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Empire Sterling Silver

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
19th-Century Empire French Solid Silver Coffee Pot or Ewer
19th-Century Empire French Solid Silver Coffee Pot or Ewer

19th-Century Empire French Solid Silver Coffee Pot or Ewer

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This refined French Empire period coffee pot, or ewer, dates from the early years of the 19th-century and is crafted in solid silver. The elegant silhouette, balanced proportions and...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni
Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni

Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Exquisite Reuge S.A. Musical Table Box Description:Discover a stunning large rectangular table box featuring elegantly concave corners, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of th...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Exceptional Russian Silver Goblet with Cloisonné Enamel
Exceptional Russian Silver Goblet with Cloisonné Enamel

Exceptional Russian Silver Goblet with Cloisonné Enamel

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Exceptional Russian Silver Goblet with Cloisonné Enamel – 1848 Exceptional Russian silver goblet (Goblet), crafted in solid silver and fine ename...

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1840s Russian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Empire Style Silver & Crystal Swing-Handle Basket /Sphinx Decoration, C. 1820
Empire Style Silver & Crystal Swing-Handle Basket /Sphinx Decoration, C. 1820

Empire Style Silver & Crystal Swing-Handle Basket /Sphinx Decoration, C. 1820

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Empire Style Silver & Crystal Swing-Handle Basket with Sphinx Decoration, Continental, circa 1820–1850 Measurements: 7" high x 6" wide x 4.75" deep Interior Measurements of Crystal ...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Signed 19th Century Figural Russian 84 Silver Pear Shaped Tea Strainer
Antique Signed 19th Century Figural Russian 84 Silver Pear Shaped Tea Strainer

Antique Signed 19th Century Figural Russian 84 Silver Pear Shaped Tea Strainer

By Karl Fabergé, Pavel Ovchinnikov, Feodor Rückert

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine mid-19th century Russian tea strainer. In 84 Zolotnik silver. By Carl Gustav Ekqvist of St. Petersburg. The figural bowl in the form of a pear supported by an intertwined '...

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Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810
Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810

Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810

By Viennese Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Complete Vienna clock on six stocky ball feet made of alabaster, architecturally structured wooden case with fruitwood veneers in the shape of a portal, steps in front flanked by two...

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1810s Austrian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

French Empire Sterling Silver Salt Cellar Blue Glass Liners Return from Egypt
French Empire Sterling Silver Salt Cellar Blue Glass Liners Return from Egypt

French Empire Sterling Silver Salt Cellar Blue Glass Liners Return from Egypt

French Napoleonic Empire table set "return from Egypt" Made of sterling silver and cobalt blue liners Collectible for it's beauty and hallmarks that were only used during Napoleons E...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th C. Kirk & Son "Repoussé" 117-Piece Sterling Silver Flat Service, 111.8 Oz
19th C. Kirk & Son "Repoussé" 117-Piece Sterling Silver Flat Service, 111.8 Oz

19th C. Kirk & Son "Repoussé" 117-Piece Sterling Silver Flat Service, 111.8 Oz

By Kirk & Son

Located in Germantown, MD

A S. Kirk & Son, Sterling Silver Repousse set of flatware. 117 gorgeous pieces. Hand chased and hand decorated by prominent American silversmith Samuel Kirk who introduced the Repou...

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19th Century American Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Antique Silver Sugar Sifter with Floral Garlands
French Antique Silver Sugar Sifter with Floral Garlands

French Antique Silver Sugar Sifter with Floral Garlands

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine antique French silver sugar sifter decorated with floral garlands and dating from the early 19th century. The lightly made sugar sifter stands on a wide round foot with a gild...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Picture frame Green Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Picture frame Green Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Picture frame Green Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular photo frame in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent emerald green enamel on guilloche, with late 19th century Russian Empire style ornaments. Blue alcant...

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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture frame Red Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Picture frame Red Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Picture frame Red Empire style ornaments Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular photo frame in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent ruby red enamel on guilloche, with late 19th century Russian Empire style ornaments. Blue alcantara p...

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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame Holder pocket Sterling Silver Enamel 3 Photographs
Picture Frame Holder pocket Sterling Silver Enamel 3 Photographs

Picture Frame Holder pocket Sterling Silver Enamel 3 Photographs

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Pocket photos holder in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels on guillochè, with hand-engraved edges. Empire style Napoleon III. Octagonal hing...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box blue and gold with handpainted miniature fire-enameled on guilloche Sa
Table Box blue and gold with handpainted miniature fire-enameled on guilloche Sa

Table Box blue and gold with handpainted miniature fire-enameled on guilloche Sa

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal table box in 800/1000 silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloché and beautiful enamel miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in early 1900s Engl...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

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.

