Empire Console 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
Pair of French Empire Demilune Flip-Top Consoles by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of 19th century French empire demi-lune console tables or round dining tables with a flip top that has been faux-marble lacquered on top by artist Ira Yeager (American 1...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Empire style mahogany veneered console table with two drawers. Fine geometric herringbone inlays throughout and raised on tapering square legs and a Y-frame stretcher.
Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany and Mirrored Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany & bronze trimmed console table with scroll form sides and a drawer over a mirrored door with a grey marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Empire Walnut Console Table with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress an entryway or hall way with this elegant, antique console. Crafted in France, circa 1820, the simple, narrow, fruit wood table stands on four t...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fabulous Demi-Lune Console, Jardiniere, Mirror available, 1810, Empire, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful demi-lune console, usable as jardiniere, made around 1810 in Austria, an original of the Empire era.
This wonderful wall console has a faceted mirror in the lower area. Th...
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1810s Austrian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Corner Console Table, France 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
This elegant little Empire corner console table is embellished with mahogany veneer and pretty brass decorations.
It is in very good, professio...
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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Console Table, France, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Original Empire console table, France, 1820, mahogany veneer with original brass fittings. The elegant columns with their brass capitals and bases stand on a rectangular base. The ba...
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1820s French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular original marble top over a frieze with drawer, all supported by parcel gilt columns joining a shelf, block feet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Empire Console with Marble Top, France 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Empire Period mahogany console table of small size. The rectangular top inset with a white and green variegated marble top and the frieze inset with a drawer and flanked by paint...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany and Bronzes Empire Console Table with Marble Top Antique Mirror back
Located in IT
Empire console in mahogany, antique mirror and original gilded bronzes. The top pf the table is in marble.
Conservative restoration of the wooden part.
Size 60x137 xh90 cm
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of Empire Style Parcel-Gilt Metal Console Tables
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of Empire style parcel-gilt metal console tables,
late 19th-early 20th century
in the Egyptian Revival taste, each with a rectangular stone top.
Measures: Height 35 1/4 x...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Good French 1st. Empire Console
Located in Montreal, QC
A good French 1st. Empire "Retour d'Egypte" Console, the rectangular surface with later black marble top above a single frieze drawer, supported by a pair of caryatids modeled as fem...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Half Round Bracket Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style mahogany half round bracket console table with bronze doré trim and green marble top, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Special Price Luxury Console Table at Stock for Sale
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Console inspired by the Empire style characterised by square column legs with Doric-Corinthian capitals, carved decorations of garlands of leaves and rosettes.
Materials
In patinate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Italian console in black marble, bronze and walnut wood, 1820-1830s
Located in MIlano, IT
Empire Italian console in black marble, bronze and walnut wood, 1820-1830s
Console with rectangular top in Belgian black marble. The structure and legs are in veneer in walnut feathe...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Period Demilune Mahogany Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire period demilune mahogany console, the frieze accented with classical gilt mounts, the central turned tapering column with gilt ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Empire Console in Carved, Polychrome and Gilded Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish Empire console table in carved, polychrome and gilt wood, early 19th century.
Rectangular marble top in a low white, frieze decorated wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style '19th-20th Century Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th-20th century) mahogany console table with a stretcher and gilt bronze trim with a green rectangular marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Fruitwood Console Table with drawer, Early 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Empire- Biedermeier fruitwood console table with drawer and bronze details
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beaut...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Artisanal Empire Console in Gold Leaf with Marble Top and Handmade Carvings
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Classic lavish console by Modenese Luxury Interiors. Embellish your social rooms with this high-end piece of furniture, that owes most of its elegance to the skilled hands of Modenes...
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2010s Italian Empire Console Tables
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
French 19th century Empire st. patinated, Verdigris Bronze and Slate console.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated, Verdigris Bronze and Slate console. This impressive six leg console is raised by three maiden caryatids with lion's paw feet in t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Swedish Giltwood Early 19th Century Empire Console Table
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine, giltwood Swedish console table, possibly by the Stockholm master cabinet maker Lundelius (1778-1823). The wooden top in faux marble painted, the base plinth is painted black....
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Console Table, Refinished, Bronze, Celebrity Provenance
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical style console table, Refinished, bronze, Celebrity provenance
A walnut and parcel bronze and iron two-legged console table with a pink and gray marble top in the Neo...
Category
1890s Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
19th Century Empire Serpent Paint & Gilt Decorated Mirrored Back Pier or Cons
Located in Manhasset, NY
An early 19th century Empire serpent paint and gilt decorated mirrored back pier or console table. The white marble top supported by a single drawer with bronze pulls flanked by bronze decorative corners. The whole having a pair full bodied serpents with gilt heads...
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Late 19th Century Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Gold Leaf Console by Modenese Gastone Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Living room console with a fully gold-leaf decorated structure and Pakistan Green Onyx top, produced by Modenese Gastone Interiors. The empir...
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2010s Italian Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Empire style console leg. Resin. 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Figure located on a rectangular base with fine moldings. A claw gives way to an oval shape from which emerge two wings with the tips rolled forward (with some lines of Persian air) a...
Category
20th Century European Empire Console Tables
Materials
Other
Empire style Console Square Column Legs Hand Carved Decoration White Pine Marble
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Console inspired by the Empire style characterised by square column legs with Doric-Corinthian capitals, carved decorations of garlands of leaves and rosettes.
