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Empire Decorative Objects

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
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 Decorative Objects

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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

Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This bras en l'air, or "arms in the air," French mantel clock demonstrates the neoclassical luxury of the Second Empire style. The focal point of the clock is a large doré bronze mai...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock
Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock

Bras En L'air French Mantel Clock

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Spectacular Large Antique French Empire style Gilt bronze, patinated bronze and griotte marble figural candelabras in the neoclassical taste. Each tall candelabra depicting...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Figural Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra

Candlesticks France Empire Gilt Bronze
Located in New York, NY
A pair of candlesticks made in France during the late Empire period. Made from gilt- bronze. Standing on a round foot with a baluster shaped stem. Loose cuffs.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Candlesticks France Empire Gilt Bronze
Candlesticks France Empire Gilt Bronze

Candlesticks France Empire Gilt Bronze

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) 4 piece bronze inkwell set with swan design. Inkwell, paperweight, pen holder, sandwell for cleaning nibs.(PRICED AS SET...
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19th Century Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan
4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan

4-Piece French Empire Bronze Inkwell Set with Swan

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
A magnificent 19th-century Empire-style mantel clock, signed by the esteemed clockmaker Leroy à Paris. This timepiece exudes classical elegance, featuring a finely detailed gilt bron...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris

Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered paperweight dating from the early to mid-19th century. The plinth of rectangular form surmounted by a fully sculpted giltbro...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog

Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog

Wonderful Pair Dore Bronze Two-Arm Winged Putti Cherub Neoclassical Candelabras
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of doré bronze two-arm winged putti cherub neoclassical candelabras Measures: 18" H x 6.5" W x 4" D.
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1920s French Vintage Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Wonderful Pair Dore Bronze Two-Arm Winged Putti Cherub Neoclassical Candelabras
Wonderful Pair Dore Bronze Two-Arm Winged Putti Cherub Neoclassical Candelabras

Wonderful Pair Dore Bronze Two-Arm Winged Putti Cherub Neoclassical Candelabras

French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite Bizantine French 19th century Empire Napoleon III gilded bronze inkwell. This handcrafted antique desk accessory bears the makers mar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand
French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand

French Empire Napoleon III Bizantine Bronze Ormolu Inkwell or Inkstand

French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
By Le Roy
Located in New Orleans, LA
This resplendent French Empire gilt bronze mantel clock features an extraordinarily detailed scene of a singing troubadour with his lyre along a rocky river bank. Accompanied by a wi...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock

French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock

Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Crystal and gilt bronze seal, Empire Period" Cachet of Empire period in crystal and gilt bronze, XIXth century, with the initials CC, very ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze

Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period
Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period

Crystal and Gilt Bronze Seal, Empire Period

Antique French Empire Style Ormolu Bronze 'Ceres' Mantel 

Clock, After Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Madrid, ES
Following a model by early 19th century Paris sculptor and bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire, and showcasing many of the neoclassical design elements common to the Empire Style popula...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Ormolu Bronze 'Ceres' Mantel 

Clock, After Thomire
Antique French Empire Style Ormolu Bronze 'Ceres' Mantel 

Clock, After Thomire

Antique French Empire Style Ormolu Bronze 'Ceres' Mantel 

Clock, After Thomire

Aigle de la Garde Imperiale
By Jean-Auguste Barre
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Auguste Barre 1811-1896, French Aigle de la Garde Impérial, Second Empire, circa 1870. Bronze - Casted by MARRION. Jean-Auguste Barre: born the September, 25th, 1811, ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Aigle de la Garde Imperiale
Aigle de la Garde Imperiale

Aigle de la Garde Imperiale

Pair of vase Porcelain, Valentine, Old Paris, flowers pattern, France 1860
By Old Paris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Porcelain Pair of Vase Ofs Valentine Old Paris Decor Of Bouquet Of Flowers XIXth Century Manufacture of "Valentine" in Saint-Gaudens. Decorated with a bouq...
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19th Century European Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of vase Porcelain, Valentine, Old Paris, flowers pattern, France 1860
Pair of vase Porcelain, Valentine, Old Paris, flowers pattern, France 1860

Pair of vase Porcelain, Valentine, Old Paris, flowers pattern, France 1860

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Lefevre De Belle
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant mantel clock is a fine example of Regency-era craftsmanship, characterized by its refined lines and classical motifs. The clock features a distinctive architectural form...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Lefevre De Belle
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Lefevre De Belle