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 Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Picture Frame with  enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.
Picture Frame with  enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.

Picture Frame with enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Embrace a timeless treasure that echoes grandeur: an exquisite oval-shaped photo frame, sculpted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Its translucent enamel adorns a sunburst g...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box hand-painted miniature has a Rectangular shape with rounded corners. On the cover there is a beautiful hand-engraved...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Inkstans Empyre Style

By Arno Fassi

Located in VALENZA, IT

Empire style 800 silver inkstand The base of the inkstand, completely handmade, is shaped like a "cathedral". The classic "palmettes" of the Empire style have been chiseled around i...

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1990s Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a rectangular shape with rounded sides Table Cigar Box has hand engraving, with orange and ...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture  Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Picture  Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Picture Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Large shaped photograph frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and laurel frieze in Louis XVI French Empire style. Exte...

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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Large Imperial Style White and Green enamel on Sterling Silver Salim
Photo Frame Large Imperial Style White and Green enamel on Sterling Silver Salim

Photo Frame Large Imperial Style White and Green enamel on Sterling Silver Salim

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Large shaped frame for photographs in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and rich friezes in the French Empire Louis XVI style ...

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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

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

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 Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Empire Style Silver Sugar Bowl, Italy 1940s
Empire Style Silver Sugar Bowl, Italy 1940s

Empire Style Silver Sugar Bowl, Italy 1940s

Located in Naples, IT

Peculiar and elegant sugar bowl with lid, 800 Italian embossed and chiseled silver. On the bottom is the 800 punch and the number 34 which identifies the code of the goldsmith's wo...

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1940s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

German Two Chandeliers Silver, Friedlander Brothers, Germany, circa 1890
German Two Chandeliers Silver, Friedlander Brothers, Germany, circa 1890

German Two Chandeliers Silver, Friedlander Brothers, Germany, circa 1890

By Gebruder Friedlander

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Silver German nicest pair of chandeliers Transition period / Empire (made circa 1880-1900). Silver 800 branded by German Crescent with Crown. Silver weight: 1479 grams / 3257 Lb ...

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Late 19th Century German Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Empire Style Sugar Bowl in 800 Silver, Italy, 1950s
Empire Style Sugar Bowl in 800 Silver, Italy, 1950s

Empire Style Sugar Bowl in 800 Silver, Italy, 1950s

Located in Palermo, IT

Empire style sugar bowl in 800 silver, Italy, 1950s It belonged to my maternal great-grandparents and is in excellent condition. Very small signs of the time. Gr. 166,00.

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1950s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Table Box Enamel Miniature Moscow Kremlin and Red Square Salimbeni
Table Box Enamel Miniature Moscow Kremlin and Red Square Salimbeni

Table Box Enamel Miniature Moscow Kremlin and Red Square Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-engravings fire enameled hand-painted like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful hand-painted enameled ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box handpainted miniature on guilloche and musical movement by Reuge S.A. inside
Box handpainted miniature on guilloche and musical movement by Reuge S.A. inside

Box handpainted miniature on guilloche and musical movement by Reuge S.A. inside

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated with translucent fired enamels and featuring a handpainted monochrome miniature on guilloche of a sailing ship on the lid, depi...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché Salimbeni.
Picture Frame with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché Salimbeni.

Picture Frame with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché Salimbeni.

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché and fine hand engravings French Empire style. With 2 oval photo holders, internal ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Picture Frame oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Picture Frame oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni

Picture Frame oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of a garland of flowers with oval border, intern...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

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

By Franco Salimbeni, 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 Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Large gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver shaped photograph frame with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and rich friezes in Louis XVI French Empire style. External measurements...

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1960s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Red Photo Frame French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Red Photo Frame French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni

Red Photo Frame French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with French Empire Louis XVI style border and rich ornamentation around th...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame inserted into a harp-shaped object Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Photo Frame inserted into a harp-shaped object Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Photo Frame inserted into a harp-shaped object Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Oval photo frame inserted into a harp-shaped object, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché inspired by a model created by Peter Carl Fab...

