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Empire End 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
French Ebonized Empire Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Classic, French Empire round end table of white marble top on a tripod base with recent painted finish. The mottled stone top is mostly white with faint gray veining and offers a rai...
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Verdi Green Marble Top French Empire Pedestal End Table Circa 1870
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Marble top. Brass accents and claw feet. Wood frame. 29 1/2" h x 15 5/8" diameter. Condition Loose trim. Splits in seams. Previous repair. Veneer bubbling.
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1870s French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This French style side table features a single drawer with two door cabinet above. The table has been hand painted in Gustavian shade of blue and has been constructed from solid wood...
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Mid-20th Century European Empire End Tables

Materials

Brass

Empire Style Round Side Table, Country Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Empire-style Neo Classic wooden round side table in a rustic country finish, with a dish top, four tapered column legs and an X stretcher base. Dimensions: 30" W x 30" D x 27....
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire End Tables

Materials

Wood

Falcon's Eye and Tiger's Eye Table by Théodore Millet
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bronze Table with Falcon Eye and Tiger Eye Top Théodore Millet Circa 1890 This exceptional table by renowned Parisian ébéniste Théodore Millet epitomizes the grandeur of late 19th-c...
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Stone, Bronze

19th Century Table with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th century beech gueridon with 3 legs on wheels. Legs are detailed with black lacquer at the top and at the base of each column.
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1880s French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Antique Empire Salesman Sample Chest of Drawers
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Empire mahogany and birch salesman sample chest of drawers, circa 1820. With a rectangular birch top, a protruding frieze drawer, two larger lower...
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1820s European Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Baker Furniture Empire Style Walnut Lamp Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Baker Furniture Empire Style Walnut Oval Lamp Table, with central drawer having brass ring handles, on four fluted tapered legs and brass tips, with "Baker Furniture" and "McMillen C...
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20th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Nightstands, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style nightstands or end tables By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Cherry wood, with burl wo...
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1960s American Vintage Empire End Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Mahogany Table with Gold Gilt Ormolu Mounts and Black Granite Top
Located in Savannah, GA
"The French Empire style which impacted furniture design and other arts was popular from about 1804 to 1815, lasting longer in some areas. It developed in France under the reign of e...
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1820s French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Granite, Brass

Pair of Dark Oak Square Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
The tables seamlessly blend classic design with refined craftsmanship. The table's symmetrical lines are complemented by the rich oak surfaces and sturdy columns, which are inspired ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire End Tables

Materials

Wood

French Empire Style Marble Top table with bronze mounts
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant tall side table made of mahogany with black marble top. It Is well made with exceptional bronze dore gilt mounts in the empire Style with a tapered leg ending in bronze dore ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble

19TH C Empire Bronze Mounted Marble Top Round Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
19TH C Empire Bronze Mounted Marble Top Round Table Wood. Bronze mounted. Marble top. Dimensions: 31 1/4" h x 27 3/4" diameter.
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19th Century European Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gorgeous French Empire Style Round Side Table with Bronze Mounted Ebony Columns
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Empire style round walnut side table having gorgeous bronze mounted ebony columns supporting the top which has one drawer with brass knob. Elegant! #5620.
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1950s American Vintage Empire End Tables

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Round Pedestal Pot Cupboard Side Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th C. slender fluted cylindrical pedestal mahogany cabinet with marble inset top. Latch on door opens to interior shelving for storage. Can be used as a side table, end table, occa...
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19th Century English Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble

Early 19th Century Italian Empire Commodino with Ebonized Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
The early 19th century Italian Empire commodino with ebonized detail, 1 drawer above cabinet below and gilt metal mounts. All resting on raised shaped legs.
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Empire Style Mahogany and Ebonized Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and restored Empire-style Mahogany side table. Round Mahogany top and base with new polish, three ebonized legs with dual ring gilt-wood accent det...
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20th Century French Empire End Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood, Wood

French Empire Mahogany Winged Griffins End Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany end/center table with bronze trim and winged griffins on legs with a green rectangular marble top.
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Ebonized and Gilt End Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-Style (1940s) ebonized and gilt trim round end table with bronze trim on apron and a top rim surrounding a mottled mirrored round top. (At...
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1940s French Vintage Empire End Tables

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Baltic Empire Style Writing Table or Desk, circa 1910 in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Baltic writing or sofa table in the Empire style (and edging toward the Art Deco period that would follow.) In Cuban mahogany with carved trestle-base ending in carved li...
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1910s Baltic Vintage Empire End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire End Tables

Materials

Quartz, Brass

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 End Tables

Materials

Metal

French Blue Painted Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This classically styled side table features three drawers with original brass hardware. The table has been hand painted in a Gustavian shade of blue and has been constructed from sol...
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Early 20th Century European Empire End Tables

Materials

Brass

French Empire Bronze Lion End Tables
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style bronze end table with 4 legs ending in lion heads holding rings with a round inset black marble top and shelf.
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Designer, Side Table, Mahogany, Marble, Bronze, France, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
A small Maison Jansen style claw foot and bronze mounted marble-top circular end or side table. Mahogany, Bronze, Marble France, 1940s
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Mid-20th Century European Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Style Mahogany Table with Marble Top, 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
A handsome Empire style mahogany center table with a black marble top circa 1840. Surrounding the edge of the tabletop is a brass gallery with an openwork design. A rich mahogany fri...
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Empire Revival Carved Mahogany End Table
Located in Freehold, NJ
This empire revival end table features hardwood construction, carved mahogany detailing, original finish, three dovetailed drawers with brass hardware, and unique carved feet. Dimen...
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Early 20th Century American Empire End Tables

