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.
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Style: Empire
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...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood, Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century excellent quality Italian Empire rent or games table of mahogany having a beautifully grained top with beveled edge. The table’s frieze holds four working drawers separa...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
Fine Large Antique Empire Revival Mahogany and Marble Top Circular Center Table
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary antique Empire Revival mahogany center table measures an impressive 70.5" across and 32" tall (179 cm by 81 cm) and features four pairs of gilt Greek caryatid figu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Sorrento Inlaid Side Table
Located in Viterbo, VT
Sorrento round side table hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The table follows the canons of the style with intricate geometrical radially symmetrical inlay on the ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Poplar, Satinwood, Walnut
French Empire Figural Bronze Gueridon/side table w/ Pietra Dore Top
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century French Empire-Style Pietra Dura Top Table/Gueridon with Gilt Bronze Maiden Base. This table features a gilt bronze caryatid support and an octagonal pietra dura top. ...
Category
1890s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
pair of 19th century Empire Period Giltwood and Marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive pair of Continental 19th century Empire/Restauration Period Giltwood and Fleur de Pêcher marble consoles. This stunning pair of consoles is raised o...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Desk work table, wood , ormolu , Bureau Plat
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and Amazing Large Empire French writing desk or bureau plat with embossed black leather top, bronze dore mounts, column legs, and five .drawers.
Spectacular French wor...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$6,636 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Empire style pedestal table in Mahogany and Mahogany veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Very handsome Empire-style pedestal table in mahogany and superb ormolu mount after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular top in verde antico marble surmounting a mahogany frieze mounted with a band of laurel leaves between rosettes, supported by the heads of three finely chased ormolu female caryatids, each facing outwards, hair braided, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing armbands and a diaphanous gown, the brace centered by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant squatting winged sphinxes wearing Nemean headdresses and braids tied in front, all resting on claw feet.
The design of this superb pedestal table was inspired by a famous table-console or "double-sided console" made by the renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Jacob-Desmalter, itself based on designs by Napoleon's chief architects and ornamentalists, Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman's Desk
Located in New York, NY
Procured from an esteemed estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, this desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the French Empire period.
Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style Coffee Table Lacquer Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French empire style coffee cocktail table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The oval table features a two-tier design with dramatic eagle's head l...
Category
20th Century Mexican Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire Guéridon/Center-table with Egyptian Revival Bronze winged Figural Mounts with a circular Green Verde Antico marble top, supported by a mahogany base with gilded bronz...
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassical Empire Style Ormolu and Lapis Lazuli Table
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical Empire style ormolu and lapis lazuli table with patinated bronze mounts,
French, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 74cm, diameter 100cm
Finely wrought in the French N...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair French Side Tables Painted Lacquer Occasional
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French Empire style side tables
Feature a lacquer finish and hand painted floral motifs
Very colourful interiors pair with original gilt fixtures
Good size to these ...
Category
1980s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
French Painted Antique Gueridon
Located in Austin, TX
Side table or gueridon from France made of solid wood construction that features the original paint in an antique cream tone. Hand carving can be found throughout and adds a neoclass...
Category
1920s French Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Empire Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining ~ Conference Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Empire Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining ~ Conference Table will make an impressive statement in any room of the home or office! Crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a tailored design for the top (which is removable for transport) accented by a brass trim all around and brass foliate castings centered on each of the four aprons. Below is where the architecture becomes intriguing, with octagonal columns embellished with elaborate brass castings and four alternating full length corbels which are also adorned with brass castings, and carved with lions' paws feet, all resting on a foot3ed pediment with brass trim and concave sides for added visual appeal. The visual effect is equal from all angles, making it a great choice for the opulent office environment, or for a formal dining application. The size and design enables 6 to 8 diners in comfort, and 4 to 6 big office chairs...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Centre Table with Bronze Dore Mounts, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century Empire mahogany center table with grey dish marble top, ormolu mounts and paw feet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Empire Black Lacquer Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire black lacquer column pedestals with bronze dore festoon trim.
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
$18,000 / set
Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Pearwood Partners Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Continental (possibly French) Empire bureau-plat or partners desk. The pearwood top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, made of a light co...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Pearwood
French Empire Mahogany Carved Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany pedestal base center table with 3 carved swans on a base supporting a round black veined top with an molded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian 1820s Empire Walnut Guéridon Table with Three Drawers and Rams' Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire walnut guéridon table from the early 19th century, with three pop-out drawers and gilt rams' heads. Born in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, this...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
French Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid-19th century Empire style mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table, circa 1850. The table is raised by three legs with rectangular support...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Empire Style Extension Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Style extension dining table with carved pedestal, inset fold-out leaves, scrolled tri-base, and carved claw feet, with radiating veneer top. The table seats up to nine people...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
$7,155 / item
Early 20th Century French Empire Style Roll-Top Desk
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French Empire style roll-top desk
French, Early 20th Century
Height 113cm, width 84cm, depth 62cm
This charming roll-top desk is crafted from ormolu mounted hardw...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Mahogany Gueridon or Game Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire Period mahogany gueridon, or game table, with Grey St. Anne marble top. A versatile table with removable top, one side with green felt and the other with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Empire Style Side Table
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Late 19th century Empire style jewelry side table.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Mahogany and Brass Centre Table
Located in New York, NY
With round red fossil stone top over a frieze raised on three columnar supports with gilt metal capitals and bases headed by brass inlaid diamonds, joined by platform stretchers. Nic...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Table with chairs in Empire style, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Table with chairs in Empire style, France.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: mahogany
Dimensions:
Table: height 75 cm / length 129 cm / depth 101 - 146 cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$4,201 / set
Antique table with chairs, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table and chairs from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. Chair seats covered with new fabric.