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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Heart-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Photo Frame Heart-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Photo Frame Heart-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Heart-shaped rounded frame with oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè. With hinged silver-gilt foot engraved in Empire style. ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

A Very Fine Early 19th Century French Silver Tastevin or Wine Taster, Circa 1830
A Very Fine Early 19th Century French Silver Tastevin or Wine Taster, Circa 1830

A Very Fine Early 19th Century French Silver Tastevin or Wine Taster, Circa 1830

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very fine 19th century French silver (.950 fine) tasetvin / wine taster showing a circular bowl rising to a neoclassical inspired 'reeded & ribbon dado' decorated rim, sided by pie...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pair Of Antique Empire Silver Candle Holders, by Viennese Master, Dated 1804
Pair Of Antique Empire Silver Candle Holders, by Viennese Master, Dated 1804

Pair Of Antique Empire Silver Candle Holders, by Viennese Master, Dated 1804

By Viennese Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Two elegant, plain silver candle holders on a round stand, foot laterally profiled, centred raised smooth shaft, in the lower third constriction by profiled bead ring, shaft widening...

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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Handle, Anton Kilitzky, 1806
Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Handle, Anton Kilitzky, 1806

Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Handle, Anton Kilitzky, 1806

By Viennese Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Early silver lidded jug with a smooth finish on a round, funnel-shaped base with a profiled rim, slight nodule above the constriction, egg-shaped raised body with a recessed neck con...

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Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century, Silver Dredging Spoon
19th Century, Silver Dredging Spoon

19th Century, Silver Dredging Spoon

Located in Copenhagen, K

Danish silver dredging spoon from circa 1820.

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19th Century Danish Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

French Silver Pair of  Beakers Prior to 1838
French Silver Pair of  Beakers Prior to 1838

French Silver Pair of Beakers Prior to 1838

Located in Sarasota, FL

Pair of French Sterling Beakers hallmarked prior to 1838. Both with heraldic emblem chasing. Weight ( pair) 204 g or 6.6 t. oz.

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Cockerel, Germany, Circa 1810
Antique Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Cockerel, Germany, Circa 1810

Antique Empire Silver Lidded Jug With Cockerel, Germany, Circa 1810

Located in Vienna, AT

Empire silver lidded jug with a stepped, funnel-shaped foot on a square plinth, a large fluted ring decorated with acanthus leaves, in which the smooth, raised bulbous vessel rests, ...

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1810s German Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Saucepan On Lion's Legs, Dated 1794
Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Saucepan On Lion's Legs, Dated 1794

Antique Vienna Empire Silver Lidded Saucepan On Lion's Legs, Dated 1794

By Viennese Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Early silver saucepan, round, flared vessel with smooth walls and outwardly stepped rim, standing on three lion legs with fur relief and sculpted paws, mounted on the body of the ves...

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1790s Austrian Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Silver Pair of Candlesticks Period of Classizism Augsburg Germany Haller
Silver Pair of Candlesticks Period of Classizism Augsburg Germany Haller

Silver Pair of Candlesticks Period of Classizism Augsburg Germany Haller

Located in Vienna, AT

Gorgeous pair of candlesticks / period of classizism. Made in Augsburg (circa 1800) Master: Johann Rudolf Haller (1757 - 1844) The silversmith received licence of manufacturing...

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Early 1800s German Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Silver Candy Dish, Egyptian Style, First Empire
Silver Candy Dish, Egyptian Style, First Empire

Silver Candy Dish, Egyptian Style, First Empire

Located in Paris, FR

Early 19th century silver drageoir or candy dish adorned with Egyptian head and on the collar with openwork palmette motifs. On the two spiral handles are suspended two twisted rings. The base is decorated with curving tubular patterns. The removable lid features floral finial. The interior of the candy dish is entirely lined with vermeil. The candy dish is characteristic of the Egyptian style that developed after the return of the Egyptian campaigns of Napoleon the first. With the «Description of Egypt...

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1810s French Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Swedish Gilt Heavy Silver Mustard or Sauce Cup Antique Empire Mug 1827
Swedish Gilt Heavy Silver Mustard or Sauce Cup Antique Empire Mug 1827

Swedish Gilt Heavy Silver Mustard or Sauce Cup Antique Empire Mug 1827

Located in Sweden, SE

Fine and solid creation by unidentified Swedish silver works presumably in Stockholm, date mark is 1827. Stylish and authentic creature of classical geometry would accomplish your Em...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver

Empire sterling silver for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire sterling silver 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 sterling silver created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire sterling silver made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sterling silver, popular names associated with this style include Giorgio Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni, Arval Argenti Valenza, and Viennese Manufactory. 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 sterling silver differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $198 and tops out at $16,131 while the average work can sell for $3,392.