Neoclassical Empire Style Ormolu and Lapis Lazuli Table
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical Empire style ormolu and lapis lazuli table with patinated bronze mounts, French, 20th
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
$48,308
H 20.48 in W 48.04 in D 24.41 in
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
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu
$19,603 / set
H 29.5 in Dm 20.75 in
Pair of Early 20th Century French Empire Style Lapis Lazuli Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Circa 1900 French Empire Style side tables made of lapis lazuli, malachite, and onyx
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Brass
Superb Gilt Bronze Center Table with Lapis Lazuli Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt bronze table featuring a lapis lazuli top. The striking contrast between the fire
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
$4,500
H 29 in Dm 36 in
Italian Empire Mahogany Center Table Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chessboard Top
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking Empire style bronze mounted mahogany guéridon centre table with spectacular
Stone, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Marble, Belgian Black Ma...
$3,763 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 10.24 in
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
marbles and precious stones like malachite and lapis lazuli.
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Bronze Doré and Lapis Lazuli Centre Table
Located in New York, NY
A very large Empire style bronze doré and lapis lazuli centre table.
Bronze
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H 14.75 in W 12.5 in D 7.75 in
19th Century, French Bronze Doré Solid Lapis Lazuli Dressing Table Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
style. It is mounted on a large rectangular base of solid and strongly colored Lapis Lazuli. It is
Lapis Lazuli
Pietra Dura Empire Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietra Dura Empire table. With inlayed lapis lazuli, amethyst, precious gems. Wood is ebony
Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Siena Marble
Italian Gilt Bronze Gueridon, circa 1805
Located in Greding, DE
Beautiful Italian Gilt Bronze Gueridon from Rome dating from 1805.
Lapis Lazuli, Porphyry, Bronze
Large Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Centre Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A large Empire style gilt and patinated Bronze and Lapis Lazuli centre table. Most likely Italian
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H 20.87 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
20th Century French Table Lamp Base Lapis Lazuli Color Finish Column
Located in Milano, MI
Elegant Empire style table lamp realized in late 20th century, a French center column, on stepped
Bronze, Metal
$3,850
H 38.25 in W 63 in D 22.75 in
19th Century French Empire Sideboard with Gilt Bronze Mounts & Green Marble Top
Located in High Point, NC
A striking 19th century French Empire style mahogany sideboard or credenza, richly adorned with finely cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts and crowned with an impressive green marble to...
Marble
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
$125,000
H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Amethyst, Quartz
Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Finely Carved Louis XIV/Regence Style Giltwood Centre Table with A Rare Patricia Green Italian Marble Top, After the Model by Jules Degoullons. This impressive centre table is aft...
Marble
$26,250
H 21 in W 17.5 in D 15.5 in
Large Russian Neoclassical Malachite and Ormolu Urn or Vase, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large Russian neoclassical malachite, Campana shaped urn or Vase, the ormolu twin handles modeled with acorns, on a circular spreading foot with square stepped plinth, 19th centu...
Malachite, Ormolu
Pair of Jansen Style Side Tables with Malachite Tops
By Maison Jansen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking pair of low side or end tables in the manner of Maison Jansen, crafted in warm fruitwood and topped with vivid malachite veneer. The malachite surfaces display dramatic na...
Malachite
$14,985Sale Price|49% Off
H 31.5 in W 55 in D 32 in
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Centre Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved centre hall table. The rectangular shaped intricately carved frame with an X-stretcher centre with a urn, all surmount...
Marble
$173,910Sale Price|21% Off
H 118.12 in Dm 70.87 in
Large Unique rock crystal French Louis XV cage chandelier H300cm W18Ocm 80 light
Located in London, GB
Amazing French of antique grand rock crystal chandeliers in the Louis XV style. Original circa 1910 Gilt bronze frame with 80 lights, with a lovely aged finish, redressed in rock cr...
Rock Crystal
$56,025Sale Price|55% Off
H 37.75 in W 72 in D 26.25 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Commode Médallier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Impressive French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany and Parquetry Commode a Vantaux, after the model Antoine Gaudreaux's 'Commode Médallier du Roi Louis ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$140,000 / set
H 24 in W 44.5 in D 21.5 in
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles , Exceptional fine pair of Large French Retour D'egypt period terracotta lions, circa 1790-1810. The F...
Terracotta
Faux Malachite Empire style Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Stunning French Empire Style Center Table Faux Malachite Stunning Center Table
Ormolu
Early Tiffany Sterling Silver Greek Revival Classical Kylix Compote
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent Greek Revival sterling silver footed bowl, crafted by the renowned silversmiths Grosjean & Woodward for Tiffany & Co., epitomizes the grandeur of 19th-century Americ...
Sterling Silver
$89,582
H 32.29 in Dm 42.92 in
Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Empire-Style 'Aux Caryatides' Table After Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
A gilt-bronze and malachite Empire-style 'Aux Caryatides' centre table after Desmalter French, 20th Century Height: 82cm, diameter: 109cm This magnificent piece is an ormolu mou...
Malachite, Ormolu
$62,018 / set
H 33.47 in Dm 19.69 in
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Side Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style malachite and gilt bronze side tables French, 20th century Dimensions: Height 85cm, diameter 50cm These striking octagonal guéridons are crafte...
Malachite, Ormolu
Regency Window Bench
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency turned mahogany and brass mounted window seat on elongated brass castors. To be upholstered in the clients own material. Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing av...
Brass
"In Port"
By Edward Willis Redfield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Edward Willis Redfield (1869 - 1965) Edward W. Redfield was born in Bridgeville, Delaware, moving to Philadelphia as a youn...
Canvas, Oil
From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.
Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.
Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.
Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.
Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.