Empire Table Lamps
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
Period: 20th Century
1960's Italian Marble Bronze Urn Table Lamp by Marbro
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous Italian purple marble urn lamp with golden bronze handles, base and hardware.
Made by the artisans of Marbro Lamp CO. No issues or damage.
Very heavy piece, 55 lbs +.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
French Empire style gilded bronze bouillotte lamp with 4 arms and a black tole lampe shade.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Italy 1970 Post-Modern Meant Green Porcelain Brass Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant and glamorous table lamp in light green porcelain and brass, is one of the latest pieces manufactured by a well known Italian fa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Black and White Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Table Lamps
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique black and white Wedgwood jasperware urn table lamps. Listing includes porcelain urn form bodies, wooden base, dual sockets, whi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Empire Style Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and casted bronze. Full plasticized, feminine historical Egyptian representation.
(T-Mr-21-Bp).
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Bronze “Bouillotte” Lamp with Red Tôle Shade
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Empire style bronze 3-arm “Bouillotte” lamp with red Tôle shade. Classic Empire symbols of the eagle finial and swan necks
Dimensions: 26” H x 15.5” W x 15.5” D
Base diameter 7.25”.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Empire Style Table Lamp (No Shade). Bronze, Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire style lamp (without shade).
Patinated bronze. marble base Table lamp raised on a marble base, has a vase shape with simplified swan head handles, following examples from the ...
Category
20th Century European Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Horn-Formed Rolling Candlesticks French Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved and casted, partially silvered. Three stylized, horn-formed rolling candle sticks.
(T-Mr-14-Bp).
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Black and Gilt Tole Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful quality brass bouillotte lamp with gilt decorated metal shade. Fine details throughout, swan heads holding the tole painted shade and corbel style candle arms. Recently re-...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Ceramic Table Lamps by Tyndale, a Pair
By Tyndale
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of French Empire style ceramic table lamps by Tyndale. Sleek baluster shaped columns are topped with brass capitals cast with scrolled acanthus leaves. Columns are decorated w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Figural French Empire Style Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of figural French Empire style table lamps. Rouched black shades are trimmed with a rope twist detail and gold gimp. Columns are topped with cast brass acanthus plumes above large cut glass crystals. Opposing cast cherubs...
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Style Gilded Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
French Empire style gilded bronze Bouillotte lamp with 3 arms with dark green tole shade.
Category
1930s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Bouillotte Lamp, Bee and Laurel Leaf Decoration, Painted Green Tôle Shade
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Bouillotte lamp, Bee and Laurel leaf decorations in gilt, painted green tôle shade.
Empire style. Three arm lamp in the shape of swans with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Bronze Casted Figure-Formed Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely engraved and casted Bronze. Full plasticised, masculine historical Egyptian representation.
(T-Mr-20-Bp).
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Empire Painted Globe Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique Empire style brass lamp with a hand painted glass globe. A slender central column topped with an urn finial has two sockets that light with brass chain pulls. A blush and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Gilt Brass Three-Arm Table Lamp
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A mid-20th century French gilt brass three-arm table lamp, retains its original pressed card faux candles and is fitted with three individual chandelier shades...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Empire Style Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved and antique silvered. Columns as holder for four sweeping candelabra arms.
(T-Ra-11).
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Robert Abbey Templeton Bronze Trophy Urn Table Lamp Empire Shade Light 7102G
By Robert Abbey
Located in Dayton, OH
Templeton 7102G urn table lamp, way buddha bronze with golden beige cast metal empire shade with matching soutache - Robert Abbey
Measures: 10.5” x 24...
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant two color bronze with face of god of the wind table lamp with hand pleated lampshade.
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
One Empire Style Silvered and Black Engraved Metal Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Located in IT
Empire style silvered and black engraved metal table lamp, France, early 20th century, 1930s
In the pictures you see two lamps but only one le...
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Candelabra after Pierre Philippe Thomire
Located in Berlin, DE
Princely splendid candelabra after Pierre Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) exceptionally fine engraved and moulded bronze. Fully moulded designed f...
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Three Claw-Feet French Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved, silvered. On three claw-feet, several times structured, fluted column-shaft.
(T-Mr-15-Bp).
