Empire Night Stands
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
19th Century French Empire Polished Ebony Nightstand - Single Antique Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique French Empire nightstand, bed side table made of hand crafted shellac polished Ebony, in good condition. The si...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Metal
pair oval off white "craquelee" night stands with golden elements Emipre stile
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
pair oval off white "craquelee" night stands with golden elements Emipre stile
Category
1980s French Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Antique American Empire Mahogany Washstand Nightstand Bedside Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Mahogany Washstand Nightstand One Drawer Bedside Table. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 37.5" H x 19" W x 16.5" D x 30" H Top Surface.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 20th Century Wood Italian Cantù Empire Style Night Stands, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian bedside tables from the mid-20th century. Cantù-made furniture in Empire style veneered in burl, mahogany and beech. Bedside tables with two doors and a drawer of goo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Glass, Wood
French 19th Century Empire Bedside Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome mahogany French Empire bedside table from the 19th century. This stunning bedside has a beautiful top, made of St. Anne marble, ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Brown Oak Empire Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A piece that seamlessly blends classic design with refined craftsmanship. The table's symmetrical lines are complemented by the warm oak surfaces and sturdy columns, which are inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Pair of White Oak Empire Nightstands
Located in Westwood, NJ
A piece that seamlessly blends classic design with refined craftsmanship. The table's symmetrical lines are complemented by the white oak surfaces and sturdy columns, which are inspi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Walnut Empire bedside table with two small drawers and carved legs. Nineteenth Century
Located in Torino, IT
Empire Nightstand
walnut wood,
with two small drawers
and sculpted legs.
PERIOD
Early 19th century
MODEL
Bedside table with top
circular and two small drawers
MATERIALS
Solid wal...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
Elegant octagonal empire column bedside table
Located in Cesena, FC
Elegant empire column nightstand, octagonal.
Origin: emiliana (Bologna)
Empire-era (early 1800s)
Entirely veneered in poplar burl with a special stain that enhances the intricate gr...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Poplar
Pair of French Empire Style Walnut Night Tables, Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of French Empire Style Walnut Night Tables is a design furniture item realized in 19th century
A beautiful vintage night tables to be collect.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Bedside Table Chest of Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1850, the elegant antique cabinet stands on front rounded columns ending with bun feet and embellished with decorative brass mounts at the shoulder and the b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Mahogany Bedside Table with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1850 and built of mahogany, the elegant antique cabinet stands on front rounded columns ending with bun feet and embellished with decorative bronze mounted ri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Nightstand
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style nightstand or end table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Beautiful book-matched cherry wood, with burl wood columns and original ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
A Pair of 19th Century Empire Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1860
A pair of mid nineteenth century Empire bedside cabinets, with original grey marble tops, with ormolu Egyptian caryatids, opening wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry Wood Bachelor Chest or Nightstand, 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style nightstand or bachelor chest
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Beautiful book-matche...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
19th Century Balkans Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Nightstand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare antique Balkans Empire style marble-top bedside cabinet. circa 1830
Born in Southeastern Europe in the first half of the 19th century, most like...
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Mid-19th Century Balkan Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet stands on bronze paw feet over a wide straight bottom plinth; it is decorated at the shoulder with Egyptian woman...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Mahogany Nightstand End Table
Located in Forney, TX
A period French Empire (1804-1815) mahogany chest of drawers nightstand with beautifully aged patina.
Born in France in the early 19th century, hand-crafted of warm rich solid mahog...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
2 Harden French Empire Egyptian Revival Cherry Marble Nightstands Commodes Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Impressive pair of French Empire Egyptian Revival chest by Harden Furniture Company, circa 1980s. Made from solid cherry with three dovetailed drawers, caryatid and ormolu mounts, a...
Category
1980s Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Pair of Empire Style Marble-Top Nightstands with shelve and low drawer
Located in Miami, FL
French Empire Solid walnut wood. Gilded and chiselled fittings. Two-wise frame base with protruding rectangular marble slab on square columns, joined by an intermediate compartment e...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An Empire Bedside Table
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1820
An early nineteenth century mahogany bedside table with single drawer to frieze, white marble top surrounded by brass gallery, all supported on fluted cylindrical...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Romweber Empire Mahogany, Burl Wood, and Brass Nightstands, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Empire or Neoclassical style nightstands
By Romweber
USA, circa 1940s
Mahogany cases, with gorgeous book...
Category
1940s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1870
Hand-crafted in France in the secon...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Italian Empire Period Walnut Night Stand
Located in Prato, IT
Veneered in walnut, three drawers with black columns with caryatid head and pure gold base. Four ebonized turned legs.
Coeval Carrara marble top.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Cent Ebony Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished, Bronze Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century, Hollywood Regecny Style Commode, Chest or Nightstand. Bronze Mounted Empire Commode or Nightstand, Refinished in a fine ebony finish to suite the Hollywood Regency Decor of any home.
19th century Empire commode or nightstand. This fine commodes...
Category
1860s Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
Pair of Period Empire Mahogany and Gilt Chest of Drawers, Denmark, circa 1800
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish late 18th Century pair of period empire chest of drawers.
This rare pair was recently found here in the USA, which makes them very attractive because of the new UN/US import restriction of rare and protected wood sorts. More to the point, it is highly unlikely to locate a pair of chests...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Nightstands, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style nightstands or end tables
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Cherry wood, with burl wo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Nightstands, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style nightstands or end tables
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Cherry wood, with burl wo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Side Tables, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style two-tier end tables or nightstands
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cherry wood, with burl wood banding and satinwood string...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Night Stands
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
Pair of Fully Restored Historicist Bedside Tables, 1910, Austria
Located in Prague 8, CZ
A pair of the bedside tables in the historicist style, made in the Austria-Hungary empire around 1910.
It´s made of beech wood.
Marble panel on the top. The stands are in excellent...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble
French Empire Mahogany Bedside Table or Somno
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classically inspired French Empire marble topped mahogany bedside table which the french call sono. fThe round column shaped table has a black marble top with a recently applied ge...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Wood Nightstands, 1930s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of 1930s empire style mahogany nightstands.
They are shaped like a half moon and two legs give elegance and typical style of their time. They also have a central dra...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Marble-Top Nightstand or Console
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Empire style marble-top nightstand or console. One drawer and lower ledge, gilt bronze details and neoclassical columns.
Category
20th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century French Empire period side table or nightstand made of solid walnut and veneer of walnut and finished on all four sides. Book matched veneers with beautiful swirli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century French Empire marble-top side table made of mahogany veneer with solid oak as a secondary wood. Three dovetailed drawers with original bronze hardware. No key. Or...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Small Empire Chest of Drawers in Cuban Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely small Empire chest in mahogany with satinwood inlays, ebonized details and brass rosettes, with three drawers of various depths, and resting on a plinth with scalloped ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Side Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handsome pair of Empire style polished mahogany and rosewood side tables, serpentine tops on four legged bases with carved and gilded caryotid legs and with ormolu mounts
Category
Late 20th Century French Empire Night Stands
Empire Burl Wood Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful burl wood set against ebonized legs and trim. Desk has a single compartmentalized drawer with key and elegantly curved legs.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Night Stands
Materials
Burl
Nancy Corzine Empire Style Nightstand or Occasional Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire or Neoclassical style nightstand, occasional side table, or tea table
By Nancy Corzine, "Palladian" Collection
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Bleached walnut...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
Empire night stands for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire night stands for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage night stands created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire night stands made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original night stands, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Harden Furniture, John Widdicomb, and Nancy Corzine. 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 night stands differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $765 and tops out at $13,125 while the average work can sell for $2,890.
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