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Empire Vases and Vessels

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
Unique & Rare Collection, Straw Marquetry Bottles, 18Th. C. Set of 7
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this rare and exceptional collection of seven French 18Th C. Straw Marquetry Bottles. These were made by convicts in the 18Th century. This is a very rare collection, you ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Straw, Blown Glass

Pair of Russian Tazzas, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of dolomite tazzas, Shelyabinsk region (Urals), fire-gilt bronze. Russia, Ekaterinburg, 19th century. Provenance: Ex collection Dolf Selbach (1929-2010).
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19th Century Russian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Stone, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Cornucopia Vases on Marble Bases, Pair
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of neoclassical rython form garnitures are well detailed and finely cut.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Large Neoclassical Cache-pot Vase in Green Marble Rome 19th Century Grand Tour
Located in Pistoia, IT
Imposing serpentine marble vase, also called "Prato green." Rome, neoclassical period, first half of the 19th century. In the Neoclassical period Roman workshops produced fine marble...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Pair of First-Empire Period 2-Handled Porcelain Vases with Westall Venus Scenes
By Richard Westall, Porcelaine de Paris
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and rare pair of French Paris Porcelain First-Empire Period Winged Sphynx-form double- handled porcelain vases with mythological scenes of Venus and Cupids after Richar...
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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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 Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century Old Paris Porcelain Swan Handle Vases, Marked
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of French 19th century Empire Period Old Paris Porcelain swan handle vases. Each is beautifully hand-painted with a light blue colored ground and further adorned with 24K...
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1820s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Neoclassical Pair of Patinated and Dore Bronze Empire Covered Urns
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and rare neoclassical pair of patinated and doré bronze Empire period covered urns with doré bronze cupid masks and foliage scroll doré bronze handles. Each is beautifully...
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1820s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pr. 19th Century Russian Cobalt Blue & Gold Ground Swan Handle Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic quality pair of Russian Empire cobalt blue and gold ground swan handle porcelain vases. Each piece is of Amphora form with a gorgeous 24K gold matted, burnished, and shiny front and backside decoration. The front panels consist of a young girl and a young boy, where the young girl is seen holding food on her head with a water pale in her hand walking through the town, while the boy is seen holding a basket of fruit up and walking it back home. The reverse of each of the vases is also elaborately decorated with one of the scenes being a comfy home with a beautiful woody landscape with a deer running through the backyard, while the other vase has a gorgeous landscape scene with a man riding a horse in the background. On either side of the vases are two-tone matte and burnished 24K gold swan form handles. Underneath the handles are 24K gold hand-painted decorations over a cobalt blue ground. The body runs down a waisted gold neck onto a rounded base which sits on a square gold plinth...
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1810s Russian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

A Pair of 19th C. Paris Porcelain Gilt and Portrait Painted Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th C. Paris Porcelain Gilt and Portrait Painted Vases. Each vase features a neoclassical amphora form, richly decorated with gilt accents and hand-painted portrait panel...
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1840s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

French 1870 Third Empire Napoleon III Pair of Urns in Marble with Gilded Ormolu
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of mythological Urns from the French third Empire period. Fabulous decorative pieces, created in Paris, France during the period of the Third French Empire under Napoleon III...
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1870s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Pair of Russian Rython Vases
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very decorative pair of Rython, also called Cornucopia vases from the first half of the 19th century, probably Russian. Red/pinkish cut glass vases with the ends mounted with gilt...
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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of Russian Rython Vases
Pair of Russian Rython Vases
$3,036 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Neoclassical Coffee Samovar Urn
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Coffee Samovar Urn. Antique English dark patinated metal urn-form samovar for tea or coffee in the neoclassical taste featuring a classic urn form body with a sphinx kno...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Metal

Pair of French Neoclassical Style Red Tôle and Gilt Bronze Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Neoclassical style red tôle and gilt bronze vases French, late 19th Century Height 53cm, width 24cm, depth 17cm Each vase in this pair, crafted from gilt bronze mounted red...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Metal, Ormolu

French Napoleon III silver jug or decanter
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French Napoleon III silver jug or decanter Napoleon III style French silver and glass jug Circa 1930 Origin France Excellent quality cut crystal, could be baccarat The silver part ha...
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1930s French Vintage Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Silver