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Empire Style Bronze Silvered Three Claw-Feet French Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved, silvered. On three claw-feet, several times structured, fluted column-shaft.
(T-Mr-15-Bas).
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Large nine candelabra light French empire bronze table lamp.
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1997 Chapman Neoclassical French Empire Brass Torch Shaped Table Lamp Paw Foot
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1997 Chapman Brass table lamp in the shape of a neoclassical torch with black accents on a square base with paw feet. A stunning lamp ...
Category
1990s Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Bronze Swan Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style bronze doré 2 arm bouillotte table lamp with swan form arms beneath a red tole adjustable shade 20th century.
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze-Colored Pewter and Frosted Cut Glass Table Lamp 1900s
Located in Barntrup, DE
The beautifully shaped French Empire-style table lamp, which is an electrified petroleum lamp, features a bronze-colored pewter body adorned with three ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter, Brass
Empire Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style lamp in gilt bronze. Shaft in fluted column shape topped by a decor of acanthus leaves, a brettée frieze around a smooth ring and leaves. It is finished by a decor of pa...
Category
1950s European Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Brass Figural Bird Swan Candelabra Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire style brass figural bird swan candelabra table lamps - a pair. Item features winged swan figures, 5 candleholders, original shades, chain...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Tole Painted Metal Shade Brass Bugle Table Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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This is a beautiful French 1950s table lamp...
Category
1950s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique French Empire Trumpet Arm Metal Shade Nickel-Plated Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire trumpet arm red tole metal shade nickel-plated bouillotte desk lamp. Item features 3 lights, trumpet arms, very rare nickel plated finish, red tole metal shade,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Ormolu Painated Gilt Bronze Crystal Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical, ormolu painated and gilt bronze with crystal column center lamp.
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th Century French Black Enamel Tole and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful pair of French Empire style early 20th century black lacquered metal and parcel gilt bronze table lamps with pagoda silk shades.
These high quality chic and stylish neoc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Burgundy and Grey Marble Pillar Form Table Lamp Wood Base
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful marble table lamp. It features a lovely burgundy and grey marble in a pillar form with bronze scroll details and a wood base. Very good condition. The dimensions are 30.2...
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
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.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Urn, Amphora Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large, heavy Empire style gilt and patinated bronze Amphora table lamp decorated with fine ornaments and garlands on a square base supported by four feet covered with leaves. Five-li...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Lamp, Enameled with Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French bronze lamp, interesting, modern form with fine enameling of Jacques-Louis David's, 1812 painting of The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileries, New wiring
The heigh...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Urn and Rams Head White & Gold Porcelain Table Lamp Empire Style, German, Large
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous large white and gold porcelain table lamp in urn form with detailed ram's head design, in the Empire style, attributed to Furstenberg Porcelain, Germany, circa 20th centur...
Category
Early 20th Century German Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
French Candelabra in Empire Style silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved, silvered. On three claw-feet, several times
structured, fluted column-shaft.
Measures:
Height: 73.5 cm,
diameter 25 cm.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Bronze Swan Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) bronze dore 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with swan motif.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Silver Plate Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) silver plate 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with horn motif and green tole shade.
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Tôle
Empire Style Brass Mounted Leather Table Lamp
Located in Vista, CA
Empire Style brass-mounted Tooled Leather Table Lamp, 20th century columnar standard on pedestal with guilloche gilt borders, marbleized shade, and ...
Category
20th Century European Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Pair of French Empire Bronze and Quartz Swan Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style (1940s) gilt bronze and rose quartz table lamps with 3 swans at base (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Painted Boillotte Lamps.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Painted Boillotte Lamps.
A large pair of Empire style gilt bronze and painted bouillotte lamps with sheet metal shades, 20th century, beautifull...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of French Empire Style Black Porcelain & Bronze Mounted Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and fine pair of French Empire style Art Deco period black porcelain and bronze mounted table lamps. This beautiful pair of bl...
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Pair of French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Crystal Spike Lamps Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French empire or neoclassical patinated and gilt bronze and crystal spike lamps / light fixtures completely redone with new wires and ca...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Empire table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Alexandre Vossion, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, The Marbro Lamp Company, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. 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 table lamps 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 $117,686 while the average work can sell for $2,769.
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