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Empire Furniture

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
Solid walnut "bridge" bookcase - Veneto, early decades of the 19th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Important Venetian bookcase from the early decades of the 19th century, made entirely of solid walnut. The solid and well-proportioned structure features a distinctive "bridge" confi...
Category

19th Century European Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Solid walnut "bridge" bookcase - Veneto, early decades of the 19th century
Solid walnut "bridge" bookcase - Veneto, early decades of the 19th century

Solid walnut "bridge" bookcase - Veneto, early decades of the 19th century

$8,321 / item
19th century Swedish gilt and eglomise ornate wall clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish gilt and églomisé ornate wall clock circa 1840. Fine quality swedish wall clock of the empire period circa 1840. Beautifully carved, surmounted with doves. 2 si...
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

19th century Swedish gilt and eglomise ornate wall clock
19th century Swedish gilt and eglomise ornate wall clock

19th century Swedish gilt and eglomise ornate wall clock

$3,450
Pair of Antique French Silver Gilt Fruit Knives, Mother of Pearl Handle, Paris
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of antique French silver gilt fruit knives with mother of pearl handle, Paris 1820 This exquisite pair of early 19th century silver fruit knives...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Silver

Pair of Antique French Silver Gilt Fruit Knives, Mother of Pearl Handle, Paris
Pair of Antique French Silver Gilt Fruit Knives, Mother of Pearl Handle, Paris

Pair of Antique French Silver Gilt Fruit Knives, Mother of Pearl Handle, Paris

$380
Mid century vintage Italian brass and porcelain whimsical decorator lamp
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage Italian made decorator table lamp. The table lamp features a botanical inspired bouquet flowers with handmade porce...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid century vintage Italian brass and porcelain whimsical decorator lamp
Mid century vintage Italian brass and porcelain whimsical decorator lamp

Mid century vintage Italian brass and porcelain whimsical decorator lamp

$550
Vintage French Empire Patinated Bronze Brass Column Table Lamps by Wildwood Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Patinated Bronze/Brass Heavy Column Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 41" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light socket) x...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage French Empire Patinated Bronze Brass Column Table Lamps by Wildwood Pair
Vintage French Empire Patinated Bronze Brass Column Table Lamps by Wildwood Pair

Vintage French Empire Patinated Bronze Brass Column Table Lamps by Wildwood Pair

$1,500 / set
19th Century Italian Console with Marble Top
Located in Millbrook, NY
Italian Marble Console Table. Exquisitely hand carved wood table with floral details, carved tassels and animal "hoof" legs. Crafted with intricate detailing with bronze and silver a...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Console with Marble Top
19th Century Italian Console with Marble Top

19th Century Italian Console with Marble Top

$10,800
Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Foot Pedestal Base Low Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Foot Pedestal Base Low Side Table. Item features an ornate bronze pedestal base with swans and paw feet, beautiful wood grain, very nic...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Foot Pedestal Base Low Side Table
Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Foot Pedestal Base Low Side Table

Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Foot Pedestal Base Low Side Table

$1,600
1780s French Beauvias Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 17''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Extremely fine antique French beauvias tapestry pillow with a bouquet of flawers in the center, surrounded by a circle of flowers on rose grounded CA. 1870s. 17'' x 17'' inches. Hand...
Category

1780s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

1780s French Beauvias Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 17''
1780s French Beauvias Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 17''

1780s French Beauvias Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 17''

$3,915
French Empire Style Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Early 19th-century French design anchored by a sleek quartz top with a refined moulded surround and elegant canted corners, this table blends architectural grace with timeless luxury...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Furniture

Materials

Quartz, Brass

French Empire Style Center Table
French Empire Style Center Table

French Empire Style Center Table

$10,497 / item
French Empire Style Mahogany Console Table
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Style Mahogany Parcel Gilt Console Table, with green marble top on two maiden supports and brass mounts on four bun feet. 33" H x 48.5" W x 19.25" D. Provenance: From a...
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Console Table
French Empire Style Mahogany Console Table

French Empire Style Mahogany Console Table

$2,350
Empire Secretaire, Vienna, circa 1810/15
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Empire secretary featuring a two-door lower cabinet, a smooth writing flap, and a top drawer. The piece is adorned with fine inlays depicting stars, lyres, and palmettes, ...
Category

1810s Austrian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Empire Secretaire, Vienna, circa 1810/15
Empire Secretaire, Vienna, circa 1810/15

