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Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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
19th Century French Enfilade
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR
French sideboard in solid oak style Empire country late nineteenth 4 doors, 3 drawers. This provincial piece of furniture is of great qu...
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1890s French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

French Early 19th Century Commode Scriban
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French Commode Scriban with a leather top inside, This Empire Period piece is very convenient as a storage for paper work.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique Empire Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with gilt bronze mounts and marble top, early 19th century. With a rectangular marble top, the top drawer with a central gilt bronze mo...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Late Empire French Walnut Chest of Drawers with Bronze Handles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Frenc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Henkel Harris French Empire Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Marble Top Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Empire of Louis Philippe style dresser or chest of drawers By Henkel Harris USA, 1990s Stunning book-matched flame mahogany, with beveled marble top, and ori...
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1990s American Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Kingwood, Ormolu and Marble buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Mouchette Mahogany, Burl Ash, Santos Mahogany, Kingwood, Ormolu, and Giallo Antico marble buffet. This stunning three draw...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany Bookcase in the Manner of R.J. Horner
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique American Empire or Victorian glass front bookcase with carved columns and lion paw feet In the manner of R.J. Horner USA, Circa 1890s Carved mahogany, with mul...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

French 19th Century Empire Small Commode
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Charming Small Empire Commode is made of mahogany with a black marble top. It has bronze rings around the columns. Easy to place anywhere.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

French Empire Walnut Three Drawer Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant French empire style walnut chest with black granite marble top. Chest features a wonderfully figured burl walnut with three storage drawers with original brass hardware. Vers...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

Early 19th Century Empire Chest with Painted Faux Marble Top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Empire 3 Drawers Chest with Painted Faux Marble Top, Early 19th Century Hand carved, hand painted and hand distressed in a muted Scandinavian red toned color. The clean lines and el...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

French Empire Style 19th Century Painted Four-Drawer Commode with Gilded Busts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style painted wood four-drawer commode from the 19th century with ebonized columns, carved giltwood female busts and tapered legs. Experience the grandeur of 19th-cen...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Empire Style Mahogany Bibliothèque (Display Cabinet) with Brass Mounts
Located in London, GB
Empire Style Mahogany Bibliothèque (Display Cabinet) with Brass Mounts, a captivating piece that exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted from luxurious mahogany and ador...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

Antique French Empire Mahogany Pedestal Bust Stand Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb French Empire mahogany and ormolu mounted pedestal cabinet, Circa 1870 in date. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS PEDESTAL IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND...
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1870s French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Empire Sideboard
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent French Empire Period Sideboard is made of walnut with brass rings around the columns.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Baker Furniture French Empire Burl Wood Secrétaire á Abattant With Brass Ormolu
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Neoclassical style drop front secretary desk By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Gorgeous burl wood, with ebonized columns, and original brass hard...
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1980s American Vintage Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

20th Century Empire Style Buffet With Marble Top
Located in Houston, US
Impressive grande Empire style two door buffet in mahogany with original marble top. The cabinet is accented with brass key escutcheons and with a caryatided bust and feet at top and...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

Early 19th Century Sideboard, Chiffoniere with special Central Locking System
Located in Greven, DE
Semaniere with interesting locking technology Belgium Walnut, oak early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 142 x 127 x 51 cm Description: Small antique cabinet with drawers behin...
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1820s Belgian Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

19th Century French Neoclassical Empire Bronze & Mahogany Lingerie Chest
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century French Louis XVI neoclassical mahogany semainier or tall chest. Hand crafted from mahogany, this design was fitted with seven drawers to provide a drawer for every day o...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

1st Empire Mahogany desk, ca 1810
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Unusual 1st Empire desk, circa 1810, in mahogany, Burl, with Brass inlay and blackened columns ending on 2 blackened lion's feet above gilded leaves . Center drawer pulls out to re...
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1810s French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany, Giltwood, Lacquer

Tavolo Console Impero Italiana Due Cassetti e Anta Radica di Noce Inizio 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Grande consolle Impero, server in radica di noce con due cassetti ed un grande vano nella parte inferiore con sportello, abattant. Di provenienza italiana, romagnola, questa elegante...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass, Tôle

19th century French empire influenced mahogany cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French empire influenced mahogany cabinet circa 1890. This cupboard was constructed using a flat pack technique, with panels held in place by bolts. Central door with ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