Dimensions:
...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
A large, oval conference table.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Large conference table.
Dimensions: height 75 cm / length 299 cm / depth 180 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Empire Style Walnut Lamp Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Empire Style Walnut Lamp Table, 20th century, the circular carved top above a quatre partite base, with paw feet on a conforming plinth. 23.5" H x 26" Diameter.
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Side Table with Doric Column Legs
Located in Birmingham, AL
This exquisite French Empire period side table is a superb example of early 19th century craftsmanship. Handcrafted from rich walnut by skilled artisans near Lyon, circa 1810, it sho...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Restored Empire Side Tables, Yew-Tree, Revived Polish, Austria 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant pair of console tables, designed on the border of Empire and Biedermeier, comes from Austria from the early 19th century. They are made of yew veneer and have undergone ...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Yew
Empire Splendid French Saloon Table, Bronze Gilt
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely chased and gilded bronze in wax casting. Three curly legs connected with gutter. Medium with garland-shaped decoration. The legs are in the form of three winged, fully plastic...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Round Table with Empire Bases 60-115 inch
Located in Annville, PA
The Round Table with Empire Bases 60-115 inch is a high quality 60 inch round table when closed. The field of the table top being produced from the...
Category
2010s Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$8,500 / item
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed round center table with inlaid marble top supported on a pedestal base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gold Leaf Console with Guatemala Green Marble Top by Modenese Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Astonishing Made in Italy console fully decorated with gold leaf finish and a Green Guatemala marble top. The precious hand-made carvings, which Modenese artisans developed through c...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Gold Leaf
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...
Category
2010s Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
$27,708 / item
Oval Empire table, France, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Oval Empire table, France, circa 1880.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 75 cm / length 129 cm / depth 101 - 146 cm
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore and Marble Console Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze and dore trim bracket console tables with half round marble top supported on a single leg ending in a square marble base. (PRICED AS...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire 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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,525 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,525 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble Console Table
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Marble console table, from the Empire period, and following the Empire style. The shape of the legs make this console table very original; Its originality comes from the shape of the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$17,768
Empire Side Table, Vienna, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Viennese Empire side table in mahogany, crafted around 1810. The table features a single drawer and rests on gracefully curved C-shaped legs with brass sabots. An elevated...
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid 19th century Swedish ebonised dressing table with classical detail
Located in London, GB
A decorative and functional ebonised Swedish dressing table in a Empire style with angular cornice and applied gilt rosette detail to the support columns of the mirror.
The dressing ...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Pedestal Base Round Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Acanthus Pedestal Base Round Center Table with Carved Rope Edge. Appears to have been professionally refinished at some point over the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th century French Empire Period Burl Elm Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This small scale early nineteenth century French Empire period console table is constructed of solid burl elm and features a black marble top. A single drawer of dovetail constructio...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Empire Console /Sideboard, around 1810
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood with veneer, partly gilded. Rectangular cover plate with an inconspicuous frame and S-shaped curly supports on carved claws, which are held in gold. The base is arched. Pa...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Potheau Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
By Potheau
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany & gilt bronze trim round center table on 3 legs with a revolving inset brown leather top and pearl medallions over 6 drawers with a stretcher (stamped: POTHEAU).
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Sofa Table by Johan Oman
By Johan Öman
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Swedish mahogany sofa table by Johan Oman. Stylized double headed axe, a Swedish motif, original ormolu mounts and gilded winged feet...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Fir
A Pair of Empire Marble Gueridon Side Tables Raised On Ebonized Column Supports
Located in Reading, Berkshire
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Marble-Top Console
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire marble-top console table made of solid walnut. Large drawer with original fine cast bronze decoration. Bronze mounted turned column supports in fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Pietra Dura Empire Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietra Dura Empire table. Malachite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, citrine and sienna marble inlaid in white marble. Wood is Tineo. Made in Italy early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
20th Century Empire Style Writing Table or Bureau Plat
Located in Berlin, DE
Writing table or bureau plat in Empire style after Jacob Desmalter.
Solid, ebonized beech, partially carved and hand-painted. Cutted out pedestal on profiled disc feet. Over which ar...
Category
20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Gilt Sphinx Carved Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire gilt sphinx carved triangular console table with black painted top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Giltwood
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.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique thread table, Northern Europe, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique nickak table from the end of the 19th century, Northern Europe.
The piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 78 cm / ...
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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.
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