Empire 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.
to
69
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
383
236
586
41
2
26,298
19,190
4,924
3,524
1,862
1,800
1,771
1,737
1,664
1,598
1,390
956
887
850
629
549
322
137
12
399
175
43
49
51
29
4
2
7
3
8
6
6
3
7
5
535
303
259
254
219
499
321
82
38
29
629
602
605
14
12
9
3
3
Style: Empire
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 Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood
Ebonised French Table
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonised French Gueridon with Fossil marble top on 3 oblong bun feet. Metal detail on each of the three columns along the top and the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$4,500
Custom-Made Columned Solid Mahogany Library or Dining Table in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Chunky and substantial describe this ebonized solid mahogany trestle table pretty well. Fashioned as a library table, this table could just as easily work as a foyer, homework, or di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Empire Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top with wood edge surrounding a geometric mosaic of hard stones raised on a triangular tapered column and tripartite base with gilded scroll feet. From the estate of Willia...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Fine Late 19th C Empire Bronze Gueridon Center Table with a Micro Mosaic Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century Empire gilt bronze and patinated bronze center table with a micro mosaic and marble top with a malachite border. Scenes of Roman architecture in micro mo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style ‘19th Century’ Mahogany and Bronze Trimmed Centre Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th centntury) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular centre table with winged females, open stretcher and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Porphyry
$4,321 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Revival Style Burled Walnut Extension Dining / Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire Revival-style (19/20th Century) burled walnut circular center / dining extension table which opens to accommodate 4 leaves, resting on a central fluted and tapered colu...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Empire Style Walnut Console W/ Carrara Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
An exquisite mid-19th-century French console table in the Empire style, sourced from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from walnut, it features a stunning, thick Carrara marble ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Extendable Table, Made in France, Fully Restored Mahogany, Empire
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Unique Empire folding table.
The table's legs feature bronze lion paws, with spherical glass wheels on which the table moves.
The table is designed for ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
$8,103 Sale Price
55% Off
French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Ormolu side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most attractive French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Ormolu and Verde Antico marble side table. This beautiful single drawer table is raised by...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire Early 19th Century Walnut Console Tables with Grey Marble Tops
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Empire period walnut veneered console tables from the early 19th century, with dark grey marble tops, bronze mounts and tw...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Ebony
French Empire Guéridon and Marble Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze guéridon table on triple swan leg platform with stretcher, gallery, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Empire Style Round Bronze Gueridon Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire style round bronze three-legged gueridon tables with eagle heads and inlaid marble top and triangular platform base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style '19th Century' Mahogany and Bronze Trimmed Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th century) mahogany and bronze trimmed table with single drawer and green (repaired) marble-top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Empire Sewing Table, Paris, circa 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid oak, Cuba mahogany veneer. Fire-gilt fittings. Hinged cover plate with intermediate compartments. Slip-in drawer on four full columns with four fire-gilded capitals and bases.
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Metal
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Empire Mahogany Architects Table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant and attractive early 19th century Empire mahogany architects table by Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864). The double ratcheted hinged rectangular top lined with dark green oi...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Table, Germany 1810-20
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique and very elegant Empire table dates back to around 1810-20. It comes from Germany. It was probably made in the northern part of Germany or possibly in Berlin. The table s...
Category
1810s German Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$6,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Empire Table with Flaps and Marquetry in Birch Wood from 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Empire dining table, an antique piece featuring intricate intarsia work, crafted from birch wood and originating from Denmark in 1840, is a remarkable testament to the craftsmans...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Birch
$1,531 Sale Price
89% Off
19th Century Empire Influenced Gueridon
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century burr walnut French Empire influenced gueridon / centre table. Having classical gilded ormolu mounts to the frieze and ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Plaque Topped Gueridon
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French gilt bronze and porcelain plaque gueridon table. Napoleon hand painted with the Royal Vienna beehive mark. Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire style gilt-bronze mounted bureau plat by Maison Forest.
Paris, circa 1900.
Bearing two labels to the underside: 'FOREST/TAPISSERIE/EBENISTERIE/31 RUE CAMBACERES.PARIS...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Desk with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
A perfect example of the Bureau Plat.
French Empire style desk with wood marquetry and gilt metal mounts at all angles. This piece features three working drawers on the front with three faux drawers on the back. The superb gilt metal hardware is on the front as well as the back. The four arched legs grace gorgeous gilt metal decor...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Metal
Gaming table from 1810 with exquisite inlays - Italy
Located in Cesena, FC
Gaming table from 1810 with exquisite inlays - Italy
Exquisite inlays and edges, with brass decorations on legs and borders.
An object of the highest quality.
Inside compartments a...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
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 Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Period Charles X Vide Poche or Dished Occasional Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This table made in expensive imported mahogany was made in France, circa 1820. Stylish in an Empire form but in a then new easy less formulaic way showing the end of the countries ne...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Empire Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Austrian console table from the Karl Johan Period in mahogany and a top of black marble. Drawer in frieze. The table is decorated with Swans that are p...
