American Empire Furniture

19th Century American Empire gentleman's tilt-top shaving mirror of mahogany. The original mirror glass is in a beveled frame with a dome top and is supported by dramatic rope-twist ...

American Empire Black Tole Lion Coal Scuttle. Antique sarcophogus-form coal bin/container/cache pot / jardiniere in the American Empire neoclassical style with brass finial knopf, li...

Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861. Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln dur...

Pair of American Monumental brass andirons with flanking ball finials, Ionic capitals, tapered decorative medallion plinths, spit hooks, matching squared tapered log stops, original ...

An antique American Empire Greco card table offers flame mahogany construction with flared column raised on four legs terminating in hairy paw feet, c1840 Measures - 29.5"h x 49.5"w...

Pair of American Empire Mahogany Rectangular Lyre Base Pedestal Side Tables

Early 19th c solid Mahogany two tier sideboard with two drawers, working locks & key boasting dovetail joinery on the top, sides & drawers. Exquisit...

An antique American Empire Classical Greco center table offers beveled and shaped marble top over double scroll base raised on stylized cabriole legs, c1840 Measures- 29.75''H x 3...

American three panel hand painted leather screen with floral urns on squared plinths & figural statue motif. Late 19th Century . Signed by ...

Gilt carved wood designer sunburst framed mirror. Double layer sunburst frame. Gilt hand carved wood.

Attributable to the New York cabinetmaker, Meeks and Sons, this handsome dining table is made of premium mahogany and is inspired by the furniture design...

American brass three-arm argand chandelier with ribbed centered urn, Greek key motif, bulbous glass chimneys, original canopy and terminating with a ...

Antique American Empire mahogany wood 4-drawer chest with claw feet and original brass pulls ( circa 1800s-1840s) newly polished.

Circa 1835 American Empire period mirror. Fine example of mahogany veneer on white pine. Ogee molded form. Original mirror plate with small areas of darkening & loss. 35.25" x 24.25"...

American Empire-style (Probably 19th Century) mahogany 4 post twin size bed with pineapple finials to the acanthus carved uprights and paw footed footboard (inc...

American Empire serpentine fire place fender with brass acorn finials, brass rail top, and pleasing scrolled artistic wire work. New York, Early 19th Century.     

A fine Empire work table in mahogany on foliate-carved, baluster-turned pedestal resting on quatre-form base and terminating with winged carved lions' paw feet. Top opens to baize-li...

A gorgeous antique American Empire or late Victorian triple bookcase In the manner of R.J. Horner USA, Circa 1900 Beautiful carved oak, with glass front doors. Cabinet locks, and ...

Pair of American cast iron dachshund fire place andirons with painted eyes, mouth, and curled tails. Late 19th century.

19th Century American Empire Magogany and Needlepoint Upholstered Foot Stool. Measures 21.75" in width, 15.75" in depth and 9.5" in height.

A beautiful American Empire card or games table in West Indies mahogany with hinged top opening to a square over a rectangular base with turned column that rests on a quatre-form bas...

American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting on a squared base, Mid 19th Century.

Pair of American brass port and starboard ship lanterns with flanking ringed vented domes, hinged doors, rear mounting brackets, and original colored red & blue Fresnel lenses. Lante...

An early 20th century American Empire & Art Deco Desk. The desk began its life as a traditional kneehole before being modified into a truly one of a kind piece. Made of flamed maho...

Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861. Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln dur...

Antique American Empire rosewood dental / medical cabinet, circa 1820. This incredibly rare cabinet, in two section, made of figured rosewood throughou...

