Empire Center Tables
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
Mid 19th Century Swedish center table with writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century center table with writing slope circa 1860.
Fine quality empire period swedish flame mahogany center table. Oval top with the unusual feature of having a fitted wr...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Impressive Empire Style Malachite and Ormolu Center Table After Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impressive empire style malachite and ormolu center table after the imperial model by Francois Honore Georges Jacob-Desmalter, 1770-1841.
"AUX CARIATIDES", Empire style round m...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Empire Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Empire lacquered walnut dolphin center table.
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique French Empire Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Acanthus Pedestal Base Round Center Table with Carved Rope Edge. Appears to have been professionally refinished at some point over the ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Marble Top Center Table Bleached Mahagony
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 19th century French Empire round black marble top over bleached mahogany base Center Table. Table features three column supports, applied bronze wreath mounts at joints, splaye...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Classic Empire Center Table - Weathered Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from grey cerused oak with an unusual weathered acacia finish, this table features a beautifully carved ogee edge that adds a touch of intricate detailing.
The table is supp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,670 / item
Cube Side Table with Tempered Glass Top, Engraved Square Block Center Side Table
Located in St Petersburg, US
Seljuk-inspired engraved travertine cube side table, meticulously designed by Haand’s renowned designer Barakli. Measuring 40x40 cm (16x16 inches), this stunning piece combines histo...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Extremely Fine Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
An extremely fine Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany center table, circa 1820-1830.
Very finely mounted with crisp ormolu throughout, with bronze female figures, foliate scrolling, lions head...
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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz, Marble, Ormolu
$24,750 Sale Price
44% Off
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base.
Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H.
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,608 / item
Palatial French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood Carved Eagles Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood Carved Figural Center Table with Figures of Winged Eagles and Wreaths, the center medallion with a figure of a bull and and raised on lion paws over a sphere, fitted with a veined verde d'alps marble top (Marble top is recent and not the original - Gilding restored with 23.5 cart...
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1880s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
$48,950 Sale Price
48% Off
ebonized 19th Century Mahogany Round Center Empire Table with Marble Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this circa 1840s mahogany empire center table has a new, professionally applied ebonised finish. Gray and white streaked round marble top with a brass trimmed trefoi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Walnut Pedestal Table with Round Marble Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire period walnut table from the 19th century with circular marble top, pedestal and tripod base. Evoke the elegance of 19th-century France with this resplendent French E...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$15,000 Sale Price
23% Off
19th Century French Empire Style Gueridon with Black Marble Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
A very handsome classical Empire-style round center table with a dark gray/black marble top, raised on a hand turned ebonized black center pedestal. The table lends itself to be use...
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19th Century Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Continental Marble and Gilt Eagle Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Empire late 18th Century / early 19th Century console table with a variegated marble slab and gilt caved acanthus leaves wooden top supported on a gilt carved base depicting ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century Black French Empire Ebonized Wood Center Table - Antique Game Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French Empire sofa table made of hand crafted ebonized wood, in good condition. The round Parisian side table is composed with a shellac polished clear glass top to protect the surface, supported by a detailed carved gold-patinated octagonal column...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Ebony
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...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Travertine Coffee Table, Polychrome Scagliola Inlays, Handmade Italy
Located in Rimini, IT
Side Table from living room with empire-style decoration in shaded and vibrant colors, elegantly juxtaposed .
The Plan is made with the artistic technique of scagliola inlay, datin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
$4,092 Sale Price
20% Off
Baker Furniture Italian Empire Carved Mahogany Pedestal Breakfast Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Empire or Neoclassical style round pedestal dining breakfast table, game table, or center table.
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection.
Italy, circa ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Large Empire-Style Ormolu and Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Large Empire-style ormolu and malachite centre table
French, 20th Century
Height 85cm, width 165.5cm, depth 85.5cm
This superb centre table pairs vibrant malachite with classical o...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Large French Empire Style Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
A large French Empire style gilt-bronze and malachite centre table.
French, 20th century.
Height: 85cm, width: 160cm, depth: 79cm
This superb table, a grand and highly impressiv...
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Italian Pietra Dura Empire Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietra Dura Empire table. Malachite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, citrine and sienna marble inlaid in white marble. Wood is Tineo. Made in Italy early 20th Century.
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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
$10,497 / item
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA . Rare Exquisite Early 19th century Empire Gueridon with classic...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$45,000 Sale Price
22% Off
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and impressive French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble center table. The rectangular two drawer table is raised by curved statement making legs with an exceptional deer leg...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th century French Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Stately Empire desk on four monopodia legs painted a dark verdis gris, joined by two stretchers. Top inset with a tooled black leather writing surface and slide outs (16.5 inches eac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu And Marble Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, giltwood, ormolu, and Alabastro marble center table. The circular table is raised by elegant ball feet below t...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Italian, Lucca Empire Walnut Giltwood Ebonized 1-Drawer Center Table circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a circular hand painted scagliola top resting atop a circular frame, the thick walnut veneer of a pronounced grain, the ebonized columnar standard with carved giltwood rings r...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 19th century Empire St. mahogany and ormolu center table. The circular table is raised by fine bun feet below elegant scrolled legs with hand...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Salon Table Bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Majestic French salon table in Louis XV style. White polished on solid pinewood. Exceptionally finest engraved, decorative broken rocailles, inlaid with acanthus, and flowered detail...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bentwood
French 19th Century Empire St. Crouch Mahogany Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French 19th century Empire st. crouch mahogany, ormolu, and Coquillier de Bilbao marble center table. The circular table is raised by three elegant square tapered leg...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Early 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Style Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French early 19th century Empire style mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table. The most impressive circular center table is raised by three stunning ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Style Centre Table with Marble Top after Jacob-Desmalter, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Empire style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany centre table with a Vert de Mer marble top, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter.