Empire Secretaire, Vienna, circa 1810/15

$17,908
Pair of Gilded French Empire Candlesticks with charming decor from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of Gilded French Empire Candlesticks with charming decor from the 1820s. Beautiful decorated with flowers and other period empire decorations. Wear consistent with age and use
Category

1820s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilded French Empire Candlesticks with charming decor from the 1820s
Pair of Gilded French Empire Candlesticks with charming decor from the 1820s

Pair of Gilded French Empire Candlesticks with charming decor from the 1820s

$2,101 / set
Very Large French 19th Century Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Portico Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
French Empire Ormolu Bronze Portico Mantel Clock by Gaston Jolly, Paris, Circa 1810s, with original pendulum.
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Very Large French 19th Century Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Portico Mantel Clock
Very Large French 19th Century Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Portico Mantel Clock

Very Large French 19th Century Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Portico Mantel Clock

$6,500
Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 24" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 7" D. {3-Way...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair
Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair

Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair

$950 / set
20th Century Empire Style Ceiling Light Italian Banci Firenze White Flush Mount
By Banci Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Italian 1980s ceiling light by Banci Firenze, an Empire style circular brass and ivory color painted ceiling fixture, decorated with six cast brass...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

20th Century Empire Style Ceiling Light Italian Banci Firenze White Flush Mount
20th Century Empire Style Ceiling Light Italian Banci Firenze White Flush Mount

20th Century Empire Style Ceiling Light Italian Banci Firenze White Flush Mount

$895
Empire Style Silvered Bronze Fire Fender, Late 19th Century French
Located in El Monte, CA
This fire fender is a quintessential example of the opulent yet authoritative style of the Empire period. A patinated bronze frame in geometric form is adorned with ormolu bronze mou...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Silvered Bronze Fire Fender, Late 19th Century French
Empire Style Silvered Bronze Fire Fender, Late 19th Century French

Empire Style Silvered Bronze Fire Fender, Late 19th Century French

$4,500
Aubusson French Tapestry 1850 - 21" x 19"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

1850s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Aubusson French Tapestry 1850 - 21" x 19"
Aubusson French Tapestry 1850 - 21" x 19"

Aubusson French Tapestry 1850 - 21" x 19"

$2,875
Beautiful Early 19th Century Portrait
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful early 19th century portrait dated and signed at the back. Portrait attributed to Berthon, student of David "The young girl and the c...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Beautiful Early 19th Century Portrait
Beautiful Early 19th Century Portrait

Beautiful Early 19th Century Portrait

$5,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rare French early 19th century Napoleonic medal cabinet on four gilt bronze pawfeet, a hinged door to the top and front opening to reveal four drawers containing 184 very fine bronzed plaster medals...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet
Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet

Rare French, Early 19th Century Napoleonic Medal Cabinet

$16,595
French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This classically styled side table features three drawers with original brass hardware. The table has been hand painted in a Gustavian shade of blue and has been constructed from sol...
Category

Early 20th Century European Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawers
French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawers

French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawers

$675
Empire Octagonal Mahogany Sunburst Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table w/ Paw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. American Empire Octagonal Mahogany Sunburst Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table with Paw Feet. Item features an octagonal central column with satinwood pencil inlay, tripo...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Octagonal Mahogany Sunburst Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table w/ Paw Feet
Empire Octagonal Mahogany Sunburst Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table w/ Paw Feet

Empire Octagonal Mahogany Sunburst Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table w/ Paw Feet

$2,800
Empire Revival Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pendant Chandelier, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Revival gilt-bronze and cut-glass pendant chandelier. French, circa 1910. Of globular form this fine chandelier has a central gilt-bronze band cast with vases issuin...
Category

Early 20th Century French Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Empire Revival Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pendant Chandelier, circa 1910
Empire Revival Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pendant Chandelier, circa 1910

Empire Revival Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pendant Chandelier, circa 1910

$4,425
French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery
Category

1890s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery
French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery

French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery

$1,850
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table circa 1890. Rectangular top with canted corners.  Hinged lid opens to reveal a fitted interior of compartments arranged aroun...
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table

19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table

$1,791
Isaac Pearson Reading PA Walnut Tall Clock with Rare Jacob Kunsman Case, C 1845
Located in Milford, NH
A splendid Empire walnut veneered tall clock with swan’s neck split pediment crest with bullseye rosettes and three wooden ball & spire finials surmounting an arched front glass door...
Category