American portrait miniature by Thomas Story Officer, Woman in a White Gown, Signed "T.S. Officer, Pinxt", The 1830s The American portrait miniature signed by Thomas Story Officer depicts a beautiful young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out towards the painter and us, the viewers.  She wears a white dress with a pin in the center of her chest.  Based on her style of dress and her hair, we believe this was painted while Officer was in Philadelphia. It is signed to the lower right "T.S. Officer, Pinxt" along at edge. The reverse has a small oval glass Dimensions: 3 inches high x 2 3/16 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep Reference: Thomas S. Officer: Miniature and Portrait Painter, Gardner Library,  Author: Merri Lou Schaumann. Born in Carlisle in 1810, this gifted artist trained in Philadelphia, traveled extensively and won awards for his paintings. In 1872, James Miller McKim wrote a series of reminiscences for the Carlisle Herald newspaper about the places and people of Carlisle in an earlier day. He wrote that “David Smith, a boot and shoemaker, had two sons… one of whom early developed a taste for art and finally devoted himself to miniature painting as a profession. He was a contemporary, and for a while, a rival of Mr. Thomas Officer, though I believe he never reached the celebrity attained by that gifted young artist. Mr. Officer, by the way, was one of the last miniature painters of any eminence produced by this country, the daguerreotype and photographer having come in to sweep away the entire profession.” Thomas Story Officer was born in Carlisle on August 15, 1810, to cabinetmaker John Officer and his second wife Margaret. He trained in Philadelphia with the well-known portrait painter Thomas Sully and began his career there in the 1830s. Officer left Philadelphia occasionally to paint portraits in Mobile, Alabama in 1837, in Richmond, Virginia in 1845, and in New York City from 1846-1849 where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. In 1842, Officer intended to travel to Mexico and needed a passport. He asked Attorney Charles B. Penrose, formerly of Carlisle, to write a letter of recommendation for him. In his letter to Fletcher Webster, Esq., Penrose wrote, “This will be handed to you by Thomas S. Officer, Esq., a friend of mine, and a native artist of Pennsylvania, who is a gentleman of great talents and respectability. Intending to visit Mexico, he wishes to procure passports at the State Department…”  Officer was issued a passport in July 1842. He was described as 30 years old, 5’ 11” with a “full and round forehead, bluish-gray eyes, an ordinary nose, medium mouth, ordinary chin, sallow complexion with an oval face and brown hair.” Officer went to Mexico and later to Australia. In 1854, he opened a studio in Sandridge, Australia, and while there he “entered several oil portraits in the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition preparatory to sending them to the 1855 Paris Exhibition.” Officer left Australia, and in 1855 he settled in San Francisco where he would spend the last years of his life. He set up a portrait painting department in James Johnson’s photographic gallery in San Francisco. In 1857, Officer received a bronze medal for his oil portraits exhibited at The First Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco, as well as awards at several other exhibits in 1858. A short piece in the San Francisco newspaper, Alta, on October 30, 1859, read, “Mr. Thomas S. Officer, the talented portrait painter, lies near to death’s door and is in pecuniary distress. Out of the many to whose pleasure he has contributed by his gay, social manners, as well as by his pleasing artistic productions, may there not be found someone who will extend a helping hand?”  Officer died on December 8, 1859. Almost an entire column in the January 18, 1860 edition of the Carlisle Herald, was devoted to a very long and informative obituary of Officer taken from the Alta, California newspaper. Officer was buried in the now defunct Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco. In 2014, the Cumberland County Historical Society received a bequest of a portrait painted by Thomas Officer from the estate of historian John J. Snyder, Jr. It joined a miniature portrait already a part of the Society’s museum collection in Carlisle, not far from where Officer was born. Notes: The May 28, 1834 edition of the Carlisle Weekly Herald reported that Thomas S. Officer had "...within the last few weeks, taken the portraits of several gentlemen of this borough...Mr. O. is principally self-taught, and although young, already evinced a degree of taste, judgment, and talent..." A short biography of Officer can also be found in Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature by Theodore Bolton, published by F. F. Sherman (New York, 1921). The entire book is one line  Bio. of Officer on page 117. See Officer’s portrait...

20th century French Empire style carved wood lounge chair Rich upholstery compliments the beautiful curves of this Henredon chair.

American mahogany Classical carved four poster bed with molded edge tester, flanking swan necks headboard, acanthus carved bulbous post, origina...

Stunning Antique American Classical gilt carved wood empire mirror, Early 19th C. This tall detailed wall pier mirror features decorative carved acorns, a shell frieze, flanking twi...

An American Empire games or card table with cylinder column resting on quatre-form base terminating with turned feet on casters. Swivel-top opens to a square with storage compartment for games. American, circa 1835. Measurements: 36" long x 17" deep x 30" high (Open: 36" square) Every home could use at least one card or games tables. Not only do they contribute aesthetically to a home's interior, but they are immensely practical and function well as a side table, end table, lamp table, and/or as a small breakfast table. Because of their narrow depth, game tables are useful in hallways, behind a sofa in a living room or as a small serving table...