The rectangular Verde Antico marble top sits above ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Charles Pollock for William Switzer Giltwood Center /Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunningly beautiful center or dining table designed by Charles Pollock for William Switzer.
The table has a combination of solid woods and veneers such as burlwood on the base al...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Empire-Style 'Aux Caryatides' Table After Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
A gilt-bronze and malachite Empire-style 'Aux Caryatides' centre table after Desmalter
French, 20th Century
Height: 82cm, diameter: 109cm
This ma...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and unusual 19th century Swedish Empire centre console table with Italian pink Calacatta marble top, Ca 1830.
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19th Century European Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Center Table with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A French 19th Century Empire mahogany center table with bronze doré mounts and a marble top. This handsome table features beautifully executed bronze pieces mounted throughout the a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry Wood, Brass, and Ebonized Center Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An elegant French Empire or Neoclassical tea table or center table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Cherry wood base, with mo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire 19th Century Round Pedestal Table France
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here is an original round tripod center table from the early 1800's about when Napoleon roamed Europe. This table has been given a professional complete but "soft" restoration to sav...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Christian VIII Empire Oval Pedestal Tea Table in Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1835
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Christian VIII neoclassical-style tea or breakfast table in mahogany with oval top on foliate-carved baluster-turned column resting on quatre-form pedestal base with carve...
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1830s Danish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th C French Empire Walnut Center Table, Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Gueridon / Center Table with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Detail
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive Empire style Gilt Bronze & Malachite center table. The table features a circular top, which has been beautifully inlaid with malachite and edged with gilt bron...
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
French Empire Style Carved Figural Marble Top Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 27 in Width: 40 in Depth: 40 in
This vintage French Empire style carved figural marble top coffee table/center table is of the highest quality! If you look at th...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Berlin Oval Plate Table on Carved Foot Dining Table Mahogany German
Located in Epfach, DE
19th Century Berlin Oval Plate Table on Carved Foot
A magnificent and rare 19th-century dining table, crafted in Berlin, featuring a solid mahogany oval tabletop supported by a rema...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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1810s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$12,674
Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Center Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Attributed to Chapuis. The later circular black marble top above a frieze mounted with stylized laurel branches centered by flowerheads, raised on three square tapering legs surmount...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Theodore Alexander Patinated Bronze Figural Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 34 1/4 in W: 36 1/4 in D: 36 1/4 in
This Empire Style Figural Center Table by Theodore Alexander is a commanding statement piece that reflects the grandeur and arti...
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$3,156 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Empire Style Ormolu and Lapis Lazuli Table
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical Empire style ormolu and lapis lazuli table with patinated bronze mounts,
French, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 74cm, diameter 100cm
Finely wrought in the French N...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire style ormolu mounted malachite centre table
French, 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 100cm
Wonderfully crafted from a selection of high quality materials, this Fren...
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Empire Pedestal Table with Its Saint-Anne Marble
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb empire pedestal table with its Saint-Anne marble
Pedestal table or center table with a pyramidal base ending with claw feet simulating dolphin heads
Very beautiful origina...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire Guéridon/Center-table with Egyptian Revival Bronze winged Figural Mounts with a circular Green Verde Antico marble top, supported by a mahogany base with gilded bronz...
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1820s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Centre Table with Bronze Dore Mounts, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century Empire mahogany center table with grey dish marble top, ormolu mounts and paw feet.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Side Table From Brede Main Building, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This amazing table comes from Brede main building outside Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,088 Sale Price
60% Off
Fine Large Antique Empire Revival Mahogany and Marble Top Circular Center Table
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary antique Empire Revival mahogany center table measures an impressive 70.5" across and 32" tall (179 cm by 81 cm) and features four pairs of gilt Greek caryatid figu...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Mahogany Carved Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany pedestal base center table with 3 carved swans on a base supporting a round black veined top with an molded ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) round mahogany center table with bronze classical heads over 4 legs and trim on apron resting on an inla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Empire Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top with wood edge surrounding a geometric mosaic of hard stones raised on a triangular tapered column and tripartite base with gilded scroll feet. From the estate of Willia...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Austrian Empire Center Table Cherry & Lime Stone
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Austrian Empire center table with a single drawer. Cherry veneer with ebony trim and inlayed limestone top on elegantly tapered legs with ebony feet....
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Limestone
Superb Gilt Bronze Center Table with Lapis Lazuli Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb gilt bronze table featuring a lapis lazuli top. The striking contrast between the fire gilding with its mustard yellow and the deep blue of the lapis is something to see. Th...
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1880s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed round center table with inlaid marble top supported on a pedestal base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,759 and tops out at $82,590 while the average work can sell for $14,565.
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