Empire period bronze and ormolu Grecian style pair of classical urns, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
This superb quality pair of French Empire classical twin handled urns is very stylish and cast in very heavy solid bronze with alternate sections highlighted with original ormolu whi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Glass Ewer Jug Vase Ormolu French Urn
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an eye catching green cut glass jug in the Empire manner Good size at almost four feet tall - 112 CM The body is crafted from richly colored, translucent green glass,...
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1980s Vintage Empire Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

Grey/Black Marble Urn with Gilded Bees, Empire Classic Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This elegant grey/black marble urn is inspired by classical designs from the 19th century. It is adorned with small gilded bee motifs, popular during the Empire period, symbolizing i...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble

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 Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Vaso in Porcellana di Herend Market Garden Anni 80
Located in Milano, MI
Vaso in porcellana di Herend dipinto a mano, decoro Market Garden, realizzato negli anni '80 Ø cm 15 h cm 23 Le porcellane Herend sono tra le più prestigiose e ricercate al mondo. ...
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1980s Hungarian Vintage Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble vases French, early 20th century Measures: Height 52cm, width 21cm, depth 19cm Each vase in this pair, crafted from gilt bronze...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Viennese Silver Jug With Finest Enamel Painting, Hermann Boehm, Circa 1870
By Herman Boehm, Viennese Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Viennese Enamel Work from around 1870: Silver vessel on an oval plan, with a large, offset, domed foot, baluster-shaped body with a large, broad spout, on the back a siren hol...
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1870s Austrian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Silver

French Neoclassical Bronze Amphora with Winged Female Figures, Verdigris Patina
Located in Miami, FL
French Neoclassical Bronze Amphora with Winged Female Figures, Verdigris Patina Elegant French Neoclassical bronze amphora vase, finely cast and richly patinated. The vase is adorne...
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20th Century French Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair Marble Cassolette Urns French Empire Decorative Vases 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
These are based in the US where we will ship from You are viewing a gorgeous pair of French marble cassolettes urns This highly decorative pair of antiques are circa 1890 Ormolu fixt...
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1890s Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble

Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Empire Bronze Vases, French or German
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A rare and decorative pair of early 19th century Empire gilt and patinated bronze vases of campana form on a stepped square marble base. The everted egg-and-dart rim above a finely chased frieze depicting putti playing music. This or a similar pair of vases belonged to the collection of the Queen Louise of Prussia...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Early 19th Century Neoclassical ‘Old Paris’ Porcelain Vases
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine pair of early French Empire porcelain vases, (unsigned but attributable to either the Nast or Dagoty factories in Paris). Each vase has a large gilded satyr’s heads to the sid...
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1830s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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 Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

2 Antique French Sarregumines Majolica Snake Serpent Mantel Vase Urn 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of very large and impressive late 19th century Sarregumines majolica pottery vases - classical urn shape with coiled double headed snake / serpent handles, brown and white multi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Majolica

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Urn
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A museum quality early 19th century Paris porcelain urn. The twin handled vase sits on a rectangular porcelain base (modelled as part of the vase), which is decorated on all four sides with finely painted scenes titled 'Gene de Corrinte', 'Gene de Mytilene', 'Gene de Sparte', and 'Gene de Chiu' in reference to various Greek city states. The ovoid body of the vase is richly decorated with Greek key and stylized acanthus designs over and below a large gilt framed oval cameo of Athena on one side and a similar cameo on the other side bearing an undecipherable name. The overall background colour scheme of the vase is dark red/burgundy and dark emerald green, two colours which were more commonly used by the Dagoty factory in Paris than other porcelain manufacturing firms at the time. The vase is unsigned. Note: Pierre Louis Dagoty's porcelain was characterized by the use of vivid colours and the thick application of burnished gold leaf. He borrowed from the repertoire of Neoclassical ornament but his designs also included Egyptian and Chinoiseries motifs. Dagoty's elegant ceramics won him the patronage of Empress Joséphine. At the height of production, in 1807, he employed over a hundred workers, and exported his wares to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the Duchesse d'Angoulême, the only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Between 1816 and 1820, Dagoty worked in partnership with François Maurice Honoré. In 1817. Dagoty and Honoré received a commission from President James Monroe...
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1810s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Beautiful Pair of Russian Imperial Glass and Ormolu Mounted Tazza Centerpieces
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Russian Empire Imperial Glass Manufactury and ormolu mounted white opalescent tazza centrepieces, each white opaline bowl beautifully hand cut and hand polished in flutted design with ribbed border; the Ormolu very finely hand chisseled and finished in two tome dore bronze gold...
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1830s Russian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Napoleon III Royal Rouge Griotte Athenienne
Located in New Orleans, LA
Royal Rouge Griotte Marble Athenienne After Pierre Gouthière Late 19th Century This monumental pair of Napoleon III gilt bronze-mounted Royal Rouge Griotte athenienne perfume vases ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Green Marble Military Urns
Located in New York, NY
A significant pair of antique French Empire style gilt bronze and green marble military urns. Each urn in this magnificent and unique pair showcases a tall, baluster-shaped body craf...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

