French empire gilt bronze sconces
$4,500 / set
French empire gilt bronze sconces
Located in Augusta, GA
Nicely cast French empie style sconces with women hong up the arms
Category
1840s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Empire Furniture
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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.
Style: Empire
Old Paris Porcelain Dihl et Guerhard Sprig Cornflower Basket or Corbeille
Located in Litchfield, CT
Large antique 18th c. Paris porcelain Dihl reticulated basket or Corbeille. Decorated in the sprig or cornflower pattern with rococo pierced gallery enhanced by bright gilding. Orang...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Empire period ormolu and mahogany swans' heads stool
Located in London, GB
Empire period ormolu and mahogany swans' heads stool French, Early 19th Century Height 68cm, width 77cm, depth 39cm This beautiful antique stool is a class...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Cast Iron Pocket Watch Stand with Martial Decoration, circa 1820
Located in Knivsta, SE
Empire Cast Iron Pocket Watch Stand with Martial Decoration, circa 1820 Striking Empire-period pocket watch stand in cast iron, dating from the early 19th century, circa 1820. A po...
Category
1820s Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Iron
Children Furniture With Mirror & 2 Drawers In Mahogany From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Small piece of children’s furniture from around 1860, made in mahogany with mirror and two drawers. A decorative and rare antique item with fine details, suitable for collectors or c...
Category
1860s Danish Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of French Empire Bronze and Faux Marble Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Empire bronze and faux marble paint on wood bases. Each have two light. Base paint probably later enhanced.
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Round End Table
$8,487 / item
French Empire Style Round End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Early 19th-century French design, anchored by a quartz top with a refined moulded surround, this table balances classical elegance with luxurious materials. Its bold brass frame feat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Furniture
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Clock from the 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Empire style gilt bronze clock from the 19th century. 19th century Empire style gilt bronze clock with porcelain dial, minor restoration to the porcelain to be expected, movement to...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French mid 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Ormolu side/center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive and very high quality French mid 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Ormolu side/center table. This handsome table is raised by a triangular base with concave side...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French early 19th century Mahogany and Ormolu center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French early 19th century Empire st. flame Mahogany and Ormolu center table, circa 1815. This high quality circular table is raised on ball supports which conceal t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Small Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Basket Chandelier
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Small Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Basket Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A small scale Empire style basket chandelier with lighting to the top, middle, and bottom sections. Each section is framed in gilded bronze supporting chains of cut crystal beads. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Winged Victory Table Lamps, Patinated and Gilt Bronze, Circa 1880
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine pair of late 19thC French Empire style candelabra now wired into lamps. The very well cast and patinated winged Victory or Nike s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. French Empire Crotch Mahogany Bronze Ormolu 1 Drawer Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. French Empire Crotch Mahogany Bronze Ormolu One Drawer Console Hall Table. Item features beautiful wood grain with attractive mounts including human form feet, rear back spla...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Empire-style beds, wood and ormolu, headboard footboard
Located in Valladolid, ES
A pair of amazing Empire-style beds—a style that emerged in France at the beginning of the 19th century. These magnificent beds are crafted from high-quality, dark reddish-toned ma...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Brass Desk Adjustable Lamp in Empire Style
$852Sale Price|42% Off
19th Century French Brass Desk Adjustable Lamp in Empire Style
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century electrified brass desk lamp in Empire style. The part with the bulbs is adjustable. France, circa 1860.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th C Italian Biedermeier Mahogany Reclining Lounge Chair w/ Cast Iron Hardware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C Italian Biedermeier Mahogany Reclining Lounge Chair with Cast Iron Hardware. Item features a reclining back, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, nicely ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Iron
Empire Centre Table
$12,602
Empire Centre Table
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Empire Centre Table A large French Empire centre table in figured mahogany with ormolu mounts, bronze feet and the original dished yellow-veined da...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Alessi 710-40 Stainless Steel Tray, Ornate Chased Decoration, Empire Style, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a splendid Italian Mid-Century Modern tray whose design reinterprets the distinctly French Empire style. This successful combination of the practica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bing & Grøndahl Empire Sauce Bowl in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl empire sauce bowl in hand-painted porcelain modelled with seahorses. Early 20th century. Measures: 23.5 x 15 x 11 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 2nd facto...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Empire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French 19 Century Portrait of a Scholar, Poet or a Writer Holding a Pen
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptionally well executed unsigned French Empire social portrait of a gentleman dressed in a black frock and white shirt, holding a pen. In the 19th century, social portrait...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Large Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th Century Measures: Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17.5cm This superb Empi...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Silver Plated & Cut Crystal Centerpiece, Circa 1880