Empire Jewellery Case Side Table Bijouterie Display Cabinet
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Sweet little French Empire style display cabinet Round glass top opens out to reveal storage space Great for jewellery or trinkets Would work well as a shop display piece Some of our...
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1980s Vintage Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass

Late Empire Chatol Made In Elm Wood From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
This late empire chatol is a fine representation of furniture style from the 1840s. Made of elm wood and adorned with intarsia details, it exudes both noble craftsmanship and histori...
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1840s Danish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Elm

French 19th Century Petite Empire Commode
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite French Empire commode made of mahogany, is topped with its original black fossil marble. Three easy-to-use drawers with brass lion head pulls are...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Bookcase or Vitrine, Bronze, 15-in deep
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early nineteenth century Empire period walnut bookcase features half columns that flank its glass doors. The columns are capped in bronze detailed with diamond and a Vitruvian s...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

XX Century Empire Style Dressing Table with Ivory and Bronze
Located in Lisboa, PT
Empire Style Dressing Table, features a mirror and a small compartiment, that can be closed with a key. European made, from the 20th Century. Empire-style furniture draws its inspir...
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Mid-20th Century European Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

French Empire Fruitwood Four-Drawer Commode with Ebonized Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire fruitwood four-drawer commode from the early 19th century with ebonized columns, gilt Corinthian capitals and bronze hardware. This exquisite French Empire style frui...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Mid 19th century Danish empire mahogany mirror on cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century danish mahogany mirror on cabinet circa 1860. Beautiful piece of mid 19th century danish furniture strong in the influence of the regency period. Comprising of 2 p...
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1860s Danish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mirror, Mahogany

Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning bookcase of grand proportions veneered in golden flame mahogany.  Bookcase comprises o...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Mahogany

Elegant 19th Century French Empire Napoleon III Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style mahogany commode, 19th c., having marble top, hidden frieze drawer, over three additional drawers, flanked by turned columnar supports, rising on block feet. All ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

Antique Empire Style Partners Desk with Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Patinated Leather Top, Mahogany
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1930s American Vintage Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Leather, Mahogany

Antique Pair of English Mahogany Cellarettes circa Mid-1800s with Lion Paw Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique pair of Cellarettes or Liquor Cabinets imported from England, that were generally custom made wooden chests intended to transport or store a small number of alcoholic beverag...
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1860s English Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Dutch Empire Style Tall Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A tall Dutch Empire style chest made of mahogany and ebonized wood during the 1800’s. This mahogany case piece has six bookmatched drawer fronts each with two ring drawer pulls for e...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Dutch Empire Style Breakfront Bibliotheque
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A practical Empire style bookshelf made of mahogany, perfect for storing your books and display objects. The center and deepest cavity has a single 16” deep adjustable shelf flanked ...
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20th Century Dutch Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

French Empire Jacob Desmalter et Cie mahogany two door commode with marble top
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
French Empire oak lined two door mahogany commode with brass mounts and marble top by Jacob Desmalter et Cie Interior reveals 3 linen slides “Tiroir à l’anglaise” Stamped to the t...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

19th Century French Empire Period Bleached Walnut Commode with Marble Top
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fine 19th century French Empire period four-drawer commode handcrafted of walnut, circa 1810. Having a bleached finish, this handsome antique French chest of drawers features a boo...
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1810s French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Dutch 19th Century Oak Empire Chest
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A classic Dutch Empire chest made of oak during the 1800’s. The top drawer protrudes forward over three drawers flaked with ebonized columns featuring brass capitals at the top and b...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Dresser, Chest of Drawers, Mirror, stamped Jean-Joseph Chapuis, Brussels c. 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Antique dressing table - stamped Chapuis Brussels Mahogany Empire around 1810 Dimensions: H x W x D: 178 x 91 x 56 cm, height without mirror: 82 cm Description: Elaborately crafted early 19th century dressing table...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Empire Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Empire flame mahogany chest of drawers with marble top and gilt bronze mounts, 19th century. With a black rectangular marble top over 4 flame mahogany drawers flanked by ...
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19th Century European Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Empire Ebonized Dresser: Timeless Craftsmanship Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of our antique empire dresser, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and style brought back to life by our sk...
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Early 1900s American Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Late 19th century French empire mahogany and ormolu cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality french empire revival mahogany cabinet circa 1890. Generous proportions and as with all furniture of this scale and period it was built to come apart. Central glazed d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Ormolu