1840s American Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Metal

Isaac Pearson Reading PA Walnut Tall Clock with Rare Jacob Kunsman Case, C 1845
Isaac Pearson Reading PA Walnut Tall Clock with Rare Jacob Kunsman Case, C 1845

Isaac Pearson Reading PA Walnut Tall Clock with Rare Jacob Kunsman Case, C 1845

$9,800
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Hartmann À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
An exceptional 19th-century Empire-style mantel clock by Hartmann à Paris, meticulously crafted in gilt bronze. This distinguished timepiece showcases a finely detailed white enamel ...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Hartmann À Paris
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Hartmann À Paris

Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Hartmann À Paris

$3,414
Vintage Woven Scene Tapestry 6.9X5.5
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category

Early 2000s Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Woven Scene Tapestry 6.9X5.5
Vintage Woven Scene Tapestry 6.9X5.5

Vintage Woven Scene Tapestry 6.9X5.5

$6,750
Important First Empire Mahogany Clock by Charles Oudin
By Jean-Ferdinand Schwerdfeger 1, Charles Oudin
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
First Empire repeating mahogany cabinet Clock ca 1804 Clock movement by Charles Oudin (1743-1803) Mahogany case attributable to Ferdinand Schwerdfeger (1734-1818); Charles Oudin, The Oudin name is one of the oldest French horology firms. It was founded in Paris at the end of the 18th century by Jean-Charles (known as Charles) Oudin, who came from a family of clockmakers in Northwest France. There were four generations of Oudins who were clockmakers, as of the mid 18th century, first in the Meuse region and later, in Paris. Several members of the Oudin family worked for the master watch and clockmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet. Charles Oudin, the best-known member of this horological dynasty, established his business toward the end of the 18th century, devoting himself to luxury and precision clocks and watches. T he first clocks and watches signed "Ch. Oudin, eléve de Breguet" (Charles Oudin, student of Breguet) date from 1797 to approximately 1806 . Sometime after that, he signed his pieces Ch, Oudin Paris Jean-Ferdinand-Joseph Schwerdfeger, a Parisian cabinetmaker received master on May 26, 1786. The cabinetmaker developed a collaboration with Antide Janvier for clock cases. At the death of his wife (1803), eight clock...
Category

Early 1800s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Important First Empire Mahogany Clock by Charles Oudin
Important First Empire Mahogany Clock by Charles Oudin

Important First Empire Mahogany Clock by Charles Oudin

$3,900
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Glorious set of ten mahogany dining chairs made in the neoclassical French empire taste. The chairs feature decorative bronze mounts ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs
Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs

Set of Ten French Empire Mahogany Caned Dining Chairs

$9,000 / set
Circa 1820 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow Ca. 1820
Category

1820s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Circa 1820 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Circa 1820 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Circa 1820 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

$5,098
Impressive French Empire Chandelier, Firegilded Bronze with Alabaster 1830s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Impressive fire-gilded Empire chandelier with very fine imperial and classicist ornaments, which are shade is made of alabaster, The lamp body is framed by a surrounding leaf frieze,...
Category

1830s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Impressive French Empire Chandelier, Firegilded Bronze with Alabaster 1830s
Impressive French Empire Chandelier, Firegilded Bronze with Alabaster 1830s

Impressive French Empire Chandelier, Firegilded Bronze with Alabaster 1830s

$13,371
Antique Empire Period Gilt Bronze Clock by Pierre-Philippe Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in London, GB
Antique Empire period gilt bronze clock by Pierre-Philippe Thomire French, Early 19th Century Height 45cm, width 29cm, depth 19cm This superb gilt bronze clock, created by the renow...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Empire Period Gilt Bronze Clock by Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Antique Empire Period Gilt Bronze Clock by Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Antique Empire Period Gilt Bronze Clock by Pierre-Philippe Thomire

$20,746
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royal Commanders 7.1X6.10
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category

Early 2000s Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royal Commanders 7.1X6.10
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royal Commanders 7.1X6.10

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royal Commanders 7.1X6.10

$7,792
Pair French Empire Style Arrow Horn Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Antique French Empire style brass horn and arrow motif wall sconces. Each with 2 candelabra size lights with black and gold clip on shades. Newly wired, added are 5" round ba...
Category

1920s French Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair French Empire Style Arrow Horn Wall Sconces
Pair French Empire Style Arrow Horn Wall Sconces