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite French centerpiece embodies the opulence and refinement of the late 19th century, crafted in the neoclassical Empire style. The structure features a beautifully detail...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Vintage Napoleonic Style Tole Helmet Cachepot, Decorative Vintage Planter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage French Empire Jardinière with Gilt Eagle. This piece exhibits strong 19th century imperial imagery. The shape is architectural and qui...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Tôle
Set of Four Directoire Chairs
$28,000 / set
Set of Four Directoire Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A suite of four Empire chairs with gilt-bronze mounts and green silk upholstery. France, early 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Silk, Giltwood, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire Commode with Painted Finish
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th-century French Empire commode has been given new life with a painted finish and beautiful faux marble detailing. The mahogany chest has been painted a soft powder blue from t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Empire Console Tables
$30,245 / set
Pair of 19th Century Empire Console Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large pair of 19th Century Empire console tables with green marble tops and large scale ormolu mounts. With symmetrical eagle motifs on the legs and in the bottom centre, the style...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Console Table with Mahogany & Marble
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th-century French console table is the perfect statement piece for any space. The top is made from a single slab of light grey marble with white veining, the front right corn...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large French Empire Ebony Black and Gold Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large scale Empire gold gilt and ebony black mirror is a large statement piece. The giltwood finish is complemented by a lovely ebony black washed gesso patina. The neoclassical embo...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror
Candlestick winged victory goddess empire only half 19 centuries
Located in Berlin, DE
Object & Type: Pendulum, Clock Pendulum, Figural Pendulum, Scales, Balance, Candle Holder, Bronze Statue, Sculpture French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Pendulum Neoclass...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Semainier Tall Chest of Drawers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A classic early French Empire semainier in Mahogany, each of the seven drawers (intended to be used one for each day of the week), has ebony inlay aro...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Console Table with Green Marble Top
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style mahogany console table with back panel and bronze dore trim with heads and green marble top (19th century).
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Gilt Metal picture frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Gilt Metal picture frame. This impressive picture frame displays three sections for photos and can be hang or showcased on a ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Empire Period Porcelain Campana Vases, Parisian, circa 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Paris porcelain vases, designed in campana form with the front featuring circular vignettes with landscape scenes, on the reverse are framed musical trophies created t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Antique Walnut Empire Tulip Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This set of two elegant Empire arm chairs stand out for their classic simple design and the beautifully shaped front legs. These comfortable and stylish chairs feature a wealth of fi...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mantel Clock with small Satyrs, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Mantel clock on an oval marble base, adorned with fire-gilded bronze appliqués. The clock is supported by fully sculpted satyr figures carrying an overflowing gilded fruit basket. Em...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Mahogany Table with Inset Fossilized Marble Top
Located in Spencertown, NY
The circular table with contrasting marquetry of star decoration on the outer rim and then stylized greek key below it with a black fossilized marble top with white highlights. Slig...
Category
20th Century German Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble
Empire Demilune Lyre Console in Mahogany with St. Anne Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A graceful Empire style demilune console in mahogany, crowned with a richly veined St. Anne marble top. The half-moon form gives the piece an elegant architectural presence, while t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Inkwell
Located in London, GB
A highly rare and remarkably sophisticated French Charles X period luxury desk accessory, measuring 33 cm in height. Designed as an exceptional suspension inkwell (encrier), this pie...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Revival, Bronze, Mahogany, Tapestry, Armchairs, France, 19th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
French Empire Revival, Bronze, Mahogany, Tapestry, Armchairs, France, 19th c. A finely cast pair of Napoleon lll Arm Chairs. Each mahogany chair decorated with exceptional dore bron...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Empire Armchairs, Hand-Carved Mahogany, Green Velvet, France, 1805
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Elegant pair of Empire-period mahogany armchairs dating from the early 19th century. Each chair features a slightly inclined rectangular back, a generously upholstered seat and grac...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Gueridon Side Table, Ebonized Mahogany, Marble Top, 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Side table from France in the French Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a high gloss French polish finish. The “gueridon” has a tri...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An Empire style gilt-bronze chandelier, c.1900, the central ring mounted by central urns flanked by opposing griffins, hung with laurel wreaths, each of the five arms with hurricane ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Custom Mirror Hand-Made in our Workshop Using 24kt Gold Leaf and Ebonized Oak
Located in Highwood, IL
Custom Hand-Made Aged Mirror by our inhouse Old Plank workshop. The Mirror profile was copied from a 19th century original french Mirror we had in stock and since everyone seemed to ...