Antique National Cash Register Co. Model 422X with Paper Receipt Ink Printer Classic American vintage at its finest, this cash register is beautiful...

Attractive antique pastel portrait of a gentleman. He can be an instant ancestor! 1810-1830 and in a period, likely original frame. Frame is...

American fire place mantel made of poplar with Greek key motif and carved corner sunburst supported by turned column legs. All original . Early 19th ...

An antique American Empire Berkey and Gay breakfront cabinet offers flame mahogany construction with upper case having double mullioned doors surmounting lower with drawers over cabi...

American wrought iron free standing fire screen with flanking ball finials, decorative scrolled centered panel with interior lined mesh, tapered supporting columns, and terminating o...

American Empire period mahogany games table, 19th c., having rectangular flip top, over interior compartments, rising on double scroll base, ending on quadripartite scrolled feet. D...

American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.

***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** An antique Classical American Empire chest offers shaped backsplash with flanking spindle galle...

Pair of American cast iron perched owl andirons with original glass eyes and rear dog legs. Boston, MA, Late 19th century.

***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique American Classical Empire Balustrade Form Giltwood Wall Mirror with Rosette Corners & O...

19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Fold-Top Game Table or Console Table with flame mahogany skirt. Measures 35.75"W x 18.5" in depth and stands 29" tall. When open, it measures 37" ...

American pan of Rohallion bronze fountain with a boy playing pipes, standing on a globe with nine fish spouts… The boy’s head is topped with the head of a lion skin.. and a lion skin...

A remarkable, and strong early 19th century American Empire secretary bookcase of grand architectural scale with an incredible arched pedimen...

Exquisite antique early 19th century American Empire Period flame mahogany two drawer shaving stand with acanthus carved harped shaped supports, original brass knobs, adjustable mirr...

A handsome early American empire/classical pembroke table in fine West Indies mahogany with solid rectangular top offering two hinged drop-leaves with "S" shaped, rounded corners. Ta...

Set of American brass fire tools on stand with urn finial tops resting on squared decorative hand chased base. Set consist of shovel, tong, and poker. Late 19th Century.

Charming antique American Empire side chair. Features a mahogany frame with crotch mahogany veneer. The chair showcases an ornate crest rail with vase shaped splat, serpentine apron ...

A gorgeous, rare Early 20th Century American Empire Bow Front Flame Mahogany chest on chest of drawers with Beatiful craving decorat...

***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique American Empire Carved Mahogany Dressing Table with Mirror having Flanking Scroll Form ...

A rare and important late 19th / early 20th century American classical arched iron architectural fanlight header salvaged from a United States Embassy. Monumental size, lunete form, exceptionally executed stylized sunburt-like pediment sculpture with central "US" set within a circle, two-tone rustic heavily patinated and verdigris green patina finish. The large antique architectural salvaged decorative building element makes for fascinating sculptural object, wall decor, garden ornament gate trellis...

Pair of American brass ball top ribbed andirons with turned bulbous faceted plinths, scalloped skirts, spurred legs, and terminating on ball feet. Boston, Circa 1800.

Pair of American cast stone flower and fruit baskets on squared plinths, Late 19th Century

Early 1800s American Empire Mahogany And white Marble Top Narrow Side Cabinet. Measures 16.5" in width, 14" in depth and 31.5" in height.

Pair of American brass flanking urn faceted finial andirons with bulbous squared faceted legs, matching faceted bulbous log stops, and resting on the original wrought iron rear dog l...

American Empire mahogany marble-top chest, with rojo Alicante marble top, the four drawers with crotch mahogany veneer, brass knobs and escutcheons, tiger birch...

A newly and fully refinished solid mahogany American Empire Oval Pedestal side table. Features four large scroll feet under the Pedestal. Hand...

An antique American Empire extension banquet table offers mahogany construction with central split urn form pedestal with four legs terminating in carved paw feet; square table exten...

Pair of American cast iron George Washington andirons with GW campaigning in Military attire erected on decorative star plinths with step b...

A stunning antique American Empire mahogany pedestal center table or console table with lion paw feet USA, late 19th century Measures: 4...

Lovely Mahogany veneered mirror frame. Mahogany (likely Cuban variety as the grain is incredibly tight and vibrant) is overlaid on profiled spruce frame. Construction and veneer layo...