Empire Lighting

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.

Style: Empire

Fabulous French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze 9-Light Glass Torch Chandelier

Located in Coimbra, PT

Spectacular large neoclassical French Empire chococate brown patinated and gilt bronze 9-light chandelier with faux candle sockets Measures: Diameter 27.6 in/ 70 cm Height 35.5 in/ ...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Fabulous French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze 9-Light Glass Torch Chandelier

Important Pair of 1st Period French Empire Pat. & Dore Bronze 6-Light Candelabra

Located in New York, NY

A fabulous and important pair of antique French 1st period Empire patinated and two-tone matte and burnished doré bronze six-light candelabras. Each modeled with figures of Goddess D...

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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Lighting

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Bronze

Important Pair of 1st Period French Empire Pat. & Dore Bronze 6-Light Candelabra

Low Huge Flush Mount Crystal Chandelier Empire Big Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre

Located in Berlin, DE

Montgolfière Style Chandelier: Tailored Empire Elegance Introducing our new Montgolfière style chandelier, a magnificent embodiment of Empire splendor adorned with exquisite lead cr...

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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Low Huge Flush Mount Crystal Chandelier Empire Big Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre

19th Century Swedish Lantern on Street Post, Origin Sweden, circa 1850

Located in New York, NY

19th century Swedish lantern with street post, Sweden, circa 1850.

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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Lighting

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Iron

19th Century Swedish Lantern on Street Post, Origin Sweden, circa 1850

19th Century French Empire Style Hall Lantern

Located in London, GB

19th century French Empire style hall lantern, of pentagonal form with gilt swan mounts to each vertex and three-light suspended fitti...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Style Hall Lantern

Fabulous French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze 9-Light Glass Torch Chandelier

Located in Coimbra, PT

Spectacular large neoclassical French Empire chococate brown patinated and gilt bronze 9-light chandelier with faux candle sockets Measures: Diameter 27.6 in/ 70 cm Height 35.5 in/ ...

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Fabulous French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze 9-Light Glass Torch Chandelier

Pair of French 19th Century Empire Cut Glass and Bronze Candelabras / Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of very large and impressive French 19th century Empire cut glass and two-tone bronze candelabras made to lamps.

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Empire Cut Glass and Bronze Candelabras / Lamps

Sublime 19th Century French Empire Chandelier

Located in Stockbridge, GA

Sublime French Empire chandelier.

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Tôle

Sublime 19th Century French Empire Chandelier

Pair of Antique French Empire Gold and Patinated Bronze Sconces

Located in New Orleans, LA

These patinated sconces are handsome, with their floral and eagle decorations. They make a strong statement while being modestly sized.

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Gold

Pair of Antique French Empire Gold and Patinated Bronze Sconces

Early 19th Century Empire Candelabra with Caryatids

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of Empire bronze and marble candelabra with three branches each. The lights are supported by bronze caryatids with dark brown patina, who are dressed in long tunics à l’antique ...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

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Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Candelabra with Caryatids

Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier, circa 1815

Located in Rome, IT

Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Six E 14 light bulbs.

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19th Century European Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier, circa 1815

Very Fine Empire Style Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A very fine gilt and painted bronze chandelier in the Empire style featuring 8 swans carrying stylized candle cups. All original. Measures: Height 37", width 26", 8-light CW4449.

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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Very Fine Empire Style Chandelier

Pair of Large Empire Appliqués / Sconces circa 1800, Gilded Linden Wood

Located in Berlin, DE

Pair of large Empire appliqués / sconces circa 1800, gilded linden wood Solid linden wood, gilded two-flame. Carved, gilded. Ribbon, each with a ce...

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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Lighting

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Wood

Pair of Large Empire Appliqués / Sconces circa 1800, Gilded Linden Wood

Pair of French Empire Brass Sconces, Early 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of French Empire three-light brass sconces with lion faces, converted to electric. Recently restored, having wax candle sleeves and holding chandelier size light bulbs. Fran...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

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Brass

Pair of French Empire Brass Sconces, Early 19th Century

20th Century Italian Macaroni Beaded Tole Chandelier with Six Lights

Located in Brea, CA

20th century Italian Macaroni beaded tole chandelier with six lights. The sockets have all been newly replaced, and is ready for a US bulb, with faux wax candle cover sleeves, ready to hang. A beautiful gilt antique patina finish...