French Empire Wood Mirror Front Gold Lion Storage Bar Black Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
This piece was acquired from an estate located in Greenwich, Connecticut. French Empire mirrored front wood bar with black marble top. It features two drawers and storage shelves on ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

Antique Swedish Late Empire Black-polished Birch Bookcase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish late empire bookcase / display cabinet in black-polished birch. In 2 parts, upper case having mullioned glass front with cathedral arch cornice. Lower part with a pair of pa...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Wood

Mid 19th Century French Empire Walnut Chest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome French Empire commode. Beautiful color and patina
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Fine Empire Four Drawer Chest In Flame Mahogany With Gris Marble Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine diminutive Empire Chest dating to the 1st half of the 19th Century in original condition. The Chest with book matched flame mahogany drawer fronts with great color, refined ro...
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Belgian Black Marble, Brass

Empire Secretaire à abattant, Vienna circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Empire secretary adorned with flanking caryatids around the flat writing flap, top drawer, and a two-door base cabinet. The caryatids are elegantly ebonized and gold-patinated, compl...
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1810s Austrian Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Antique Period French Empire Two Door Mixed Woods Cabinet W/ Ormolu Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Two Door Cabinet Comprised of Mixed Woods (Walnut, Elm & Oak), having a rectangular top above a pa...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass, Ormolu

Italian Empire Style 1890s Marble Top Four-Drawer Commode with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire style walnut commode from circa 1890 with black marble top, four drawers, column shaped side supports and ornate bronze hardware. Step into the grandeur of late 19t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Secretary Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very handsome late American Empire Mahogany Secretary Desk. Very good condition overall with an old refinished surface exhibiting a beautiful color and patina to the figured Mahoga...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Antique Napoleonic French Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers Grey Marble Circa 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1810 French Empire (Napoleon) Empire Walnut Chest of Drawers with a gray marble top; four drawers, three inset with lion head form pulls and shield ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome 19th century Empire secrétaire à abattant made of rich bookmatched and figured walnut. This desk has a black fossil marble top resting above a drawer, accessible with a hidden pull. Below is a fold front door revealing a fitted interior with a functional writing surface, inset with worn green leather with gold tooling. The interior has an open storage shelf flanked with empirical styled columns over a set of six drawers of varying sizes. The writing surface is supported with rounded brass hinges. Below are three easy to use drawers...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble, Brass

Elegant Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Pedestal Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant, architectural Empire pedestal cabinet in 2 parts, crafted in mahogany. Features a frieze with ormolu mounts of typical Empire period over a cupboard door that opens to revea...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

French First Empire Period Chest of Drawers / Commode / Dresser, c. 1810
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Classic French Empire Chest made from rosewood veneer and featuring ebonized front columns, c. 1810. Iconic of the Empire style, two ebony black round columns flank the bank of dovet...
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1810s Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Rosewood

Danish Late Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
Very special late Empire chest of drawers with opaline glass inlay, 19th century, Denmark, 1830. Mahogany with Ivory colored glass inlay. Having four drawers with working locks, 1 ...
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1830s Danish Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Opaline Glass, Mahogany

Provincial Empire Marble Top Commode, France, Circa:1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome 3-drawer commode has an incomparable restrained beauty. While it has all the design elements of French Empire furniture, the application is more provincial than Parisia...
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1810s French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

Pair of Empire Sideboards, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of trumeau sideboards with flanking carved caryatids in the Retour d'Egypte style. The sideboards are fitted with two doors and a wide drawer. The carved figures are blackened a...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

20th Century Inlaid Top Mahogany Wood Silver / Flatware Chest
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-20th Century Inlaid top mahogany wood Empire style silver chest / flatware. The Silver chest features a pull top opening cover , a pull down front surface...
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Mid-20th Century Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

French Empire Solid Walnut Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A handsome solid walnut Empire armoire, made in France during the 19th Century. This armoire features a pair of large bookmatched and paneled doors on hidden hinges, flanked by colum...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Empire case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire case pieces and storage cabinets 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 case pieces and storage cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire case pieces and storage cabinets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original case pieces and storage cabinets, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Europa Antiques, Baker Furniture Company, 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 case pieces and storage cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $800 and tops out at $445,969 while the average work can sell for $5,989.

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