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Lefevre De Belle

Fine Quality Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative pair of 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and patinated bronze lamps on square base. Each of the four sides of the base having a reef design. The rest of the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Quality Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps
Fine Quality Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps

Fine Quality Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lamps

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Modelled as a potted flower, the pot decorated with gilt bronze classical figures. With an 18th century English movement.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock

Allegorical French Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Depicting Earth’s Source of Water
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A gilt bronze French Empire clock depicting an allegory to the earth’s water source. In this clock a classically draped nymph sits atop a rocky outcrop her right foot resting on the ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Allegorical French Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Depicting Earth’s Source of Water
Allegorical French Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Depicting Earth’s Source of Water

Allegorical French Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Depicting Earth’s Source of Water

Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock 'Pendule au char'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base decorated with a wheat and foliate frieze and raised on four ball feet, the goddess of agriculture Ceres standing while leaning against a Roman chariot with harv...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock 'Pendule au char'
Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock 'Pendule au char'

Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock 'Pendule au char'

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed Veibel a Lyon. This stunning clock is raised on Ormolu topie shaped feet supporting a rectangular marble base. The base is decorated with finely chased Ormolu plaques on three sides, in the manner of Clodion, and with delicate beaded frames. Standing on the base are four Ormolu Doric columns leading up to the Carrara marble entablature decorated with Ormolu pegasi and finely chased beaded trim bands. From the entablature hangs the enameled clock face and mechanism, adorned with a delicate Ormolu frame and richly chased hanging drapery featuring a foliate movements, mythical creatures, and a lovely female mask atop the wonderful sunburst pendulum. All original gilt throughout. Veibel a Lyon, also known as "Weibel", was an 18th century master clock maker based in Lyon, France. Established in 1783, Veibel began his career by crafting exceptional table clocks and pocket watches. Later he specializes in astronomical regulators...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Marble, Ormolu

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock
French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock

Gilt and Patinated Bronze Empire Period Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly
By Gaston Jolly
Located in London, GB
Depicting a young woman seated at a table holding a book and looking at a celestial globe, above the central dial signed 'Gaston Jolly Paris' and flanked by two busts.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt and Patinated Bronze Empire Period Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Empire Period Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly

Gilt and Patinated Bronze Empire Period Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Empire style gilt and burnished bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, with its marble base, resume the great taste of Napoleon period decoration. Base is characterized by...
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2010s Italian Empire Decorative Objects

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks
By Claude Galle
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Ormolu Gilt Bronze Female Busts Candlesticks, circa 1820 A beautiful pair of Empire gilt-bronze ormolu c...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks
Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks

Early 19th Century Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Female Caryatids Candlesticks

Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Charles X (19th Century) bronze dore 3 arm candelabras with candlestick bases in two sections. (PRICED AS Pair)
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore Candelabras
Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore Candelabras

Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore Candelabras

Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The adjustable spyglass with gilt brass trim and original leather case.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Lacquer

Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century
Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century

Empire Painted and Lacquered Spyglass, Early 19th Century

Wilhelm Hofmann opaline glass vase late 19th century
By Wilhelm Nikolaus Hofmann
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Wilhelm Hofmann late 19th century opaline glass vase: timeless elegance and refinement If you would like to enrich your space with an authentic and fascinating piece of art, this op...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Opaline Glass

Wilhelm Hofmann opaline glass vase late 19th century
Wilhelm Hofmann opaline glass vase late 19th century

Wilhelm Hofmann opaline glass vase late 19th century

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Urn Centerpiece
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical cut crystal and bronze ormolu mounted urn with lady figure handles centerpiece.  
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Early 20th Century French Empire Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Urn Centerpiece
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Urn Centerpiece

Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Urn Centerpiece

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
This Etruscan vase-shaped mantel clock cast from bronze with gilded elements and brown patina originated from the first half of the nineteenth century. The Empire style was based on ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire
Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire

Set Vase Clock 19th Century Style Empire

Pair of Empire Style Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large French 19th century French Empire style silvered and gilt bronze candelabra with marble bases.
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19th Century Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Style Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Marble Bases
Pair of Empire Style Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Marble Bases

Pair of Empire Style Silvered and Gilt Bronze Candelabra with Marble Bases

Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th Century Measures: Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17.5cm This superb Empi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Cut Crystal Amethyst glass Vase w Gilt bronze Griffins and Lion paws Empire
Located in Sweden, SE
Such items were always made in small batches and only by hand. Mercury gilt bronze (ormolu, gilded) rim, hand chasing, lion's paws and heads of eagles-griffins, repeat the motifs of ...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze

Cut Crystal Amethyst glass Vase w Gilt bronze Griffins and Lion paws Empire
Cut Crystal Amethyst glass Vase w Gilt bronze Griffins and Lion paws Empire

Cut Crystal Amethyst glass Vase w Gilt bronze Griffins and Lion paws Empire

Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An Empire ormolu and painted bronze mantel clock attributed to Jean-Simon Deverberie. Fitted in an ormolu case shaped as a cotton bale, the round enamel dial features Roman numeral hours and Arabic fifteen-minute graduations, indicated by two pierced gilt bronze hands. Shirtless and barefoot, a young black sailor...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Ormolu, Bronze

Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor
Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor

Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor

Pair of Important First Empire Period Ormolu Sconces
By Percier & Fontaine
Located in Essex, MA
Period ormolu sconces in First Empire, imperial Russian, realistic lion mask form --Percier and fontaine designed lion mask being impaled by th...
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Early 1800s Russian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

Pair of Important First Empire Period Ormolu Sconces
Pair of Important First Empire Period Ormolu Sconces

Pair of Important First Empire Period Ormolu Sconces

19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th century) bronze dore rectangular inkwell on 4 clawed feet with relief (signed BARBEDIENNE).  
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19th Century Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed
19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed

19th Century, French, Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell Signed

A pair of Empire candlesticks, silvered bronze
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite pair of Empire-period candlesticks, likely of English origin, showcases a striking neoclassical design. Crafted with an intricate attention to detail, each candlestick...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

A pair of Empire candlesticks, silvered bronze
A pair of Empire candlesticks, silvered bronze

A pair of Empire candlesticks, silvered bronze

Royal Copenhagen Figure H.C. Andersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen figure H.C. Andersen Measures: 19 cm. In perfect condition. Designed by Hanne Warming. 2. Factory quality.
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1970s Danish Vintage Empire Decorative Objects

Royal Copenhagen Figure H.C. Andersen
Royal Copenhagen Figure H.C. Andersen

Royal Copenhagen Figure H.C. Andersen

Pair of French Empire Period Gilt & Green Tôle Peinte Wall Appliques à Quinquet
Located in London, GB
A Pair of French Empire Appliques à Quinquet The body constructed from forest green tôle peinte with gilt metal, modelled as classical herms with busts of Diana, the tapering backpl...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Tin

Pair of French Empire Period Gilt & Green Tôle Peinte Wall Appliques à Quinquet
Pair of French Empire Period Gilt & Green Tôle Peinte Wall Appliques à Quinquet

Pair of French Empire Period Gilt & Green Tôle Peinte Wall Appliques à Quinquet

19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (19th Century) bronze inkwell in the form of Napoleon's casket covered by a shroud with a crown finial top and resting on a tiered base with...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell
19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell

19th-Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Commemorative Inkwell

Eutrope Bouret Signed Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Boys Riding a Tortoise
By Eutrope Bouret
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This whimsical antique bronze sculpture was done by Eutrope Bouret of France in approximately 1890 in the period Empire style. This very well executed bronze sculpture depicts two yo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Eutrope Bouret Signed Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Boys Riding a Tortoise
Eutrope Bouret Signed Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Boys Riding a Tortoise

Eutrope Bouret Signed Antique French Bronze Sculpture of Boys Riding a Tortoise

A Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of French Empire Bronze, Gilt Bronze, and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century Each tazza with a shallow bronze inner bowl with leaf-and-dart rim projecting from a lobed gilt br...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

A Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century
A Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century

A Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze and Verde Marble Tazzas, 19th Century

French Empire Style Table Picture Frame in Brass, Velvet and Glass
Located in Milan, IT
French Empire Style Table Picture Frame in Brass, Velvet and Glass
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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Brass

French Empire Style Table Picture Frame in Brass, Velvet and Glass
French Empire Style Table Picture Frame in Brass, Velvet and Glass

French Empire Style Table Picture Frame in Brass, Velvet and Glass

Empire Torchères, Vienna, circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of large Empire torches or candelabra on a three-pass base tapering to the top and inlaid with brass inlays in the form of acanthus leaves and floral motifs. Rising above three ...
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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Mahogany

Empire Torchères, Vienna, circa 1800
Empire Torchères, Vienna, circa 1800

Empire Torchères, Vienna, circa 1800

X-Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché and hand-painted miniature of garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl F...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

X-Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni
X-Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni

X-Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze candelabra. Each with a winged Victorian female figure carrying a torchère on their hea...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra

Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra

Egg style Faberge Blue Savoia Enamel Medium Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, Russian Empire style inspired by Carl Fabergè eggs late 1800s, early 1900s. Measurem...
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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Egg style Faberge Blue Savoia Enamel Medium Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Egg style Faberge Blue Savoia Enamel Medium Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Egg style Faberge Blue Savoia Enamel Medium Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni

French Empire Period Egyptian Style Porcelain Candelabra
Located in London, GB
French Empire period Egyptian style porcelain candelabra French, c. 1815 Height 81cm, width 27cm, depth 27cm These extremely fine candelabra date from the early 19th Century, during the period of Napoleonic dominance in Europe. It was during this period that interest in the ancient civilisation of Egypt started to become fashionable, in large part due to Napoleon's conquest of the region at the turn of the 19th Century. Each candelabrum is modelled as a standing cross...
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1810s French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Ormolu

French Empire Period Egyptian Style Porcelain Candelabra
French Empire Period Egyptian Style Porcelain Candelabra

French Empire Period Egyptian Style Porcelain Candelabra

Pair of Wood and Bronze Planters, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of wood and bronze planters. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Wood and Bronze Planters, France, Late 19th Century
Pair of Wood and Bronze Planters, France, Late 19th Century

Pair of Wood and Bronze Planters, France, Late 19th Century

Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils
By Charles Le Roy
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mantel clock was crafted in c.1810 by the famous Parisian clock-making firm, Le Roy et fils. The company was founded by Basile Charles Le...
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1810s French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils
Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils

Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils

20th Century Empire Style Table Decoration after J.B. Claude Odiot
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, engraved and silvered. Three columns shafts with full-plastic, finely engraved swans. Funnel-shaped insert.
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20th Century Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Empire Style Table Decoration after J.B. Claude Odiot
20th Century Empire Style Table Decoration after J.B. Claude Odiot

20th Century Empire Style Table Decoration after J.B. Claude Odiot

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock Depicting the Astronomical Sciences
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine early 19th century French Empire gilt bronze clock representing an allegory of astronomy; featuring two classically draped maide...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock Depicting the Astronomical Sciences
French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock Depicting the Astronomical Sciences

French Empire Gilt Bronze Allegorical Clock Depicting the Astronomical Sciences

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large pair of painted fuseau vases in Porcelaine de Paris from the Empire period. The neck and the pedestal of the vases are in burnished gold and feature laurel crowns and stylized ...
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1810s French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period
Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period

Pair of Large Fuseau Vases in Porcelaine de Paris, Empire Period

French Empire Allegorical Clock Garniture of "Psyche Crowning Amor"
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large scale French Empire figurative allegorical clock showing “Psyche Crowning Amor”. Psyche stands to the right of the domed clock plinth, holding her ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

French Empire Allegorical Clock Garniture of "Psyche Crowning Amor"
French Empire Allegorical Clock Garniture of "Psyche Crowning Amor"

French Empire Allegorical Clock Garniture of "Psyche Crowning Amor"

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Swan Handle Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
This pair of comprises pendant krater-shaped porcelain vases. Each vase’s wide-lipped ovoid body is supported by a flared stem, which stands on a square-sided podium. Most strikingly...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Swan Handle Porcelain Vases
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Swan Handle Porcelain Vases

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Swan Handle Porcelain Vases

Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of period, hand carved, gessoed, and 22-karat gold gilded, Second Empire, French sconces. Each with gilt bronze arms, and inset with original, mercury glass mirrors. Each with...
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1860s French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces
Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces

Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces

French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase
Located in Milano, MI
French Empire gilt bronze pendulum dating from the early 1800s, charming table clock with allegory of the Arts, arched case, flanked by two putti, one seated with a book and the oth...
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase
French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase

French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase

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 Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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

19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular base mounted with a round lidded ink pot with a porcelain container and a sand pot, each raised on winged lion feet, centered by a ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkstand 'Encrier'

Elegant French Empire Doré Bronze Crystal Three-Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Very fine, beautifully detailed French doré bronze and crystal three-arm chandelier with flame top urn centre in the neoclassical style.
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20th Century French Empire Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Elegant French Empire Doré Bronze Crystal Three-Light Fixture Chandelier
Elegant French Empire Doré Bronze Crystal Three-Light Fixture Chandelier

Elegant French Empire Doré Bronze Crystal Three-Light Fixture Chandelier

Empire decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Franco Salimbeni, and Alexandre Vossion. 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 decorative objects 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 $148,649 while the average work can sell for $4,772.

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