the shade and which allows the shade height to be adjusted u...

Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Candle Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Empire Side Table
19th Century French Empire Side Table

19th Century French Empire Side Table

Located in Winter Park, FL

A fine 19th century French Empire marble-top chevet, or side table made of solid walnut with crotch walnut veneer and pine as a secondary wood.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

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French Empire Side Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French empire side table for your home. A French empire side table — often made from wood, metal and stone — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a French empire side table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A French empire side table, designed in the Empire, Louis XVI or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French empire side table over the years, but those crafted by Baker Furniture Company, Camard and Henredon are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a French Empire Side Table?

Prices for a French empire side table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $585 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.

Finding the Right Side-tables for You

While the range of styles and variety of materials have broadened over time, the priceless functionality of side tables has held true.

Antique and vintage side tables are an integral accent to our seating and provide additional, necessary storage in our homes. They can be a great foundation for that perfect focal piece of art that you want all your guests to see as you congregate for cocktails in the living room. Side tables are indeed ideal as a stage for your decorative objects or plants in your library or your study, and they are a practical space for the novel or stack of design magazines you keep close to your sofa.

Sure, owning a pair of side tables isn’t as imperative as having a coffee table in the common area, though most of us would struggle without them. Those made of metal, stone or wood are frequently featured in stylish interiors, and if you’re shopping for side tables, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

With respect to the height of your side tables, a table that is as high as your lounge chair or the arm of your couch is best.

Some folks are understandably fussy about coherence in a living room area, but coherence doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t mix and match. Feel free to introduce minimalist mid-century modern wooden side tables designed by Paul McCobb alongside your contemporary metal coffee table. If you think it isn’t possible to pair a Hollywood Regency–style side table with a contemporary sofa, we’re here to tell you that it is. Even a leggy side table can balance a chunky sofa well. Try to keep a limited color palette in mind if you’re planning on mixing furniture styles and materials, and don’t be afraid to add a piece of abstract art to shake things up.

As far as the objects you’re planning to place on your side tables, if you have heavy items such as stone or sculptures to display, a fragile glass-top table would not be an ideal choice. Think about what material would best support your collectibles and go with that. If it’s a particularly small side table, along with a tall, sleek floor lamp, it can make for a great way to fill a corner of the room you wouldn’t otherwise easily be able to populate.

Whether you are looking for an antique 19th-century carved oak side table or a vintage rattan side table (because rattan never went away!), the collection on 1stDibs has you covered —  find Art Deco side tables, bamboo side tables, travertine side tables and more today.