Materials
In patinate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Console Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire gilt bronze and mahogany console table
French, early 19th Century
Height 92cm, width 120cm, depth 51cm
This elegant console table is a superb example of French Emp...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Mahogany, Gilt and Marble Topped Dressing Table
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a fine Honduras mahogany with gilt highlights, Bleu Tarquin marble and richly dressed with fire gilt ormolu mounts of the highest quality. The table of lyre end sup...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Style Bronze Mounted Demilune Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 40 1/2in W: 50 1/2in D: 14 1/2in
This is an EXCEPTIONAL Pair of French Empire Style Consoles! They are made of the highest quality! Made out of the Finest Mahogany ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Unusual Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Giltwood Console Table
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very decorative and unusual Swedish giltwood and ebonized console table with a white marble top supported by two sculptural griffins (part eagle, part sea creature).
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th century Empire st Mahogany, Giltwood, patinated Wood console tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of Italian 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Giltwood, and patinated Wood console tables. Each unique freestanding demi lune console is raised by ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Empire Style Console
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptionally Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Marble Top Console
Verde antico marble top, above three bronze mounted drawers, front legs bronze mounted, a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Consoles from Naples
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of Italian mid 19th century Empire st. freestanding flamed mahogany consoles from Naples, Italy. The consoles are raised by double mottled rectangular bases with b...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Neoclassical Empire Marble Top Ormolu Mounted Gray and Gilt Console Tables, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Neoclassical or Empire style console tables featuring winged sphinx and Egyptian ormolu figures
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Painted wood in a lovely gray color,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood & Gesso Carved Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Empire style giltwood carved and ebonized gesso figural console tables with figures of winged lions and f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Empire Fruitwood Console Table with drawer, Early 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Antique French Empire- Biedermeier fruitwood console table with drawer and bronze details
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany French Empire Style Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Attributed to Nordiska, this mahogany sideboard features bronze mounting on marble in a French Empire style.
Category
1940s Vintage Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Pier Table with Grey Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany pier table with carved swans, mirrored back and grey marble top (not original to the piece) early 19th century France (marble top replaced).
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Gilt and Paint Empire Console With Marble Top
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A paint and Giltwood French console. Marble top
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Paw Feet Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Bronze Ormolu Paw Feet Console Hall Table. Finely cast bronze ormolu, paw feet, gold gilt accents, bronze inlay,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Russian Pair of Antique Beechwood, Brass Wall Mirrors and Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Russian pair of wall mirrors and console tables, nightstands made of hand crafted Karelian Beechwood in good condition. The floor mirrors are supported by two arched legs ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century mahogany console in the Empire style with marble top. The gray, Saint Anne-type marble is in wonderful anti...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Empire Console Italy 1810 Marble Top Bronze Fittings
Located in Epfach, DE
19th Century Empire Console Tuscany Italy 1820 Marble Top Bronze Fittings
This extraordinary Empire console from Italy around 1820 combines elegance, master craftsmanship and histori...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Console Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very sophisticated Empire style console table, the ebonized plank top, over an ebonized wall centered with a carved parcel gilt la...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood
Antique Empire Russia St. Petersburg Mahogany Games Console Table Brass Banding
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant Russian games and console table was made in st Petersburg circa 1810. It has ben crafted out of mahogany and is decorated with fine brass banding.The table is convertibl...
Category
1810s Russian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Empire Console Tables Kingwood 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a pair of antique French Empire style console tables
Clean and minimal design and circa 1890 on this pair
Ormolu fixtures are original
Offered in great shape ready fo...
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1890s Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Kingwood
An Italian early 19th century Mahogany, Giltwood and veneered marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and most decorative Northern Italian early 19th century Empire st. patinated Mahogany, Giltwood and veneered marble console. This stunning cons...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Breccia Marble
19th Century Swedish Porphyry Table Top.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Swedish Porphyry top. This type of top was the most expensive one could buy during the early 19th c. It took something like 40 weeks to cut and poli...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Porphyry
Painted Empire Demilune Pier Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Demilune console, with top of Carrara marble, on painted base, having two round columns supporting its ormolu embellished apron and conforming platform, with a back of distressed mir...
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Egyptian Empire Console - Carrera Marble Ormolu Mounts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Early 19th Century French Egyptian Empire Console
Carrera Marble Ormolu & Bronze Mounts
Gorgeous piece purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Brass and Lacquered Metal Mirror with Cup and Swan Necks.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Empire style mirror is made of brass and lacquered metal with decoration. This is a French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian 19th century Empire st. Cherrywood, Ormolu, Mirror and marble console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative Italian 19th century Empire st. Cherrywood, Ormolu, Mirror and marble console. This stunning freestanding console is raised on four block feet suppo...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Italian Empire Period Walnut Demilune Console Table with Mirror
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful antique early 19th century Italian Empire demilune console tables with mirrors in rich brown walnut wood and black ebonized wood with gilt accents come from a villa in...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood, Mirror, Mercury Glass
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Marble Top Console ~ Pier Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Marble Top Console ~ Pier Table is an amazing example of the style that launched a revolution felt around the Western World. Highly talented ...
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1820s French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Consulate Empire Console
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Early 19th Century French Consulate Empire Console with Eagles
Gorgeous piece purchased in France
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Message us with questions.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Continental Empire Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch Empire-style (Circa 1840) black lacquer Chinoiserie console table with adjustable mirror on back and bronze heads with black marble top.
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19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Continental Austrian Ebonized Egyptian Figural Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian Empire-style (circa 1800) ebonized & gilt trimmed console table with 4 gilt carved classical Egyptian figural front supports on a ...
Category
Early 1800s Austrian Antique Empire Console Tables
Materials
Ebony
Empire console tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire console tables 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 console tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, mirrors, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire console tables 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 console tables, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Dassi, Antonio Deangelis, and Baker Furniture Company. 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 console tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $605 and tops out at $955,603 while the average work can sell for $7,371.