Pair French Empire Style Arrow Horn Wall Sconces

$1,695 / set
19th Century Pair of Engravings of "Description of Egypt"
Located in Madrid, ES
Two engravings from the book "The Description of Egypt", a major publication by the scholars who accompanied Napoleon, which included descriptions and engravings made by these schola...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th Century Pair of Engravings of "Description of Egypt"
19th Century Pair of Engravings of "Description of Egypt"

19th Century Pair of Engravings of "Description of Egypt"

$3,462 / set
19th Century, French Empire Ground Crystal and Gilt Bronze Vase Centrepiece
Located in IT
19th century, French Empire ground crystal and gilt bronze vase centrepiece This Empire centerpiece, made in France at the beginning of...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century, French Empire Ground Crystal and Gilt Bronze Vase Centrepiece
19th Century, French Empire Ground Crystal and Gilt Bronze Vase Centrepiece

19th Century, French Empire Ground Crystal and Gilt Bronze Vase Centrepiece

$12,535
Rare Empire Clock Cabinet Sideboard, Antique Northern Swedish Country Gustavian
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique clock cabinet from Sweden made during the transitional time between the gustavian and empire period. The cabinet is from Northern Sw...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Pine

Rare Empire Clock Cabinet Sideboard, Antique Northern Swedish Country Gustavian
Rare Empire Clock Cabinet Sideboard, Antique Northern Swedish Country Gustavian

Rare Empire Clock Cabinet Sideboard, Antique Northern Swedish Country Gustavian

$6,924
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 11"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 11"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 11"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 11"

$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Paris Porcelain Pierced Basket with Gold Decoration France Circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant Paris Porcelain pierced basket is oval shaped, with lavishly gilded latticework. The Empire style is timeless, and the latticework of the baskets lends delicacy and light to the design. The white line across the top of the base accentuates the richness of the gold, adding a touch of intensity to the overall design. The long rectangular base of the basket harmonizes with its oval shape, creating a pleasing visual balance. Filled with flowers, this is the perfect centerpiece for a formal dining room table...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Paris Porcelain Pierced Basket with Gold Decoration France Circa 1840
Antique Paris Porcelain Pierced Basket with Gold Decoration France Circa 1840

Antique Paris Porcelain Pierced Basket with Gold Decoration France Circa 1840

$1,100
Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
16th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow 19" X 12"
Category

16th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry
Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry

Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry

$4,500
Antique Oversize Indian Rug - 18'0'' X 12'7''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Indian Rugs – Not all the rugs that were woven in India are easy to categorize. That is why we created this antique Indian rugs section. Here you will find Indian rugs of whi...
Category

1920s Indian Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Oversize Indian Rug - 18'0'' X 12'7''
Antique Oversize Indian Rug - 18'0'' X 12'7''

Antique Oversize Indian Rug - 18'0'' X 12'7''

$23,700
Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A striking pair of late French Empire mahogany armchairs, highly decorated with gilded bronze mounts on the upper back rail and all round the bottom of the seat as well. The curved open front arms terminate in carved dolphins. The chairs have been re-upholsterd in a cream and dark green striped antique silk fabric...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Silk, Mahogany

Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs
Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs

Pair of French Empire Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mounted Armchairs

$5,600 Sale Price
30% Off
Russian Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Empire Cut-Glass Mounted Ormolu Twelve-Light Chandelier Russian Early 19th century Consisting of a palmette and anthemeon-cast corona top suspending four chains and a circular ...
Category

Early 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Russian Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier
Russian Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier

Russian Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier

$14,000
19thc Antique French "Empire" Bronze Fish/ Dolphin/ Sea Creature/ Koi Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Rare 19thc French Antique Empire Bronze Fish/ Sea Creature/ Dolphin Chandelier. 3 fish with curled tails. Floral Art Glass shades. Parisian Estate a...
Category

1880s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19thc Antique French "Empire" Bronze Fish/ Dolphin/ Sea Creature/ Koi Chandelier
19thc Antique French "Empire" Bronze Fish/ Dolphin/ Sea Creature/ Koi Chandelier

19thc Antique French "Empire" Bronze Fish/ Dolphin/ Sea Creature/ Koi Chandelier

$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Period Large Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wonderful Empire period porcelain lidded apothecary jar, dating from the 19th century. Exuberantly decorated with a vibrantly enamelled design of exotic birds and butterflies on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Empire Period Large Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jar
Empire Period Large Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jar