Category
19th Century German Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Parquetry Side Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pretty Walnut and Kingwood French Parquetry side table of Serpentine Form and Empire style
With Pretty shaped legs featuring Brass mounts...
Category
1920s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Empire St. Burl Walnut, Ormolu, and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale French 19th century Empire st. burl walnut, ormolu and white Carrara marble console. The console is raised by elegant circular mottled supports below a mos...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, 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 Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Category
Mid-20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Side Table, France 1810-15, Mahogany
Located in Leimen, DE
Empire Side Table – France, 1810, Mahogany Veneer with Elegant Base Design
This stunning Empire side table, crafted in France circa 1810, showcases timeless sophistication. Made wit...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Scagliola center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale Italian 19th century Empire st. Flamed Mahogany, Ormolu and Scagliola center table. This very impressive circular table is raised on three squared cabri...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Style Table, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Auxiliary table Empire style, with structure in wood in its color, ornamental applications in bronze and onyx bronze. Of circular plan, it rises on four legs in the form of a column,...
Category
19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Table Swedish Mahogany Floral 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table Swedish Mahogany Floral 19th Century Sweden. A Swedish mahogany Tray Table with floral painted top. 4 smaller trays for candlelight holder.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$3,500 Sale Price
43% Off
Empire Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Empire style console table features golden claw feet, criss-cross back, and inlay top trim. Great for entry way or behind a sofa.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,800
French Empire Period Dore Bronze Mounted Center Table/Library Table
By Thomas Hope
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous French empire period dore bronze-mounted center table with X-form stretcher on either side, most probably from a Thomas Hope design. This beautifully hand carved center t...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
$30,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
A fine 19th century French Empire marble top and gilt bronze gueridon
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and marble top gueridon table . Fine quality gilt bronze details
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1950-1970 Bronze Coffee Table with Swans and Its Six Pieces of Sofas Signed GAD
By Artelegno
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table with two-level, swan decorated with glass shelves, the structure is made of bronze or patinated brass, feet are eagle claws clasping a ball in the Chippendale style, its...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Vert Campan Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Vert Campan marble console. The solid Mahogany console is raised on a rectangular plinth with a mottled edge on the thr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Style Trumeau Mirror with Matching Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century French Empire style trumeau mirror with matching console table, featuring a decorative mythological "Verre Églomisé" reverse paint...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Tables in Empire Style with Ebonized Inlaid and Gilded "Ram's Foot" Legs
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of round tables in Empire style with three ebonized "ram's foot" legs with carved and gilded details representing typical elements of the Emp...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Plaster, Fruitwood
Italian Mid-19th Century Empire St. Circular Mahogany Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive Italian 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, polychrome, and white carrara marble side table. The circular table is raised by three elegant square tapered legs with ha...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Two Neoclassical Style Wooden Guéridons with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
These wonderful guéridons are designed in the Empire style—named as such because it flourished in the period when Napoleon I was Emperor of France. The style employed Imperial Roman ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-Century Mahogany Magazine Stand/Side Table
By Company of Master Craftsmen
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rectangular Coffee Table with Inlaid Top + Gold Leaf Finish, Made in Italy
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Modenese Gastone is specialized in providing the highest quality standards to its VIP clients. This low coffee table features a hand-inlaid top surface with mother-of-pearl elements that expresses the finesse of the brand's skilled artisans. Such a piece is most suitable in classic living rooms...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Consult - Empire Style Epoque Table
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century Consult - Empire Style Epoque Table
Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
18th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$2,400 / item
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Console Table, Empire with Gilt Griffon
Located in SE
Empire Console table made in Sweden in early 19th Century. In original gilt with a wooden top made by skilled artisans in Stockholm. In the center sits an elegantly carved Griffon, s...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Empire Console Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large pair of Empire console tables with green marble tops and large scale ormolu mounts.
With symmetrical eagle motifs on the legs an...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$30,926 / set
French Empire Gilt Centre Table Lacquer Winged Maiden Legs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a stunning lacquered centre table in the French Empire style
Features a large marble top which is smooth and chip free
In turn supported by the winged maiden creature...
Category
1980s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Patinated and Dore Bronze Empire/Neo-Grec French Side Table, Att. F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Beautifully Designed Small Patinated and Dore Bronze French Side Table, Attributed to F. Barbedienne, the Magnificent French Metalworker and Manufacturer. This beautifully cast an...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Period Empire Marble Top Gueridon Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful, period Empire veneered, ebonized and gilded, marble top gueridon table with figurative legs terminating in goat hooves.
Category
1810s Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$14,800 / item
Empire tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, and Grosfeld House. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $595 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Antique Olive Wood
Antique Black Wood Stain
Antique Imperial Tables
1950s Piano
Art Nouveau Marble Table
Antique Outdoor Table
Bronze Giacometti Table
Antique Tiger Wood
Antique Chairs Set Of 10
Antique English Dictionary
American Marquetry
Anglo Indian Inlay
Art Deco Wood Column
Antique Tiger Wood Furniture
Ceramic Tile Dining Table
Antique Painted Table And Chairs
Wood Seashell
Art Deco Style Rosewood