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Empire Boxes

EMPIRE STYLE

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.

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Style: Empire
Silver Double Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of the rarest examples of a mechanical bird box, this extraordinary box features not one, but two brilliantly colored love birds crafted with genuine hummingbird feathers. When t...
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20th Century Empire Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Silver Double Singing Bird Box
Silver Double Singing Bird Box

Silver Double Singing Bird Box

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very funny little snuff box with a text about Etimologie; the true learning or real learning, on the lids outside and a hidden erotic motive on the inside of the lid.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood, Paper

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century French Empire miniature sample commode with four dovetailed drawers. Made of burl of walnut veneer with oak and pine as secondary woods. Working locks with ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode

Russian Cloisonné Card Case in Silver Gilt
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early 20th century Russian silver gilt cloisonné case This beautiful piece is lavishly decorated, but with a different design on each side. One side...
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Early 1900s Russian Antique Empire Boxes

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Enamel

Russian Cloisonné Card Case in Silver Gilt
Russian Cloisonné Card Case in Silver Gilt

Russian Cloisonné Card Case in Silver Gilt

19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample
Located in Dallas, TX
Charming French late 19th century Empire style salesman sample. Makes a fine accessory.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood

19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample
19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample

19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample

French Circa 1870 Bronze Brass Mounted Letters Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French circa 1870 bronze brass mounted letters box. Period Second Empire. Patinated bronze with superb quality brass Egyptian & Greco-Roman motif mounts, raised on troupe feet. Mount...
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1870s French Antique Empire Boxes

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Bronze

French Circa 1870 Bronze Brass Mounted Letters Box
French Circa 1870 Bronze Brass Mounted Letters Box

French Circa 1870 Bronze Brass Mounted Letters Box

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A charming mahogany tobacco box in an architecturally intriguing form. The top of the lid is adorned with a small knob of bone. Great quality and craftsmanship. Empire. Denmark, ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Boxes

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Bone, Mahogany

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box
Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box

Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Rectangular shape mahogany veneered casket made in first half of 19th century presumably in Europe. High quality work of applied arts in Neoclassical (Biedermeier) style. The fork of...
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood, Mahogany

Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century
Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century

Antique Flame Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box 19th century

Silver Plated Rectangular Dolphin Footed Box with Lid
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
We see this charming 2 piece box for used as a trinket box for jewelry or keepsakes. Could also function standing alone on a coffee table or nightstand.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Metal, Silver Plate

Silver Plated Rectangular Dolphin Footed Box with Lid
Silver Plated Rectangular Dolphin Footed Box with Lid

Silver Plated Rectangular Dolphin Footed Box with Lid

Elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany for candles or cutlery. Empire, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany (Swietenia mahogoni) for candles, cutlery or other long narrow items. French Empire, 1820s-1830s. Wear consistent with age and use
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1820s French Antique Empire Boxes

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Mahogany

Elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany for candles or cutlery. Empire, 1820s
Elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany for candles or cutlery. Empire, 1820s

Elegant Sliding-Lid Box in mahogany for candles or cutlery. Empire, 1820s

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Set of Two Midcentury White Opaline Cenedese Glass Box with Bronze Mounts Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two beautiful jewelry boxes with glass lids made of opal glass. This type of jewelry box was mainly made in France, Italy and earlier in Bohemia. They were made from the early 19th century to the mid 20th century. However, the heyday of opal boxes...
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1950s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Bronze

Set of Two Midcentury White Opaline Cenedese Glass Box with Bronze Mounts Italy
Set of Two Midcentury White Opaline Cenedese Glass Box with Bronze Mounts Italy

Set of Two Midcentury White Opaline Cenedese Glass Box with Bronze Mounts Italy

A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
Located in Roma, IT
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box This wonderful rectangular box is decorated overall with sets of lace pattern friezes.
 In Morocc...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Leather, Wood

A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box
A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box

A French Empire Gilt-tooled Morocco Leather Box

Pressed Wood Snuff Box, 19th Century "Fete Flamande"
Located in Spencertown, NY
Dancing scene with violinist and dancing couple.
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Empire Boxes

Pressed Wood Snuff Box, 19th Century "Fete Flamande"
Pressed Wood Snuff Box, 19th Century "Fete Flamande"

Pressed Wood Snuff Box, 19th Century "Fete Flamande"

Vintage Marble Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Dolphin Handle
Located in Hamburg, DE
This cylindrical marble box with a lid is a sophisticated decorative piece that blends vintage charm with historical design influences. Crafted in the 1970s, it features a lightly pa...
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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Marble

Vintage Marble Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Dolphin Handle
Vintage Marble Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Dolphin Handle

