Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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.
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Style: Empire
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt Brass Pier Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This timeless piece features a swing open cabinet and pull out drawer. The drawer and lower cabinet door are keyed for secure locking, complemented by one barreled skeleton key. This...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Empire Period Walnut and Ebonized Demilune Console Tables with Mirrors
Located in Firenze, IT
These beautiful antique Italian Empire demilune console tables with mirrors date back to early 19th Century. We can assume they were made in Florence, Italy and they come from a vill...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Walnut, Giltwood
19th Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
About
This is a beautiful antique Spanish flame mahogany and marquetry wall mirror, circa 1840.
The mahogany frame is beautifully inlaid with a continuous marquetry border.
The qua...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Antique American Empire Walnut Leaf Carved Pier Wall Console Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Walnut Leaf Carved Pier Wall Console Mirror. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 38" H x 22" W x 4.5" D
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19th Century Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Antique Empire Pier Mirror Full Length Mahogany and Gold France Late 19th Centur
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A mahogany and gilded pier mirror from the French Empire, late 19th century. There is a gold-plated pearl rim around the rectangular mirror and a gold-plated flower on the corners. A...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Circa 1820s Swedish Stripped Wood Empire Classical Style Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
Wonderfully pale, this Swedish Empire style mirror circa 1820 has been stripped of its gilt, down to its pale soft tones beneath.
The mirrored glass has been replaced and some of its...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Glass, Mirror
Early 19th Century Biedermeier or Empire Demi Lune Console with Mirror
Located in Greven, DE
Antique demi-lune console with pillar mirror
North Germany
Mahogany
Biedermeier/Empire around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 234 x 88 x 51 cm
single height console: 78 cm, sing...
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1810s German Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Large French Empire Mirror with Worn Gold Gilt Finish
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century French Empire mirror with original mercury glass mirror. Large scale Empire Gold Gilt mirror is a large statement piece. The...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Rectangular Mirror in Beige and Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Empire Style mirror, France, 1930s.
Beautiful Empire style rectangular mirror in beige patina with neoclassical relief foliage and floral ornament...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Mahogany Wood Frame Trumeau Mirror
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful craftsmanship of the mid-19th century beveled mahogany wood frame hanging trumeau wall mirror with inlaid top design details. The mirror is in great condition with appropri...
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1840s European Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Mahogany
Set of Five Italian Midcentury Made Bronze and Brass Barber Wall Mirrors
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare group of practical size vintage Empire mirrors.
If you are looking for a quality made and practical size mirror then one of these Empire Revival specimens could be yours to own and enjoy soon. If you are looking for a set of identical mirrors for a project you are working on then you are even more lucky, because this beautiful and truly decorative set really is a rare find. All hand-crafted in the mid 1900s these beautifully designed and quality made mirror frames really are a joy to behold. Their gilt surface makes the stylish and symmetrical bronze mask ornaments on top stand out even more, making them like the icing on the cake of these easy to mount and highly stylish wall mirrors. We don't have to go into all the places and spaces where this set can and will look amazing, our designer clients are much better at that than we are. No matter where you decide to have these on display/where you decide to use them, they will never fail to impress.
Again great value for money. Especially when taken into account that perfect packing and worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days are complimentary. No matter if you purchase one or all.
Maximum height x width x depth: 30.4 x 19.9 x 1.3 inches.
Height of these mirrors without the bronze mask sculpture...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Neoclassical Gilt Empire Mirror, France
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Giltwood. Empire mirror.
france 20th century
Patinated art glass.
brass ornaments.
compact messurements!
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1950s French Vintage Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Large Empire Style Mirrors, by Maison Krieger
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive pair of Empire style gilt-bronze and burr, Amboyna Mirrors, By Maison Krieger.
Each mirror is over 328 cm high (129 inches) an...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Geometrical Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Mirror with Carved Crest
Located in Miami, FL
About
This is a beautiful antique Spanish flame mahogany and marquetry wall mirror, circa 1840, 19th century.
The mahogany frame is beautifully inlaid with a continuous marquetry...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Trumeau Mirror with Matching Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century French Empire style trumeau mirror with matching console table, featuring a decorative mythological "Verre Églomisé" reverse paint...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Empire Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Cheval Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Napoleon III Empire style mahogany and ormolu-mounted freestanding Cheval swiveling mirror. The oval framed mirror plate surmounted with Empire style ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Tall Carved Gitwood and Gilt-Gesso Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a flat bottom and sides and top with convex form, the surfaces all decorated with gilt-gesso decorations consisting of friezes of foliate scrolls, neoclassical rosettes, and e...
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1810s French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gesso
Antique Danish Empire Mahogany Wall, Pier Mirror, 1820s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mahogany wall mirror with gilt detailing. Manufactured in Denmark in the early to mid-19th century.
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1820s European Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Empire Italian Gilt Mirror Rome, 1790s
Located in Roma, RM
Mirror in gilded wood, of Roman origin, central Italy, Empire period in style Louis XV, finely carved with bambocci, masks and floral motifs, object of great quality and elegance, mi...
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1790s Italian Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large 19th Century French Empire Dressing Mirror
Located in Martlesham, GB
A very impressive large 19th century mahogany and ormolu French Empire dressing mirror with an Egyptian influence, the pyramid shaped top with an ormolu face flanked by ormolu urns, ...
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1820s French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Trumeau Mirror with Bronze Doré Mounts-c. 1810-20
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small period French Empire mahogany trumeau with gilt bronze mounts representing cornucopias, ivy and marguerite flowers. The mirror is of small proportions with original glass. A ...
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1810s French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Neoclassical Empire Mirror in Mahogany w/ Original Glass, c. 1810
Located in Miami, FL
An large and well restored architectural neoclassical mirror on a plinth base and turned split columns that support a pediment top. This North German mahogany mirror has it original ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Spanish Empire Console Table with Mirror in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Spanish Empire console with mirror in mahogany and rosewood with satinwood inlays, circa 1810.
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1810s Spanish Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Rosewood
19th Century Original Empire Style Large Console Mirror in Walnut Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 19th century Empire style console wall mirror in walnut . Column with marbled walnut wood with gold leaf on the end, three mirrors and top molded frame.
This important mirro...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Mirror, Walnut
Large French Empire Regency Style Bronze Ormolu Burl Wood Pier Mirror Figural
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressive antique French Empire / Regency style burl wood beveled glass pier mirror with stately bronze mounts including human figured feet, maiden faces, and a cherub upon a horse ...
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20th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Burl, Glass
French Empire Period Trumeau
Located in Pembroke, MA
Empire painted trumeau mirror with neoclassical detailing, including winged cherub, in dark green and gold.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Empire Period Parcel-Gilt and Cherry Mirror, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and large Empire period mirror, dating from the early 1800s and French in origin.
The mirror frame in cherrywood with carved gilded neoclassical design and mirror plate in ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
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Mirror, Fruitwood
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Empire pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire pier mirrors and console mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage pier mirrors and console mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire pier mirrors and console mirrors 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 pier mirrors and console mirrors, popular names associated with this style include and Maison Krieger. 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 pier mirrors and console mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $613 and tops out at $161,044 while the average work can sell for $4,045.
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