Empire Side 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
Antique French Empire Mirrored Back Console / Side Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning quality antique French Empire style period console table, dating from around the 1820-1840’s period.
It is of lovely proportions and is beautifully designed. The top is c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mirror
French Empire Mahogany Bijouterie Curio Table
Located in New York, US
Our exceptional curio table in the French Empire style is crafted from mahogany with engine-turned gilt bronze mounts. Measures: 32 by 23 by 15 inches.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Dessin Fournir French Empire Style Mahogany Ebonized Gold Leaf Romney Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Dessin Fournir Romney Side Table, circa late 20th Century. Drawing inspiration from Louis XVI, Neoclassicism and Empire styling. Features an oval top made from mahogany with 22k gold...
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Pair of Empire Style French Bronze Gueridons with Black Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
France, 20th century
A pair of mid twentieth century Empire style circular gueridon, the black marble tops with polished brass rims, all supported on tripod bronze bases with cross...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Empire 19th Century Side Table with Black Marble Top and Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire wooden table from the 19th century with circular black marble top, three slender column-shaped legs, bronze mounts and tripartite in-curving low shelf. This exquisite...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Elegant Italian Empire Consoles Tables with White Marble Top, 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Empire mahogany and finely carved gilt-wood consoles tables with the rectangular Carrara white marble top.
Timeless elegance for your interior.
Measures: Height cm 102 width cm 124...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Work Table in Mahogany
Located in BARSAC, FR
Empire period work table in flamed mahogany and gilt bronze mounted.
Magnificent table forming writing desk and work table. The drop-leaf top features a recessed mirror, storage com...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table circa 1890.
Rectangular top with canted corners. Hinged lid opens to reveal a fitted interior of compartments arranged aroun...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
Vintage French Empire Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Empire Regency Style Tooled Leather Top Mahogany Library/Hall Table by Maitland Smith
Elegant and stunning vintage French Empire Regency style library/hall table by M...
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Mid-20th Century British Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Brass and Eglomise Glass French Midcentury Side Table
Located in London, GB
This three tier side table was made in France in the 1960s using brass and eglomise glass.
The empire style designs on the sides are finished with a flower - please take a look at ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Mahogany Mother of Pearl Wreath Inlay Accent Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Empire Style Mahogany Mother of Pearl Wreath Inlay Accent Side Table. Item features mother of pearl and wood floral wreath inlay, carved reeded column-form legs, very nice vin...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th C Empire Ebonised Round Table with Brass Figural Mounts
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this two tier round table has strong empire / neoclassic style elements. We had the table professionally ebonised in England an...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique thread table, Northern Europe, around 1860. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style.
A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
Category
1860s Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Circular Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style circular side table, or nightstand, made of beautifully patterned veneer of walnut with a dark gray St. Anne marble top. Door with small brass knob...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Mahogany Campaign Side Tables, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire style brass mounted campaign cabinets or side tables with single drawers and storage compartments. 20.5” H x 25.5” W x 19.5” D.
Category
20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Empire Style Fruitwood Pedestal Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 20th Century Empire Style Fruitwood Pedestal Side Table in great vintage condition. Very sturdy. Quality made in USA. Measures 16" in diameter
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Regency Empire Two Tier Flame Walnut Gueridon Table With Elegant Reeded Legs
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Beautiful Regency Empire Two Tier Flame Walnut Gueridon Table With Elegant Reeded Legs Finished With Brass Detailing.
The veneer top is a real eye catching centrepiece.
Height bet...
Category
19th Century British Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French Gueridon Side Round Table in Mahogany with Tripod Columns Brass Decors
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful French Empire style gueridon round table from 19th century in mahogany. A simple apron showcases the deep toned wood. Three columnar legs with decorative brass ormolu cap...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Marble Topped Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage Empire style side table handcrafted in France. A wonderful square piece of emerald green marble featuring black veining and hazy white patterns sits atop a cast iron base w...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
Italian metal folding side table Empire style, yellow and black, Mid century
Located in Hamburg, DE
Transport your living space back to the opulent Empire era with this Italian folding table crafted from metal, dating back to around 1970. The Em...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Bronze and Marble Swans Side Table
Located in London, GB
An Empire style gilt bronze and marble top side table.
France, Circa 1880-1900
45.5 cm high by 43 cm diameter
Category
1890s French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Mahogany Round Library Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Pie Crust Mahogany Round Library Center Table. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 29" H x 30" Diameter.
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Elegant Italian Empire Consoles Tables with White Marble Top, 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Empire mahogany and finely carved gilt-wood consoles tables with the rectangular Carrara white marble top.
Timeless elegance for your interior.
Measures: Height cm 102 width cm 124, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1870
Hand-crafted in France in the secon...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Round Mahogany Side Table - Antique Marble Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round, antique French Empire side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Honduran Mahogany in good condition. The detailed small center table is composed with a black marble top, standing on three arched legs, supported by a wooden base, resisting on three round feet. The Parisian table is enhanced by detailed gilded wood carvings...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Nightstand Bedside Table with Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1880, the elegant antique cabinet stands on bronze paw feet over a wide straight bottom plinth; it is decorated at the shoulder with Egyptian woman...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Empire Marble Gueridon Side Tables Raised On Ebonized Column Supports
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Pair Of Matching French Empire Style Marble Gueridon Side Tables Raised On Column Supports United By A Triform Base and Side Drawer.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Gueridon, French, in the Empire style. This piece has three swan legs on a triangular base supporting the top covered with a veined black marble top (professionally repaired).