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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron

20th Century Italian Macaroni Beaded Tole Chandelier with Six Lights

19th Century Bronze and Bronze Dore Empire Style Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

A French Empire style patinated and gilded bronze chandelier, late 19th century.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze and Bronze Dore Empire Style Chandelier

20th Century Gilded Brass and Glass Flowers Chandelier, 1970s

Located in Nürnberg, Bayern

Rare and beautiful 20th century gilted brass and glass flowers chandelier from the 1970s. At the center of the chandelier you will find a brass ball that have a light at the extre...

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1970s French Vintage Empire Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th Century Gilded Brass and Glass Flowers Chandelier, 1970s

Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Big Large Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre

Located in Berlin, DE

Montgolfière Style Chandelier - Empire Elegance with Customizability Introducing a new Montgolfière style chandelier that exudes the charm of the Empire era, reimagined with modern ...

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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Iron, Wire

Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Big Large Palace Lamp Chateau Lustre

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Located in Florence, Tuscany

This French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features best quality hand-chiseled details. Top crowns in characterized by rich vegetal decorati...

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2010s Italian Empire Lighting

Materials

Tin, Bronze

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Enamel Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Wonderful Empire Dore Bronze Rock Crystal Neoclassical Figure Candlestick Lamp

Located in Roslyn, NY

Wonderful Empire doré bronze rock crystal neoclassical figure candlestick lamp Stamped made in France on base Completely rewired.

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20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze

Wonderful Empire Dore Bronze Rock Crystal Neoclassical Figure Candlestick Lamp

Lady Sconces, Empire Type, Large 18-Karat Gold Plate, No Shades

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large size lady face sconces cast in bronze. From the original. They look great on the wall ,they are impressive looking . Single shade arm that fits a 3"...

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1890s North American Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Lady Sconces, Empire Type, Large 18-Karat Gold Plate, No Shades

Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Table Lamps by Thomire à Paris

Located in New York, NY

A gorgeous and highly important pair of empire gilt bronze and rock crystal table lamps. Both are signed on the base Thomire à Paris. Each is meticulou...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Table Lamps by Thomire à Paris

Impressive Large French Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze 8 Etched Globe Chandelier

Located in Coimbra, PT

Spectacular neoclassical French Empire gilt bronze 8-light chandelier, oxidized an gold-plated solid bronze 8-light bulbs E 14/good working condition Measures: Diameter 27.6 in/ 70 c...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Impressive Large French Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze 8 Etched Globe Chandelier

Table Lamp Alabaster Onix Caramel and Brass Large Column Early 20th Century

Located in Mombuey, Zamora

Alabaster table lamp Onix and Brass large column Form. Early 20th Century Large table lamp in alabaster and brass style Empire. It is of high size, suitable to put on a side tab...

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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Lighting

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Alabaster, Brass

Table Lamp Alabaster Onix Caramel and Brass Large Column Early 20th Century

Monumental Hollywood Regency French Cut-Crystal Beads, Gilt 19-Light Chandelier

Located in Coimbra, PT

Stunning extra large impressive Empire cut crystal and gilt brass 19-light chandelier with crystal drops. Measures: Diameter 37.8 in/ 96 cm Height 35.5 in / 90 cm Weight 44 lb/20 Kg ...

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Late 20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Monumental Hollywood Regency French Cut-Crystal Beads, Gilt 19-Light Chandelier

French Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

French bronze Empire style chandelier with the goddess Demeter as the center finial.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier

Located in London, GB

This unusual chandelier is designed in the Empire style from gilt and patinated bronze in the form of an ancient Roman terracotta or earthenwa...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Napoleon III Period Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier

Pair of Empire Ceremonial Bronze Candelabras/Candlesticks after P. P. Thomire

Located in Berlin, DE

A pair of Empire ceremonial candelabras / candlesticks after P. P. Thomire Victoria standing on a gold ball in a long, pleated robe, carrying a vase with a central shaft and 7 c...

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20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Empire Ceremonial Bronze Candelabras/Candlesticks after P. P. Thomire

Antique Empire Style Twelve-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in Montreal, QC

This chandelier combines an understated crisply cast dark bronze body with wonderful quality two-tone gilding. Of classical inspiration, the theme is leafy, repeating borders of anth...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Antique Empire Style Twelve-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Small Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Basket Chandelier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A small scale Empire style basket chandelier with lighting to the top, middle, and bottom sections. Each section is framed in gilded bronze supporting chains of cut crystal beads. Th...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Small Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Basket Chandelier

French Empire Bronze Dore Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

French Empire style bronze Dore scroll design 3-arm table lamp with swan and urn motifs, 20th century.