Empire Period Large Porcelain Lidded Apothecary Jar

$1,720
English Needlework Pillow 1850 - 21" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

1850s Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

English Needlework Pillow 1850 - 21" x 12"
English Needlework Pillow 1850 - 21" x 12"

English Needlework Pillow 1850 - 21" x 12"

$2,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Gilt and patinated bronze. The original movement has been cleaned and revised and is in perfect working condition (runs for around one week). Overall authentic condition with its ori...
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock
Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

$26,265
17th Century Florentine Silk & Metallique Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Florentine Silk & Metallique Pillow
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Silk

17th Century Florentine Silk & Metallique Pillow
17th Century Florentine Silk & Metallique Pillow

17th Century Florentine Silk & Metallique Pillow

$3,000
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon Elegant French Circa 1830-1848 King Louis Philippe with Hand Sculpted Saint Anne marble-top center ta...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon

19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon

$19,500
Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver shaped photograph frame with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and rich friezes in Louis XVI French Empire style. External measurements...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Photograph Frame Large Imperial Style White Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni

$7,218
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children at Play 7X7.8
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category

Early 2000s Unknown Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children at Play 7X7.8
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children at Play 7X7.8

Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children at Play 7X7.8

$8,774
French Aubusson 1800 - 17.5" x 14"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

Early 1800s French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

French Aubusson 1800 - 17.5" x 14"
French Aubusson 1800 - 17.5" x 14"

French Aubusson 1800 - 17.5" x 14"

$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
Located in Berlin, DE
Very exact Fine-carved sculpture made of solid beech. Poliment gilded. Arranged frame on plastically carved legs ending in claws. Armrests volute-shaped bent in swan head. High-backe...
Category

20th Century French Empire Furniture

Materials

Beech

20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded
20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded

20th Century Napoleonic Swan Chair in the Empire Style Beechwood Poliment Gilded

$3,104 / item
French 19th Century Brass Empire Sconce
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A single petite Empire sconce of classic French design. Perfect for that small space that needs a little extra light. Cleaned and US wired using UL listed parts.
Category

19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Brass Empire Sconce
French 19th Century Brass Empire Sconce

French 19th Century Brass Empire Sconce

$625
Lot of 5 Crystal Wine Glasses - Mid 20th Century - 2Y27
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Elevate your dining experience with this set of 5 crystal wine glasses, likely from the mid-20th century. Crafted from fine crystal, these glasses are a sophisticated addition to any...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Empire Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Lot of 5 Crystal Wine Glasses - Mid 20th Century - 2Y27
Lot of 5 Crystal Wine Glasses - Mid 20th Century - 2Y27

Lot of 5 Crystal Wine Glasses - Mid 20th Century - 2Y27

$124 Sale Price
87% Off
Empire Style French “Chiffonier”
Located in Austin, TX
French antique chiffonier in the Empire style. This piece is made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany that has been fully ebonized and finished with a lustrous French poli...
Category

1910s French Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Empire Style French “Chiffonier”
Empire Style French “Chiffonier”

Empire Style French “Chiffonier”

$2,990
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Pair Armchair
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered pair of armchair. Each armchairs is set on four straight mahogany legs, the front two of which ar...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Pair Armchair
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Pair Armchair

19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Pair Armchair

$6,900 / set
Italian Completely Beaded Basket Crystal Prisms Silver Chandelier, c 1940
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing four lights in beaded cups. Completely beaded with a beaded lace bottom. Adorning crystal prisms on top and in bottom. This chandelier has two width...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Empire Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Italian Completely Beaded Basket Crystal Prisms Silver Chandelier, c 1940
Italian Completely Beaded Basket Crystal Prisms Silver Chandelier, c 1940

Italian Completely Beaded Basket Crystal Prisms Silver Chandelier, c 1940

$3,200
Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France
By Germain Pilon, Atelier de moulage du Louvre
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A French Grand Tour 19th century plaster, bust of French King Henri II made by Atelier de moulage du Louvre between 1854-1865 after Pilon Germain...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France
Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France

Atelier Musee Du Louvre after Pilon Germain, King Henri II Bust, 1850s, France

$3,223
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...
Category

Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

19th Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Mirror
19th Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Mirror

19th Antique Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany Mirror

$2,900

Empire furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Europa Antiques, Baker Furniture Company, and Gherardo Degli Albizzi. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $56 and tops out at $955,603 while the average work can sell for $4,296.

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