Category
1910s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture Empire Banded Mahogany Drum Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire or Georgian style drum side table or tea table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Beautiful flame mahogany, with satinwood banding.
Measures: 24"W x 24...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Empire Style 19th Century Bleached Table with Marble Top and Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style bleached wood side table from the 19th century with black marble top, three column legs, in-curving tripartite base and petite feet. Bask in the timeless allure...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Especially beautiful Side Table, Pillar Commode Trumeau, Empire, ~1810-15, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Beautiful pillar commode, trumeau - an original of the Empire era, made around 1810-15, in Italy.
This piece of furniture has a wonderfully classic shape, with a base, a round body...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Birch Empire Lyre Form Side Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century birch Empire lyre form side table circa 1820.
Fine quality Swedish Empire period birch side table.
Oval top, veneered in burr birch complete with original mo...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Birch Root Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Swedish birch root table, solid burr birch circular top, standing on shaped stem and scrolled legs.
Rich golden colour.
Area of restoration to the top were a wood knot w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
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. Blacken...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1930s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Late Empire Style Coffee Table
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Late Empire style coffee table made in the late 1700s early 1800s.
The lines of this furniture are straight, the smooth surface gives to the coffee table static but elegant composu...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Neoclassical Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exquisite 18th century French neoclassical side table, an exceptional piece of furniture that exudes timeless elegance and so...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Style Round Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderful 19th century Empire table is the perfect addition to any home decor style. Beautiful, black Belgian granite - in great conditi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Low Marble Top Empire Style Pedestal Side Tables by Imperial, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage low marble top Empire style pedestal side tables by Imperial - a Pair. Item features a nice low form, square white marble tops, wooden urn form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
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.
Category
20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Pair Empire End Tables Walnut Black Columns Vintage Regency
By Henredon
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great pair of Empire Style end tables with brass collared black columns and bun feet. Beautiful bookmatched veneer on top surfaces with medallion corners....
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Empire St. Faux Painted Wood, Giltwood and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Empire st. faux painted wood, giltwood and Gris Turquin marble side/center table. The circular table is raised by a most decorative triangular base ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Empire Style Burl Wood Gueridon with Carved Swan Motif
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire style occasional side table or tea table
Italy, 20th century
Carved maple base in swan motif, with burl wood top.
Measures: 16" W x 16" D x 22.25" H.
Ve...
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Maple, Burl
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Side Tables, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style two-tier end tables or nightstands
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cherry wood, with burl wood banding and satinwood string...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany Tea Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire or Neoclassical style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Book-matched mahogany in starburst pattern, with gold g...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
American Empire Expanding Rectangular Wood Side Table with Mahogany Veneer
Located in New York, NY
American Empire folding rectangular side table with a sliding table top and extendable hinged leaf, resting on a baluster pedestal base ending in 4 flattened scroll legs with casters...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Gueridon Side Table with Tripod Columns Brass and Marble Top
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful French Empire style gueridon table from 19th century. Beautiful black fossil marble over a mahogany body. A simple apron showcases the deep toned wood. Three columnar leg...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Early American Classical Empire Period Flame Mahogany Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare fine quality Federal period American Empire flame mahogany sewing stand work table from the early 19th century.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the northeastern United States, most likely Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1820, having a hinged top, opening to reveal contrasting Birdseye maple marquetry oval cartouche inlay, a fitted maple divided compartment interior, the front having two nicely shaped curved drawer fronts, consisting of a faux drawer front over a single dovetailed ogee drawer, above a vasiform pedestal standard, molded stepped platform base, rising on bracket feet, resting on casters.
Attractive highly figured crotch cut swirl mahogany with striking grain patterns, rich and deep antique wood color...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire St. Burl Walnut, Ormolu and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and extremely high quality French 19th century Empire st. burl Walnut, ormolu and Jaune de Sienne marble side table. The oblong shaped table is raised by impressive richly...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Empire Style Bronze Table
Located in Fairfax, VA
19th century bronze empire style side table with three ram's heads holding the marble top tray.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Fully Restored Historicist Bedside Tables, 1910, Austria
Located in Prague 8, CZ
A pair of the bedside tables in the historicist style, made in the Austria-Hungary empire around 1910.
It´s made of beech wood.
Marble panel on the top. The stands are in excellent...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Baker Furniture French Empire Mahogany and Mounted Brass Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Empire style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Late 20th century
Mahogany, with mounted brass ormolu.
Measures: 20" W x 16" D x...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French 1870s Empire Style Round Table with Marble Top, Brass Gallery and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style round side table from the late 19th century, with red marble top, single drawer and brass accents. Born in France during the third quarter of the 19th century, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables - a Pair. Item features a claw foot tripod pedestal base, lower shelf, beautiful woodgrain,...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Mahogany Magazine Stand/Side Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1960 by The Company Master Craftsman. Although designed for magazines, this exquisitely crafted mahogany table could serve a number functions from holding remotes, keys and col...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble side table. The table is raised by handsome ormolu paw feet below a fine r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire side 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 side 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 side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include and Jonathan Sainsbury. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,495 and tops out at $5,700 while the average work can sell for $2,821.
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