American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A gorgeous Empire or Georgian style bow front nine-dresser or chest of drawers In the manner of Ralph Lauren By Henredon USA, circa 1980s Beautiful book-matched flame mah...

A gorgeous American Empire six-drawer highboy dresser or chest of drawers By Ralph Lauren USA, Late 20th century Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, with carved columns an...

Antique 19th century American Empire tallboy chest or dresser featuring four drawers and quarter turned and ribbed post accents. The chest is supported by turned turnip feet. Measure...

19th century figured Cherry and Quilted Maple Butlers Desk. Nicely figured Cherry on the case and drawer fronts and quilted Maple on the top of the ca...

A gorgeous antique American Empire seven-drawer dresser or chest of drawers USA, Circa 1850s Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, with brass hardware. Measures: 45"W x 21.5...

A gorgeous mahogany American Empire style four drawer highboy dresser chest with carved columns and turned legs.

Antique 19th century chest of drawers or dresser. Made of walnut featuring three large hand dovetailed drawers with turned knobs ...

An extraordinary empire-style high dresser hand-crafted out of mahogany wood in great condition and newly restored by our craftsmen. This chest is a perfect addition to a sophisticat...

"An exquisite American Empire tallboy dresser or chest of drawers with mirror. Made of crotch walnut featuring rectangular form with matchbook veneer top, bowfront, scrolled accents, eight drawers, glass knobs and adjustable beveled mirror. American Empire is a French-inspired Neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration that takes its name and originates from the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire period under Napoleon's rule. It gained its greatest popularity in the U.S. after 1820 and is considered the second, more robust phase of the Neoclassical style, which earlier had been expressed in the Adam style in Britain and Louis Seize, or Louis XVI, in France. As an early-19th-century design movement in the United States, it encompassed architecture, furniture and other decorative arts, as well as the visual arts. In American furniture, the Empire style was most notably exemplified by the work of New York cabinetmakers Duncan Phyfe and Paris-trained Charles-Honoré Lannuier. Other major furniture centers renowned for regional interpretations of the American Empire style were Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Many examples of American Empire cabinetmaking are characterized by antiquities-inspired carving, gilt-brass furniture mounts, and decorative inlays such as stamped-brass banding with egg-and-dart, diamond, or Greek-key patterns, or individual shapes such as stars or circles. The most elaborate furniture in this style was made around 1815-25, often incorporating columns with rope-twist carving, animal-paw feet, anthemion, stars, and acanthus-leaf ornamentation, sometimes in combination with gilding and vert antique (antique green, simulating aged bronze). The Red Room at the White House is a fine example of American Empire style. A simplified version of American Empire furniture, often referred to as the Grecian style, generally displayed plainer surfaces in curved forms, highly figured mahogany veneers, and sometimes gilt-stencilled decorations. Many examples of this style survive, exemplified by massive chests of drawers with scroll pillars and glass pulls, work tables with scroll feet and fiddleback chairs...

"An exquisite American Empire vanity dresser or mirrored chest of drawers. Made of crotch walnut featuring rectangular form with scrolled accents, six drawers, glass knobs and adjustable beveled mirror. American Empire is a French-inspired neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration that takes its name and originates from the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire period under Napoleon's rule. It gained its greatest popularity in the U.S. after 1820 and is considered the second, more robust phase of the neoclassical style, which earlier had been expressed in the Adam style in Britain and Louis Seize, or Louis XVI, in France. As an early-19th-century design movement in the United States, it encompassed architecture, furniture and other decorative arts, as well as the visual arts. In American furniture, the Empire style was most notably exemplified by the work of New York cabinetmakers Duncan Phyfe and Paris-trained Charles-Honoré Lannuier. Other major furniture centers renowned for regional interpretations of the American Empire style were Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Many examples of American Empire cabinetmaking are characterized by antiquities-inspired carving, gilt-brass furniture mounts, and decorative inlays such as stamped-brass banding with egg-and-dart, diamond, or Greek-key patterns, or individual shapes such as stars or circles. The most elaborate furniture in this style was made around 1815-25, often incorporating columns with rope-twist carving, animal-paw feet, anthemion, stars, and acanthus-leaf ornamentation, sometimes in combination with gilding and vert antique (antique green, simulating aged bronze). The Red Room at the White House is a fine example of American Empire style. A simplified version of American Empire furniture, often referred to as the Grecian style, generally displayed plainer surfaces in curved forms, highly figured mahogany veneers, and sometimes gilt-stencilled decorations. Many examples of this style survive, exemplified by massive chests of drawers with scroll pillars and glass pulls, work tables with scroll feet and fiddleback chairs...

Early 19th Century American Empire finely carved chest of drawers, with pineapple topped, barley-twist columns. A rectangular form made from mahogany with crotch veneer along drawer ...

Antique American Empire mirror top dresser, circa 1860s Made from walnut featuring matchbook (burled) drawer fronts, a wishbone mirror, three full size...