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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Bronze Dore Table Lamp

20th Century Italian Empire Bronze Table Lamp Red Lampshade Golden Embroideries

Located in Milan, IT

An Empire style large bronze urn vase wired as table lamp with an oval red lampshade. An Italian circular handled decorative bronze center vase, the so-c...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Italian Empire Bronze Table Lamp Red Lampshade Golden Embroideries

Pair of Splendid Bronze French Empire Wall Sconces

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Absolutely sublime top drawer bronze electried antique wall sconces having 2 lights each, and marvelous decoration including urn at the top, tassel at the bottom, acanthus leaves and...

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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Splendid Bronze French Empire Wall Sconces

Swedish Black & Gilt Bronze Eagle Empire Chandelier, Early 1800's

Located in San Francisco, CA

An Empire-style, black and gold chandelier made in Sweden circa 1830. In a bowl-form with 5 candle-style lights with finely cast, eagle head...

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1820s Swedish Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Black & Gilt Bronze Eagle Empire Chandelier, Early 1800's

Interesting Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

An interesting late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze empire style sixteen light chandelier Four long chains connect the top with the body, eight gilt sphinx encircle and light ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Interesting Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Bronze Empire Style Ram's Head Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

Six-arm Empire style ram's head chandelier. Solid brass and cast bronze and heavy. Has great patina. In working condition.

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Bronze Empire Style Ram's Head Chandelier

Louis Phillippe Bronze Columnar Table Lamp By Decourt, Paris

Located in Essex, MA

Two light with fluted column and stepped plinth with gilt accents. Bears label .

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Louis Phillippe Bronze Columnar Table Lamp By Decourt, Paris

Antique French Gilt Bronze Table Lamp, Signed Moreau, Late 19th Century

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Dallas, TX

This elegant French gilt bronze table lamp signed Moreau depicts Erato, the Greek goddess of music, dance and song. She is represented holding a lyre while her left arm is leaning upon an open book that rests upon a fluted column. Trailing ivy extends down the upper portion of the column. She carries the lyre in her right hand which hangs down to her right hip. There is a serene and pensive expression on her face as she looks down and to her left. She stands on an indented and canted, lacquered black base with a gilt metal wreath...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Table Lamp, Signed Moreau, Late 19th Century

Two French Empire, Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, circa 1860

Located in Baltimore, MD

Two, exceptional pairs of 19th century 3-arm gas sconces featuring Horn-shaped arms ornamented with anthemions and terminating in urn form candle cups with swags. Sconce body depicts...

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1860s French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Two French Empire, Gilt Bronze Wall Sconces, circa 1860

French Empire Style Bronze Lantern

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Large bronze French Empire style lantern.

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20th Century Spanish Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Bronze Lantern

Empire-Style, Antique, Carved Gilt Wood Chandelier with Six Arms.

Located in Houston, TX

Antique bois dore, carved gilt wood chandelier from France, circa 1890. Empire in the Neoclassical style. Masterfully hand-carved with a torch flame f...

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1890s French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Empire-Style, Antique, Carved Gilt Wood Chandelier with Six Arms.

French Pair of Empire Patina Dore Bronze Winged Lady Victory Candelabras

Located in Roslyn, NY

Wonderful pair French Napoleon III Empire style gilt doré and patinated bronze neoclassic three-arm candelabra with finely cast detail, each featuring a classical winged lady victory...

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20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Pair of Empire Patina Dore Bronze Winged Lady Victory Candelabras

Pair of French Second Empire Three-Light Wall Sconces

Located in Montreal, QC

These good quality sconces in mat black and gilt bronze are pierced with scrolls and flower heads and with drip pans and arms cast with stylized acanthus. The two-tone gilding and ha...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Second Empire Three-Light Wall Sconces

French Empire Bronze Wall Sconces

Located in New York, NY

Pair of French Empire style bronze 5-arm wall sconces with swan top and double ball design (19th century).

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19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Bronze Wall Sconces

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Located in Florence, Tuscany

This French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi chandelier features best...