1900s Empire Style Crystal Urn Vase
Located in Skien, NO
Empire Style Crystal Vase from 1900s This striking Classic Empire-style vase from ca. the middle of the 20th century showcases exceptional craftsmanship in high-quality crystal. The...
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Mid-20th Century European Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Pair of green patinated and Gilt Bronze Tazzas, Empire, Circa 1810
Located in NICE, FR
A pair of elegant bronze tazzas in the French Empire style. These decorative bowls are crafted from gilt bronze and set on tall pedestals with a dark matte patina. The contrast betwe...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

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 Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair of simulated marble covered urns are amphora-shaped, raised on gilt hoof feet on a stepped trefoil base, each domed cover has a lobed fini...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
Pair of Grainger Worcester Covered Urns
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Antique Pewter Cup Vase, Denmark circa 1810
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Europe, a charming charming round shaped cup. We see this elegant pewter vessel filled with writing utensils, art supplies or petite floral bouquets.
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Pewter

Pair Empire Period North European Ormolu, Cut-Glass, & Tôle-Peinte Cachepots
Located in New York, NY
An extremely rare and unusual Pair Of North European Ormolu, Cut-Glass, and Tôle-Peinte Potted Hyacinths/Cachepots, Possibly Baltic, Circa 1815-1825. Each Modeled As A Tôle-Peinte Sp...
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Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu, Tin

Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of gilt bronze urns raised on a marble plinth with ormolu mounts (CW5595). The quality is superb, chasing is 10 on 10. France, circa 1870. Dimensions: Height 15 1/2", the base i...
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1870s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Carl Thieme, Dresden Floral Painted & Gilded Porcelain Urn, Germany, 20th C
Located in Chatham, ON
CARL THIEME (Factory / Manufacturer) - Potschappel (Village / Location) - Empire style Dresden floral decorated and gilded porcelain urn with cover - ...
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Mid-20th Century German Empire Vases and Vessels

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Cut-Glass Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Cut-glass centerpiece with gilt bronze mounts. Hair line crack in bowl.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Cut-Crystal Baccarat Style Vase, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant small-scale French Empire potpourri vase, finely mounted in fire-gilded bronze (ormolu) and richly cut crystal. The vessel is arranged in two stages: above, a cup-shaped c...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

Monumental 19th Century French Empire Sèvres Style Porcelain Urns, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of French antique gilt bronze mounted pink Sèvres porcelain style vasiform urns. Born in France in the 19th century, hand-crafted in rich grandiose Empire taste, palatial awe-inspiring large scale, featuring ornate finely chiseled and sculpted dore' bronze hinged handle mounts, partial gilt pink ground baluster form amphora - pithos form body surmounted by patinated brass final topped cover affixed to the flaired narrowing neck rising from voluptuous bulbous tapering body, embellished with elaborate gilded gold enameled scroll flourish filigree decoration framing central oval medallion showcasing hand painted polychrome classical landscape and pastoral figural scenes, over doré bronze mount fillet adorned porcelain foot ending in substantial sturdy octagonal cast gilt metal plinth base. A superb example, high quality craftsmanship, construction, and materials, exceptionally executed design, this pair makes for a wonderful decorative object and most impressive statement piece! Exceedingly rare, boldly beautiful and absolutely stunning, this majestic pair is sure to become the focal point in any room. Placed in beside a fireplace, flanking an door, entry or hall, atop a massive sideboard...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Brass, Bronze