Materials

Brass

20th c. French Empire Style End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Twentieth century French Empire style end table with a bronze campaign style base with four crossed legs and clawfeet beneath a square ro...
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20th Century French Empire End Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire End Tables

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French Table Chiffonnière Side End Lamp Nightstand
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Side Table with Carved Top & Legs & Iron Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
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Late 20th Century Spanish Empire End Tables

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Iron

19th Century Spanish Baroque Side Table with Carved Top & Legs & Iron Stretchers
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Restored Aesthetic Movement Tiger Tortoise Bamboo 3-Tier Pedestal Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian tiger bamboo pedestal side table with 3 tiers of hand-painted floral tops. The bamboo furniture from this era is usually associated with the Astetical Movement and fea...
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1940s American Vintage Empire End Tables

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Bamboo, Paint

Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux
Located in Paris, FR
End of 20th century coffee table by Jean-Michel Frank and Adolphe Chanaux, edited by Ecart International, in sanded and stained oak. This model was not reedited.
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1990s French Empire End Tables

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Oak

Coffee Table Designed by J. M. Frank and A. Chanaux
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$2,146
H 18.12 in W 25.6 in D 16.54 in
19th Century French Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century walnut side table from France with a beveled and hand carved decorated edge around the top, following down to a fabulously hand carved apron on all four sides of the tab...
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19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Walnut

19th Century French Side Table
19th Century French Side Table
$1,995
H 28.5 in W 34.13 in D 21.25 in
Pair of Blue Powder Coated Steel Robot Bedside Tables, End Tables
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of ice blue Robot bedside tables. The Robot side table features an open shelf on zig zag legs. A fun and functional design made of solid steel, powder-coated in ice blue. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Empire End Tables

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Steel

Acantha Side Table by DeMuro Das with Blue Tiger's Eye Top and Solid Bronze Legs
Located in New York, NY
The Acantha side or end table by DeMuro Das features a circular top in blue tiger's eye, a semi-precious stone with striking blue, gold and brown coloration. This top is supported by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Empire End Tables

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Bronze

Pearsall Style Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous black top side table in the classic style of legendary designer Adrian Pearsall! Sculptural carving on the legs adds uniqueness without sacrificing stability. Please confir...
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Mid-20th Century Empire End Tables

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Wood

Pearsall Style Side Table
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$595 Sale Price
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H 20 in W 26 in D 26 in
White Furniture French Country Two-Drawer Maple Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
White furniture French country two-drawer maple side tables in good vintage condition. Two roomy dovetailed drawers close and open smoothly. Measure...
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Mid-20th Century American Empire End Tables

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Maple

Previously Available Items
Spectacular Pair of Gilded Wood Jonathan Charles Style Empire Winged Sofa Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Jonathon Charles style carved walnut Empire winged sofa- end tables pair. Metal base, gold gilt wings with glass tops. does show minor scratches and finish loss DImensions: 26 1/2" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire End Tables

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Metal

Rider Two-Tier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Parisian Flair. A fab storage solution for an entryway or a bathroom, our Rider two-tier side table is an updated take on French Empire style. Blacke...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire End Tables

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Brass

Rider Two-Tier Side Table
Rider Two-Tier Side Table
H 28 in W 26 in D 13 in
19th Century Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Side Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or bedroom with this elegant antique side table. Created in France and built of walnut, the occasional table stands on circular column legs ending with bun fee...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Red Empire Style Trompe l'Oeil Side Pedestal Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Red Empire Style Trompe l'Oeil Side Pedestal Table. It features a faux marble top and ebonized triple hoof feet and gilt trim. It is marked Made In Italy
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Mid-20th Century Empire End Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century French Marble Top Carved Burl Walnut Gueridon Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or den with this elegant pair of antique round gueridons. Crafted in France circa 1870, each fruit wood table stands on three c...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Empire Dresden Style Floral Vase End Table with Round Glass Top & Brass Base
Located in Plainview, NY
A rare and unique Dresden style floral vase converted end or side table. The Empire style end table features a thick glass round top. The porcelain vase is beautifully hand painted d...
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20th Century Empire End Tables

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Brass

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 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Marble

Vintage French Empire Style Side Table in an Ebonized Mahogany Finish, Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire side table or Empire end table that was recently restored in our Old Plank workshop. The finishing department hand-sanded and stripped the mahogany, without the...
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1930s French Vintage Empire End Tables

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Brass

Round Empire Style White Woven Wicker Column Side End Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Round Empire style white painted woven wicker accent side or end table featuring a three-column base with braided twist decorations.
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20th Century Empire End Tables

Materials

Wicker, Wood

19th Century Empire Marble Top Carved Walnut Side Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room with this elegant antique side table. Created in France and built of walnut, the occasional table stands on circular ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire End Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Pair French Empire Style Petite Round End Tables, Early 20th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of Empire style side tables, with brass accents, from the early 20th century. This antique pair of tables from France each feature a round-shaped top with brass-trimmed...
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Early 20th Century French Empire End Tables

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Brass

Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Wood Nightstands, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
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Late 20th Century American Empire End Tables

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Brass

Empire end tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire end 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 end tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire end tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original end tables, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Maitland Smith, and Jonathan Adler. 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 end tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $638 and tops out at $18,750 while the average work can sell for $2,525.

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