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2010s Italian Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Tin

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

19th Century Italian Empire Venetian Opaline Glass and Amber Crystal Chandelier

Located in Charleston, SC

This 19th century Italian Empire chandelier is beautifully decorated with Venetian Opaline glass. The four arms are made of brass. Amber crystals suspend from the bottom. This item h...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

19th Century Italian Empire Venetian Opaline Glass and Amber Crystal Chandelier

Large Empire Style Lamp in Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze, 1940s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Large Empire style lamp in cut crystal and chiselled and gilt bronze mount. Circular gilt bronze base adorned with a Walter leaves frieze, gadroons and beads topped by a cut crystal ...

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1940s French Vintage Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Large Empire Style Lamp in Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze, 1940s

Large French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze 18-Light Chandelier

Located in London, GB

This 19th century French chandelier is designed in the Empire style and wrought from gilt bronze and strings of cut glass. The chandelier features a lower dome-shaped body below an o...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze 18-Light Chandelier

Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Urn Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A twin handled Empire urn in gilded bronze, the two arms decorated with medusa heads, and classical heads below. Gilt grape leaves encircle the ovoid body. The urn sits on a decorate...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Urn Lamp

19th Century Empire Bronze Sconces

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of gilt and patinated bronze sconces from embellished with winged Victories. Each sconce features four candlestick branches that terminate in lions heads and are intricately scu...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Bronze Sconces

Pair of Gilded and Sculpted Bronze Candlesticks, Empire Period

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of gilded and sculpted bronze candlesticks from the Empire period. The socket is very intricately sculpted with beading and foliage. Beneath the socket, three female busts face ...

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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilded and Sculpted Bronze Candlesticks, Empire Period

Empire Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Six-Light Bowl Chandelier

Located in London, GB

This beautiful bowl chandelier is designed in the Empire style, which flourished in France in the period 1804-14, when Napoleon Bonaparte was Emperor. The style is defined as a phase...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Empire Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Six-Light Bowl Chandelier

Art Deco Style Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Palace Lamp Chrome

Located in Berlin, DE

Art Deco Crystal Chandelier - Empire Elegance in Customizable Sizes Introducing a new Art Deco crystal style chandelier that captures the grandeur of the Empire era while offering m...

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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Wire

Art Deco Style Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Palace Lamp Chrome

Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers

Located in Berlin, DE

Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers, in the Style of the Spanish Royal Factory of Glass and Crystal of La Granja A large pair of Empire style 7-light ...

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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers

19th Century Russian Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A finely cast and gilded Russian Empire style candelabra that was transformed into a lamp; featuring a classical maiden holding aloft three winged sea horses terminating in candle no...

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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Russian Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamp

Chandelier, Late 20th Century, Empire, 10 Branch, Wilkinson Plc

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

The polished brass acanthus leaf corona supports six rectangular split link chains holding a black painted bowl with an ormolu pendant. The five polished brass double candle...

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1990s European Empire Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chandelier, Late 20th Century, Empire, 10 Branch, Wilkinson Plc

Pair of Empire Bronze Three Branched Candelabras

By Percier & Fontaine

Located in Paris, FR

Impressive pair of gilt and sculpted bronze candelabras with three branches. The stem of each candelabrum is a patinated bronze form of the winged goddess, Victory, who holds a gilt bronze torch in each of her hands. Her head is topped with a gilt bronze vase that transforms into the candelabra branches, which is embellished with griffins and rosettes. At the top of each candelabrum is a peacock standing on a globe, symbolizing the sun and immortality. Victory is standing on a cruciform-shaped base, which has a winged cupid on two sides and a caduceus on the other two sides. The intertwined snakes of the caduceus are a symbol of the Greek god Hermes (or the Roman god Mercury) and is a symbol of peace, eloquence and negotiation. Empire period. Perfect condition. Our model is inspired by the projects of Charles Percier and Franc¸ois-Leonard Fontaine, famous architects of the Emperor. Their most important work, entitled Recueil de decorations inte´rieurs (Collection of interior decorations), was published in France at the, end of the 19th century. The winged Victories, caduceus and griffins are some of the motifs present in this piece that demonstrate the adoption of Percier and Fontaine’s decorative...

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1810s Antique Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Empire Bronze Three Branched Candelabras

Set of Eight French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural Neoclassical Wall Sconces

Located in New York, NY

A set of eight superb French Empire style gilt bronze figural double light wall sconces of great quality embellished with fine figural masks of neoclassical men.

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20th Century French Empire Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Set of Eight French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural Neoclassical Wall Sconces

Empire lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Alexandre Vossion, and Maison Baguès. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $194 and tops out at $220,000 while the average work can sell for $4,434.