19th - 20th Century French Pair of Antique Empire Porcelain Cassoulettes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French pair of small Cassoulettes made hand crafted porcelain, in good condition. Each of the Parisian Athenians are composed with four gilded bronze maidens, particulariz...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Metal, Bronze

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 Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Antique French Paris Porcelain Hand-painted Dog Vases by Darte Frères 1810
Located in Portland, OR
A large & wonderful pair of antique French Porcelain de Paris Darte Frères hand-painted & gilded portrait vases, with scenes of dogs, and painted in the manner of Fragonard, circa 18...
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1810s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

Crystal and Gilt Bronze Vase by Boin-Taburet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A classic and opulent crystal and gilt bronze Louis XVI-style vase, its goblet-shaped heavy crystal bowl diamond cut and fluted to refract the light...
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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Bronze

Empire Period Large Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wonderful Empire period porcelain lidded apothecary jar, dating from the 19th century. Exuberantly decorated with a vibrantly enamelled design of exotic birds and butterflies on a ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Paint, Porcelain

Italian Yellow Tole Obelisk Urn With Paw Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming neoclassical yellow tole water or tea urn in the form of an obelisk balanced on a square plinth by fours balls supported by brass paw feet. Decorated on four sides with ma...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair Neoclassical Paris Porcelain Gilt Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair neoclassical Paris Porcelain gilt vases. Exceptional pair of large white and gilt painted campana form urns with strigilated patterning on body dow...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Ormolu

1810s Empire Handmade Marked Porcelain Centerpiece
By G. Popov
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and extremely rare Empire period porcelain decorated with hand-painted designs. It has the original label on the base. "Silvio Ferrara ANTIQUARIO GIOIELLIERE Via Condotti" ...
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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Empire Style Bronze Ewers, Late 19th or Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An important pair of Empire style bronze ewers, late 19th or early 20th century. A pair of Empire style patinated bronze ewers with marble base, late 19th or early 20th century. H: ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Vases and Vessels

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Patinated Bronze Ewers on Sienna Marble Bases — Early 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant pair of large ewers in dark-patinated bronze, mounted on yellow Sienna marble bases adorned with a finely detailed patinated bronze frieze. The proportions and material contr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
Located in Savannah, GA
Hard paste porcelain with polychrome and gold leaf - iron bolt. Impasto decoration. Lovely colors. These classical form urns are clearly a pair, but not an identical pair. Each has a...
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1820s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
Pair of Vieux Paris Campagna Form Urns
$550 Sale Price / set
75% Off
French Sèvres Style Bronze-Mounted Cobalt Blue Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large French Sèvres style gilt bronze ormolu-mounted cobalt blue hand painted porcelain urn table lamp, first half of the 20th century. Bronze figurine handles, front side with han...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Pair of Snake Handled Meissen Urns
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Stylish and chic pair of Meissen urns in Classic glazed white porcelain with gold accents. These urns are classical in form and feature entwined snakes as ...
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1870s French Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Pair of Large Danish Vaseline Opaline Wine Glass or Vases
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish pair of large white Vaseline opaline wine glasses or vases.
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass, Art Glass, Opaline Glass

Empire Style Ormolu & Cut Crystal Compote/ Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Empire Style Ormolu and Cut Crystal Compote/Tazza  Made in Austria, circa 1920s An elegant Empire Style Ormolu and Cut Crystal Compote/Tazza made in Austria during the 1920s, present...
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20th Century Austrian Empire Vases and Vessels

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Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century Meissen Style Porcelain Napoleon lll Bowl Vase Centerpiece
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze mounted and hand painted porcelain large bowl vase with lid. The hand painted continuous scene shows a town celebration with some peasants dancing & playing som...
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19th Century German Antique Empire Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Empire vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Porcelaine de Paris, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, and Old Paris. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $416 and tops out at $126,260 while the average work can sell for $4,573.

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