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
Swedish 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Polychrome and Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable and most elegant Swedish 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, polychrome and giltwood center table. The rectangular table is raised by an elegant H shaped bottom mahogany s...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
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 birch empire oval center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Oval 19th century birch empire center table circa 1860
Beautiful swedish birch center table. Oval top surface with matched birch veneers and striking grain. Deep freize with singl...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Birch
Walnut Round Leather Top Polychromed Center Table in the Classical Form
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a walnut polychromed round center table with leather top in a craquelure finish with beaded edge in the classical form, with center round pedestal supported by thre...
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20th Century English Empire Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Continental Marble and Gilt Eagle Console Table
Located in New York, 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
Baker French Empire Regency Round Ebonized Granite Top Gueridon Center Table 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Empire / Regency / Neoclassical inspired Gueridon side table. Features a hardwood ebonized frame with dark granite top. The round form is supported ...
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Late 20th Century Empire Center Tables
Materials
Granite
French Empire Period Antique Mahogany Pedestal Center Table Gueridon
Located in Forney, TX
A 200 year old period French Empire mahogany pedestal table guéridon with beautifully aged heavily worn warm rich dark patina. circa 1810
Hand-crafted in France in the early 19th ce...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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
EARLY 19th CENTURY ROUND WALNUT TABLE WITH MARBLE TOP
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful walnut coffee table with a refined central frame in ebonized and gilded wood. The triangular-shaped base is supported by turned and ebonized pine cones, while the band has ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
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...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
A Continental Mahogany Oval Center Table
Located in New York, NY
The oval tilt-top over a bold turned support on scroll-form feet.
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1840s Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Handsome Small Empire Marble-Top Center Table, France, Circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
This table is an excellent example of Napoleonic furniture design, and is also very useful in today's home. Perfect as a center table in a foyer o...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Large and Impressive Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Center Table
Located in New York, NY
A large and impressive empire style ormolu and malachite center table
With a circular malachite-inset top with floral-cast bronze border rim, above a conforming frieze applied wit...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
French Empire Center Table, C. 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Empire Center Table
with gilt bronze accents
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
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
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
Fine Quality Gilded French Empire Style Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous coffee table that looks like Maitland Smith or Theodore Alexander because of the quality level of the carving, the gold leaf details and the overall design of the ...
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Early 2000s Unknown Empire Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Empire style mahogany center table with six turned column-form legs with reeded baluster carvings all raised on a six-point star shaped plinth base set on molded edge feet. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Maitland Smith French Empire Style Iron & Inlaid Stone Round Center Dining Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye catching handmade Breakfast, Centre or Foyer table by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. Features a rounded top with inlaid and tessellated stone in the shape of shells and tulips. ...
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1990s Empire Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Iron
Antique Empire Style Marbletop Circular Table
Located in New York, NY
Charming early 19th Century Empire Style circular Center Table with a marble top. Crafted in solid wood with a serpentine green marble top, the circular shape makes this table a stun...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Eddie Bauer Lifestyles Lane Cherry Empire Scrolled Pedestal Center Table Drawer
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Eddie Bauer Lifestyles by Lane Furniture accent table. Made of cherry featuring Empire styling with a round form centered by one drawer over turned baluster support scrolled...
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Late 20th Century Empire Center Tables
Materials
Cherry
Baker Furniture French Empire Fruitwood Pedestal Center Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire style fruitwood pedestal breakfast table or center table
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
USA, late 20th century.
Measures: 38.25"W x 3...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire Centre Table Burr Walnut circa 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Empire style burr walnut centre table.
Circa 1860
Standing on swept legs with cast gilt Mouldings.
This table has 1 x Mahogany lined drawer.
The shaped top featuring high ...
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1860s Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Circular Table with Black Marble Top
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a classic French Empire mahogany circular center table, the black marble top over a wide frieze supported by round, slightly tapering columns with brass collars, joined by a ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Eglomise Mirrored Center Table E.J. Victor
By E. J. Victor
Located in Toledo, OH
Empire style eglomise mirrored round center table. Black finish painted leaf details and trim in gold. Distressed mirror top.
