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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.

Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Empire
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century, Empire Walnut Wood 2-Drawer Chest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Chest of drawers with two drawers on pointed feet. Beautiful walnut veneer with ribbon inlays on pine body. The furniture has a very clear beautiful design without much ornamentation...
Category

Late 18th Century German Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century, Empire Walnut Wood 2-Drawer Chest
18th Century, Empire Walnut Wood 2-Drawer Chest

18th Century, Empire Walnut Wood 2-Drawer Chest

$8,286 Sale Price
21% Off
Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Category

18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

$4,800
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 12" 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 - 12" x 11"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 12" x 11"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 12" x 11"

$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" X 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" X 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" X 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" X 12"

$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$4,665
17th Century Antique Caucasian Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Antique Caucasian Pillow - 25'' X 11''
Category

17th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

17th Century Antique Caucasian Pillow
17th Century Antique Caucasian Pillow

17th Century Antique Caucasian Pillow

$2,640
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

17th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$4,200
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 17'' X 10'', Wool , Handmade, Traditional
Category

17th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$2,700 / item
Circa 1720 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1720 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Category

1720s Unknown Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Circa 1720 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Circa 1720 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

Circa 1720 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

$3,750
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"

$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" x 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" x 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" x 12"

$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Throw Pillow Made from 17th Century Brussels Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow 17" x 12", authentic 17th century European piece, good condition
Category

17th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Throw Pillow Made from 17th Century Brussels Tapestry
Throw Pillow Made from 17th Century Brussels Tapestry

Throw Pillow Made from 17th Century Brussels Tapestry

$3,450
18th Century Russian Empire Desk
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century Russian Empire freestanding brass striped mahogany writing table / desk with an black leather insert top above three drawers. Russia, circa 1790 - 1810.
Category

Late 18th Century Russian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century Russian Empire Desk
18th Century Russian Empire Desk

18th Century Russian Empire Desk

$23,000
Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
16th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow 18" x 12", authentic 16th century European piece
Category

16th Century European 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

$4,050
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 13" X 16"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wood, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 13" X 16"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 13" X 16"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 13" X 16"

$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-18th Century porcelain snuff tobacco box with Ormulu gilt embossed relief and with empire classical motives. The inside of the lid is decorated with colorful flowers. Wonderful a...
Category

Mid-18th Century European Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations
18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations

18th Century Porcelain Snuff Tobacco Box with Ormulu Gilt Decorations

$1,760 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Early 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Early 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Early 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Early 18th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

$4,800
Italian Florentine 18th Century Pillow - 15" x 14"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Italian Florentine 18th Century Pillow - 15" x 14"
Italian Florentine 18th Century Pillow - 15" x 14"

Italian Florentine 18th Century Pillow - 15" x 14"

$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 23'' X 19''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Brussels Tapestry pillow, 23" X 19" x 6" Made in the 16th century.
Category

16th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 23'' X 19''
Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 23'' X 19''

Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 23'' X 19''

$2,700
19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An extremely rare mantel clock with a figured mahogany-veneered case by A-L Breguet Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who was of Swiss origin, is undoubtedly the most celebrated clockmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in France. He is responsible for the invention of the self-winding watch, the tourbillon and the sympathetic watch ( a watch that is placed in a cradle of a special clock. It is then linked by means of a pin fixed behind the clock dial. Built into the motion work which, when released by the clock, automatically sets the hands to the clock's time as well as correcting the watch's regulator necessitated by any degree of inaccuracy registered at the moment of synchronisation) and many other horological improvements and developments. Around the year 1807 Breguet brought in his son, Antoine-Louis (born 1776), as a business partner, and from this point, the firm became known as Breguet et Fils. Breguet had previously sent his son to London to study with the great English chronometer maker John Arnold...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet

19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet

$32,545
Antique French Aubusson Pillow - 19" X 21"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Antique French Aubusson Pillow - 19" X 21"
Antique French Aubusson Pillow - 19" X 21"

Antique French Aubusson Pillow - 19" X 21"

$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
16th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow 19" X 12", handmade piece , from mid-16th century
Category

16th Century Turkish 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

$4,350
18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very funny little snuff box with a text about Etimologie; the true learning or real learning, on the lids outside and a hidden erotic motive on the inside of the lid.
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive

$1,450
18th Century French Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique rectangular mirror inscribed in a Pinewood, gilded frame adorned with water leaves and pearl friezes, in good condition. The mirror is consisting its original mirror glass...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century French Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
18th Century French Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror

18th Century French Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror

$15,200
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
18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 19" X 13", Circa 1850s
Category

18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

$3,150
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" x 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" x 9"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" x 9"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 19" x 9"

$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 28" X 13", Circa 1850s
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

$4,650
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 15" X 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 15" X 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 15" X 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 15" X 12"

$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" x 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" x 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" x 12"

$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 23'' x 23'', Empire and Traditional.
Category

18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow

$3,037
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21'' X 20''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21'' x 20". Empire and Traditional
Category

18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21'' X 20''
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21'' X 20''

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21'' X 20''

$3,150
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 8"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 8"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 8"

$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 15"
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 15"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 15"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" X 15"

$3,100
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" X 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" X 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" X 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 14" X 12"

$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Painted Empire Table
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Regency design circular marble topped painted and decorated centre/lamp table with elongated turned feet. Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available. We are c...
Category

18th Century British Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Painted Empire Table
Painted Empire Table

Painted Empire Table

$3,413 / item
Italian Florentine 18th Century - 16" x 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

18th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Italian Florentine 18th Century - 16" x 9"
Italian Florentine 18th Century - 16" x 9"

Italian Florentine 18th Century - 16" x 9"

$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 16'' X 14" , Circa 1850s
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow

$2,700
Flemish 17th Century - 18.5" x 17.5"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Flemish 17th Century - 18.5" x 17.5"
Flemish 17th Century - 18.5" x 17.5"

Flemish 17th Century - 18.5" x 17.5"

$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 10"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 10"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 10"

$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 25'' x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 25'' x 10"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 25'' x 10"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 25'' x 10"

$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 22" X 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 22" X 9"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 22" X 9"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 22" X 9"

$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassical giltwood mirror. Antique gilt carved mirror with scrolled acanthus surround, leaf-tipped outer edge with cor...
Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror

Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror

$20,000
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 12"
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 12"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 12"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 12"

$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow 19'' X 14''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 19'' X 14'', Wool, Empire Traditional, Handmade and Needlework,
Category

Early 1700s Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow 19'' X 14''
Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow 19'' X 14''

Ca.1700 Antique Brussels Tapestry Pillow 19'' X 14''

$2,625
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
Category

17th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow

17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow

$4,860
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" X 17"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

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

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" X 17"

$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$4,320
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$4,680
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$5,040
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$3,960
Pair of Empire Mahogany Armchairs Stamped "Jacob D R Medee"
Located in Stamford, CT
This pair of capacious, perfectly designed and executed chairs was created by the workshop of George Jacob and his son, Francois, during the Empire period at their Parisian workshop ...
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Empire Mahogany Armchairs Stamped "Jacob D R Medee"
Pair of Empire Mahogany Armchairs Stamped "Jacob D R Medee"

Pair of Empire Mahogany Armchairs Stamped "Jacob D R Medee"

$14,900
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
Category

17th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow

17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow

$4,860
Circa 1700 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1700 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Category

Early 1700s Unknown Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Circa 1700 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow
Circa 1700 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

Circa 1700 Antique Brussels Baroque Tapestry Pillow

$4,500
Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 21" x 18"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 21" x 18"
Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 21" x 18"

Brussels 16th Century Pillow - 21" x 18"

$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an antique piece of furniture covered with mahogany veneer with beautiful grain. It is topped with a green marble board. The whole is dated the turn of the 18th and th...
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Marble

18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany
18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany

18th Century Empire Secretary Veneered with Mahogany

$3,795 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow

$4,320
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 16"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 16"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 16"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 16"

$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century Albanian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"

$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Empire Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 22'' X 22''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 16th century Brussels tapestry pillow 22'' X 22''. Empire and traditional.
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Antique Empire Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 22'' X 22''
Antique Empire Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 22'' X 22''

Antique Empire Brussels Tapestry Pillow - 22'' X 22''

$4,200

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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