Category
2010s American Empire Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Empire Commode
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Empire Commode in book matched flame mahogany and Black Marble Top
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Bronze and Siena Marble "Knight" Clock, Circa 1830
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Bronze and Siena Marble "Knight" Clock, circa 1830, the standing figure in armor above a circular gilded dial, the movement with strike on bell, on a graduated Sienna m...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Empire-style 'Return from Egypt' fireplace in antique green marble and gilded br
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Empire-style fireplace 'Return from Egypt' in antique green marble and gilded bronze, circa 1880 Hearth dimensions: 89 x 108.5 cm
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble
Empire style Coffee Set Porcelain Darte Frères
$4,490 / set
Empire style Coffee Set Porcelain Darte Frères
By Darte Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare coffee set composed of 5 pièces : 4 cups with their saucer, and 1 sugar bowl. Whole set in porcelain with stripes patterns made of gold. Handles are painted in red, with an Egyptian-style gilt figure on it. Inner part half gilt. Work from the early 19th century period, in the style of Empire or made during it. Signed with red letters stamped "DARTE / FRERES / A PARIS" on the saucer. Darte Frères was a Parisian porcelain...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu-Mounted Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality empire ormolu-mounted patinated bronze and rouge royale marble mantel clock. The patinated bronze figures depicting cupid and psyche. Attributed to Pierre-Victor Ledure...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique columns, France, around 1870.
$2,558 / set
Antique columns, France, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Representative columns - pedestals from the second half of the 19th century in the Empire style. A pair of potbellied columns with marble tops, beautifully decorated with light wood...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis Marie Moris French bronze Napoleon on horseback . (1818-1883)
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and large French bronze of Napoleon on horseback . Crossing the Alps on Marengo. Fine detail on a marble base . Large and impressive scale
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
$19,200Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire "Bureau a Gradin" Desk
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The rectangular superstructure centred by two drawers above two shelves, flanked by an pair of cupboard doors flanked and separated by patinated and gilt bronze caryatids, the lower part with a leather lined writing slide above three drawers around a slight kneehole each side fitted with a writing slide raised on square supports joined by stretchers and fitted at the front with painted and parcel gilt wood female torsos...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
French Mahogany Desk, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular top inset with a beige tooled leather writing surface and slide outs on both ends. Above five drawers, the reverse side with dummy drawers raised on columnar legs wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Red Glass Crystal Baltic Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine French Empire / neoclassical style gilt bronze and red glass centerpiece with crystal drop Baltic chandelier having four swan arms rewired...
Category
20th Century French Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Gueridon Table in Cherry and Alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
Gueridon supported by three uprights carved with lion feet and in the upper part with caryatids, to support the undertop band. The female figures are standing, dressed according to t...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Antique table with chairs, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table and chairs from the late 19th century, Northern Europe. Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. Chair seat...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). The double ratcheted hinged rectangular top lined with dark green oi...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique half-round Empire chest of drawers, mahogany, around 1810 Semi-circular body, one door in the middle flanked by full columns and one drawer each above and below. An extremel...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Very Large French 19th Century Gilded Bronze Sconces
$25,467Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Very Large French 19th Century Gilded Bronze Sconces
By Pierre Bureaux
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of very large French 19th Century gilded bronze sconces. Last picture in situ. Empire style, three-branch wall-lights, after a model by Edme Jean Gallien (1720-1797) and Pierre ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Twelve Antique Baccarat Port Wine Glasses by St. Anne Factory, Voneche, 1810.
$1,534Sale Price / set|25% Off
Twelve Antique Baccarat Port Wine Glasses by St. Anne Factory, Voneche, 1810.
By Voneche
Located in Trieste, IT
Important 12 piece set of 1st Empire Port wine Cut-Glass goblets from Sainte Anne crystal factory in Voneche, 1800 - 1830 cca. The set provenance: Collection Baron Charles Jean Mau...
Category
1810s Belgian Antique Empire Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
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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