Category
20th Century Unknown Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mirror
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Round Mahogany Table on a Hexagonal Base
Located in Casteren, NL
A very rare Dutch Empire round table in exquisite flamed mahogany. The tabletop is made from two sheets of mahogany in a symmetrical open book...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
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
Impressive Empire Style Malachite and Ormolu Center Table After Desmalter
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in New York, 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 malachite and ormolu table inset within a profiled bronze border sitting on four distinctive caryatid supports on a round base with a central vase.
Magnificent quality. A one of a kind, statement table perfect for any home.
Measures: 34" high x 44" wide
Good condition, ready to place.
One of the most important and influential families of cabinet-makers who led fashion and standards from 1765 to 1847. Their work encompasses three generations of the family, from George Jacob (the founder, 1739-1814), to his two sons Georges II (1768-1803) and François-Honoré-Georges (1770-1841), and finally his grandson Georges-Alphonse (1799-1870). They ran one of the most successful and influential furniture workshops in Paris
George Jacob (Senior) was one of the most prominent Parisian master menuisiers, producing carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the early Neoclassical style that is usually associated with Louis XVI. He retired in 1796, leaving his workshop in the hands of his sons, but when George II died, Jacob returned from retirement to oversee the constant supply of furnishings for Napoleon's residences.
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter was the principal supplier of furniture to the Emperor and also received commissions from Pauline Borghese...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century French Mahogany Centre Table in the Empire Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French mahogany centre table in the Empire style, having a wonderful decorative segmented top with engraved brass moulding, the ...
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1880s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Empire-Style Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany and Bronze Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
This table is circular, banded with an egg-and-dart gadroon
Carved edge and fine marquetry inlay, supported by a polished
Bronze reeded column, mounted to a triangular-form platfor...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Elegant and Decorative French Empire Mahogany Center Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant and decorative empire salon / center table. Mahogany with original gilded bronze mounting. Legs ornamented with gilt leaves on animal-paw feet. Gray marble top with profile. ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
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Late 20th Century American Empire Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith French Empire Regency Leather Top Brass Paw Feet Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith French Empire Regency leather top brass paw feet round drum center table. Item features brass rolling casters, tooled leather top, bra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Empire Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Round Center Table Painted Gray with Onyx Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Empire classical center table in a painted gray finish and gorgeous onyx stone top. Very beautiful color combination and very rare. Add some French Classical Architecture to y...
Category
1950s French Vintage Empire Center Tables
Materials
Onyx
Mahogany and Bronze Veneer Middle Table, "Return from Egypt" Style
Located in Paris, FR
Important middle table in the style "Return from Egypt" in mahogany, mahogany veneer and bronze with double patina, from the 19th century. This large table is supported by four uprights claws and lion heads in patinated bronze, connected by a carved and curved strut. The table is adorned with gilt bronze appliques with swans and horns of plenty motifs and opens with six drawers. Two integrated trays extend each side of the table by 50 cm if needed. A glass window covers...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
1900s Restored Antique Empire Mahogany Side Table with Giltwood Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the past with our 1900s Antique Empire Side Table, a true testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Giltwood, Mahogany, Wood, Lacquer
Extremely Fine Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Center Table
Located in New York, 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
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
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...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Malachite, 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...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
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 Berlin Oval Plate Table on Carved Foot Dining Table
Located in Epfach, DE
Solid mahogany panel on a mounted, three-legged base, formed from three naturalistic snake legs, held together in the middle by a cloth drapery, the heads of...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
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
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
French Empire Figural Bronzed Metal & Glass Center Table with Ram's Heads 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Empire figural center table offers glass top over cast and bronzed base in triangular form having reeded legs with rams head capitals and hoof feet, stretchers with crossed ...
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20th Century Empire Center Tables
Materials
Metal
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
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...
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20th Century German Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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
King Louis Philippe Period Marble-Top Center hall entrance Table Gueridon 19th
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elegant French Louis Philippe marble-top center table mid-19th century. A fantastic marble top mahogany center Hall table. Superb quality shown in the bulbous and reed carved column,...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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