Vintage Marble Lidded Box with Brass Accents and Dolphin Handle

19th Century Antique Empire Barrel Box in Hardwood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Antique Empire Barrel Box in Hardwood. Charming piece as a decorative piece on a desk or library shelf and additionally could be used to hold jewelry on a dresser or nig...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood

19th Century Antique Empire Barrel Box in Hardwood
19th Century Antique Empire Barrel Box in Hardwood

19th Century Antique Empire Barrel Box in Hardwood

19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Rectangular Leather Jewelry Box on small brass balls with diamond pattern.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern
19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern

19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern

Table Box Russian Impero Style Ornaments on Blue and White Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jugendstil 925/1000 sterling silver cigarette case with hand-painted fired enamelled floral miniatures inserted in frames with hand-engraved borders, above and below. Spring-loaded s...
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1990s Italian Empire Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Russian Impero Style Ornaments on Blue and White Enamel Salimbeni
Table Box Russian Impero Style Ornaments on Blue and White Enamel Salimbeni

Table Box Russian Impero Style Ornaments on Blue and White Enamel Salimbeni

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Pillbox Fired Enamels with Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver gold plated octagonal pillbox in with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand painted miniature of Empire style ornaments also on all sides. Measure cm. 2.8 x...
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1990s Italian Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pillbox Fired Enamels with Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Pillbox Fired Enamels with Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Pillbox Fired Enamels with Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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Small Danish Empire Veneered and Brass Trinket Box, Circa 1825
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Rectangular Period Empire Trinket Box in Veneered Mahogany and Brass Panels on the Edges, Denmark Circa 1825.
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Boxes

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Brass

Small Danish Empire Veneered and Brass Trinket Box, Circa 1825
Small Danish Empire Veneered and Brass Trinket Box, Circa 1825

Small Danish Empire Veneered and Brass Trinket Box, Circa 1825

Table Box with Fine Hand-Engraving and Sailboat Miniature Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in gold-plated 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloche with fine hand-engraved edges and with a beautiful miniature of a sailing boat enamelled and...
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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box with Fine Hand-Engraving and Sailboat Miniature Salimbeni
Table Box with Fine Hand-Engraving and Sailboat Miniature Salimbeni

Table Box with Fine Hand-Engraving and Sailboat Miniature Salimbeni

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Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver Jewel box with Rectangular rounded corners gold plated with translucent fire enamel stripes on guilloche and hand engraved with late Russian Empire style ornament app...
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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni

Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni

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Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A biscuit tin celebrating The British Commonwealth, both natural & architectural. The 1930s Canadian Rockies train is wonderful! Also featuring Windsor, Parliament House of New Zeala...
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Early 20th Century English Empire Boxes

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Metal

Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"
Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"

Early 20th Century Biscuit Tin "The British Commonwealth"

Late 19th Century Octagonal Enamel Box
Located in London, GB
The enamel and mother-of-pearl inlaid gilded box centered with a depiction of a couple in a wooded landscape, the interior lined in red velvet.
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Boxes

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century Octagonal Enamel Box
Late 19th Century Octagonal Enamel Box

Late 19th Century Octagonal Enamel Box

Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base. The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful. The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Carrara Marble, Metal

Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet

Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet

Antique Hand-Carved Box in Oak, 19th century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There is such a rich patina to this intricately hand-carved square box in oak. Lotus flowers set symmetrically towards its edges and a center motif/panel with unusual floral details....
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Late 19th Century European Antique Empire Boxes

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Oak

Antique Hand-Carved Box in Oak, 19th century
Antique Hand-Carved Box in Oak, 19th century

Antique Hand-Carved Box in Oak, 19th century

Danish Late Empire Tobacco Box in Nobel Wood, Lid with Walrus Tooth
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late empire tobacco box in rosewood. The top of the lid is adorned with a walrus tooth. Denmark 1830-1840.
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Boxes

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Hardwood

Danish Late Empire Tobacco Box in Nobel Wood, Lid with Walrus Tooth
Danish Late Empire Tobacco Box in Nobel Wood, Lid with Walrus Tooth

Danish Late Empire Tobacco Box in Nobel Wood, Lid with Walrus Tooth

An Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Russian Opaline Crystal Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Empire Period Early 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Russian Opaline Crystal Covered Box. Of cylindrical form the highly translucent opalescent or opaline crystal is truly ma...
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1810s Russian Antique Empire Boxes

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Ormolu

An Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Russian Opaline Crystal Covered Box
An Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Russian Opaline Crystal Covered Box

An Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Russian Opaline Crystal Covered Box

Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage miniature wood box has six drawers and lots of character and patina. Some of the drawers are lined in faux marbleized paper. We see this wonderful piece being used to st...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box
Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box

Early 19th Century Miniature Writing Desk Jewelry Box

Beautiful Empire Period (1810) Russian Ormolu Mounted White Opaline Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual, Fantastic, and Quite Beautiful Empire Period (1810) Russian Ormolu Mounted White Opaline Covered Box. Of oval form the highly translucent opalescent or opaline crystal i...
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1810s Russian Antique Empire Boxes

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Ormolu

Beautiful Empire Period (1810) Russian Ormolu Mounted White Opaline Covered Box
Beautiful Empire Period (1810) Russian Ormolu Mounted White Opaline Covered Box

Beautiful Empire Period (1810) Russian Ormolu Mounted White Opaline Covered Box

Mahogany Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box w Antique Glass Empire early 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Rectangular shape mahogany veneered casket made in first half of 19th century presumably in Europe. Cast glass vessels are intact at their original place. Candy sugar bowl along with...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Empire Boxes

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Glass, Cut Glass, Mahogany

Mahogany Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box w Antique Glass Empire early 19th century
Mahogany Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box w Antique Glass Empire early 19th century

Mahogany Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box w Antique Glass Empire early 19th century

French Empire Boxwood Tabatière with Erotic Enamel Plaque and Gilded Bronze Acce
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Empire tabatière, exquisitely crafted from boxwood. The lid is adorned with an erotic enamel plaque, elegantly framed by a gilded bronze band, while the underside features a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

French Empire Boxwood Tabatière with Erotic Enamel Plaque and Gilded Bronze Acce
French Empire Boxwood Tabatière with Erotic Enamel Plaque and Gilded Bronze Acce

French Empire Boxwood Tabatière with Erotic Enamel Plaque and Gilded Bronze Acce

Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century. This Empire style box makes a wonderful addition to a collection of these classic brass boxes. This box is ve...
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Early 20th Century American Empire Boxes

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Brass

Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century
Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century

Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century

Box Sterling Silver Gold Plated, Blue Enamels Guilloche and Miniature Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated, sides with translucent blue enamels on guilloche and large enameled miniature on top, hand painted by painter Renato Dainell...
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1990s Italian Empire Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box Sterling Silver Gold Plated, Blue Enamels Guilloche and Miniature Salimbeni
Box Sterling Silver Gold Plated, Blue Enamels Guilloche and Miniature Salimbeni

Box Sterling Silver Gold Plated, Blue Enamels Guilloche and Miniature Salimbeni

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19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet Chest Tabernacle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
European 19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet featuring a mirror glass locking door. This versatile piece could be used to store jewelry or collectables. We also see th...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Empire Boxes

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Mirror, Wood

19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet Chest Tabernacle
19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet Chest Tabernacle

19th Century Wooden Carved Painted Display Cabinet Chest Tabernacle

Crystal and bronze chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crystal and bronze chest Empire style chest Crystal and gilded bronze materials Origin France Circa 1920 Excellent condition The Empire style (in French: style Empire) is a dominant ...
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1920s French Vintage Empire Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Crystal and bronze chest
Crystal and bronze chest

Crystal and bronze chest

Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box Step back into the glorious era of the French empire with this stunning Antique French brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" snuff box. A ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Brass

Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box

Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box

19th Century Brown-Black German Small Empire Iron Coffer, Antique Table Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, black antique German coffer made of hand crafted iron, particularized with griffins, torchères and tendril motifs on the wall and pinecone mode on the lid, in good condition. The small detailed decor piece represents the Empire time period...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Boxes

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Metal, Iron

19th Century Brown-Black German Small Empire Iron Coffer, Antique Table Decor
19th Century Brown-Black German Small Empire Iron Coffer, Antique Table Decor

19th Century Brown-Black German Small Empire Iron Coffer, Antique Table Decor

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Antique Black Forest Glove Box Step back in time with this exquisite antique black forest glove box from the late 19th/early 20th century. This handcrafted piece showcases the intricate carving and molding techniques typical of Black Forest craftsmanship. Features: Handcrafted wooden construction: Made from high-quality wood, this glove box exudes a timeless elegance. Intricate Black Forest design: Featuring elaborate carvings and moldings, this box embodies the artistry of the Black Forest region. Spacious interior: The box provides ample storage for your gloves, keeping them neatly organized and protected. Plush red velvet lining: The interior is lined with luxurious red velvet, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication. Antiques charm: This piece carries the charm of history, adding a touch of vintage character to your décor. Dimensions: Length: 28.5 cm Depth: 10 cm Height: 7.5 cm Weight: 0.59 kg Condition: This antique glove box...
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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01
Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01

Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01

French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of French antique etched and faceted cut crystal lidded boxes with ormolu mounts, c. early 20th century. Gorgeous gilt bronze mounted boxes with intricately etched crystal of f...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze

French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair
French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair

French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair

Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche and a fine round miniature in the centre, diameter cm. 4....
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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.
Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.

Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.

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Late 19th-Early 20th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Jewelry Casket
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Ottoman Empire Grand Scale Silver Jewelry Casket. Velvet lining; with a presentation case. 900 standard silver guarantee hallmark, SK mark unidentified, ...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Empire Boxes

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Silver

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Jewelry Casket
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Jewelry Casket

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Ottoman Empire Silver Jewelry Casket

19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood
Located in Münster, DE
Large casket, rosewood solid and veneered, France circa 1860/70, brass handle embedded in the lid, brass inlays, nice division inside (originally for tokens and cards), restored cond...
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1860s French Antique Empire Boxes

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Brass

19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood
19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood

19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood

Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enameled engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature in 18th century French Empire style. Dimension...
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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni

Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni

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19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful 19th Century French Empire ebonized black and Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box with bronze appliquès and paw feet. Top features red, bronze and white colored floral motif with a monogram plate of what probably was the original owner's initials. Interior has cream colored toile lining and compartments for sewing implements, many of which are included. Inner top is mirrored with ornamental gilt...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box
19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box

19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest /box from Skelleftea Vasterbotten ,Northern Sweden. Decorative Wood imitaition painted small chest /box with...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Boxes

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint
19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint

19th Century Swedish Folkart Empire Chest / Box with Originalpaint

Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket pill box shaped like a small egg. Pocket pill box like egg hinged opening. Pocket pill box like egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24ca...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg Plum enamel is Russian...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Navy Blue enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg Navy Blue enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg Navy Blue en...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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Empire-Style Crystal and Brass 'Bonbonnière', or Sweet Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very decorative Empire-style crystal sweet box, or Bonbonnière, intricately clad in a gilt-brass frame, with elaborately worked gilt metal mounts of the ar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Boxes

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Crystal, Brass

Empire-Style Crystal and Brass 'Bonbonnière', or Sweet Box
Empire-Style Crystal and Brass 'Bonbonnière', or Sweet Box

Empire-Style Crystal and Brass 'Bonbonnière', or Sweet Box

Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg White with blue garlands is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg White with blue garlands has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg White with blue garlands i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb
Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb

Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb

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Old Wooden Cigar Box, Empire Style, Probably Swedish
By Olle Hermansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely empire style wooden box probably produced in Sweden. The box is 14 x 14 cm (5.6" x 5,6") in diameter and 23.5 cm (9.4") high. It is in excellent condition except from that t...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Old Wooden Cigar Box, Empire Style, Probably Swedish
Old Wooden Cigar Box, Empire Style, Probably Swedish

Old Wooden Cigar Box, Empire Style, Probably Swedish

Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated 1971. This tobacco snuff box is richly and colorfully decorated with a winter scene showing 3 people riding a sleigh in the snow being pulled by 3 wild horses. This Soviet-era box has a strong and great condition red lacquer on the inside and fine gilded decorations running around the edges of the box. The box is signed and dated on the front cover and with hand-written "Made in USSR...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Empire Boxes

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Brass

Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated
Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated

Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated

Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg “music box” is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg “music box” has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg “music box”on smooth tripod containing a “music box”...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The delicately chamfered edges of the round tub and cover carved from Blyberg Porphyry with ormolu mounted acorn finial.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Boxes

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Porphyry, Ormolu

An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century

An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century

Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Purple Red enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg Purple Red enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg Purple Red...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with edges with fire - enamelled stripes and upper frame with insertion of paillons in pure gold and beautRectangular iful fire-enam...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni
Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni

Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni

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Egg 4 Picture frames in Dark Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg 4 Picture frames is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg 4 Picture frames has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg 4 Picture fr...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg 4 Picture frames in Dark Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg 4 Picture frames in Dark Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg 4 Picture frames in Dark Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

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19th Century Lacquered Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Parrot and Lady
By Stobwasser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th century hand painted black lacquered Papier-Mâché snuff box or vanity box Crafted in Austria in the early 1800's, the decorative box features a hand painted scene of a yo...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer, Paper

19th Century Lacquered Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Parrot and Lady
19th Century Lacquered Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Parrot and Lady

19th Century Lacquered Papier-mâché Snuff Box with Parrot and Lady

Empire boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include Franco Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni, Ivan Ivanovich Futikin, and Olle Hermansson. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $170 and tops out at $88,000 while the average work can sell for $1,480.

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