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
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
Jørgen Roed (1808–1888) — Sewing Table, Denmark, circa 1840
Located in Valby, 84
An exceptionally rare and historically significant sewing table by Jørgen Roed (1808–1888), crafted in veneered mahogany with exquisite precision and sculptural balance. The circular...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bone, Mahogany, Nutwood
Pair of French Midcentury Steel and Glass Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A good pair of steel and glass side tables, made in France in the 1960s.
Made with an empire design, with pine cone finials and flower details.
Simple, elegant, mid century cra...
Category
1960s French Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Italian Center Hall Table or End Table c1700's Restored Carrara Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Center Hall Table or End Table c1700's Restored Carrara Marble. Now, generally we have no problem in describing an antique table, however when this 200-300 year old t...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Mahogany Table with Inset Fossilized Marble Top
Located in Spencertown, NY
The circular table with contrasting marquetry of star decoration on the outer rim and then stylized greek key below it
with a black fossilized marble top with white highlights. Slig...
Category
20th Century German Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style Giltwood & Gesso Carved Console Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Empire style giltwood carved and ebonized gesso figural console tables with figures of winged lions and f...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$34,950 Sale Price / set
22% Off
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (Circa 1825) mahogany and gilt round 3 legged center table on platform base with green lacquered bird heads and grey marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
Located in London, GB
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
French, Early 20th Century
Height 52cm, width 123cm, depth 63cm
Exemplifying all that is grand and regal about the fan...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
$42,864 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Italian Console with Marble Top
Located in Millbrook, NY
Italian Marble Console Table. Exquisitely hand carved wood table with floral details, carved tassels and animal "hoof" legs. Crafted with intricate detailing with bronze and silver a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Turn of the Century Empire St. Flamed Mahogany and Ormolu Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very elegant French turn of the century Empire st. flamed Mahogany and ormolu dining table. The table is raised by six elegant and impressive lightly tapered circular ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A good centre table in the Italian impero manner
Constructed in carved gold leaf giltwood, and having a St Jean brecciated marble top; of circular form, the tripartite base of canin...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Mid-19th Century Fruitwood Side Table with Doric Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite French Empire style fruitwood side table from the Mid-Century features a rectangular top supported by four Doric style wooden columns, with a characteristic entasis bu...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Console Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire gilt bronze and mahogany console table
French, early 19th Century
Height 92cm, width 120cm, depth 51cm
This elegant console table is a superb example of French Emp...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$11,430 Sale Price
30% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Style Flamed Mahogany, Ormolu and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French mid 19th century Empire st. flamed mahogany, ormolu and marble console, with one drawer. The console is raised by a striking bottom tier which showcases the ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small Restored Empire Era Table, Made in 1810s Austria, Ash
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Austrian Empire small table
Period: 1810-1819
Material: Ash.
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
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
French Empire “Gueridon” Tripod Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table from France in the French Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a high gloss French polish finish. The “gueridon” has a tri...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
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
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
French 19th century Empire st. patinated, Verdigris Bronze and Slate console.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Empire st. patinated, Verdigris Bronze and Slate console. This impressive six leg console is raised by three maiden caryatids with lion's paw feet in t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Slate, Bronze
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
Antique Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Drop Leaf Sewing Work/Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Empire Carved Flame Mahogany 2 Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Work/Side Table
This gorgeous 19th century balanced and proportioned drop-leaf sewing work/side table is crafted from ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Wood & Marble Pedestal, C.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th century French ormolu mounted Empire-style pedestal, cast and figurine depicting a Greek goddess along with sculpted heads overlaid with flora. The middle design de...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,500
Pair of Trouvailles Metal and Brass Side Tables with Swan Necks and Doors, Frenc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A PAIR OF FRENCH PATINATED STEEL AND PARCEL-GILT GUERIDONS
Each with removable galleried top above two cupboards on turned legs headed by swan-neck-shaped handles
21½ in. (57 cm.) h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
$3,936 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany, Brass & Leather Writing Desk, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BALTIC NEOCLASSICAL MAHOGANY, LEATHER AND BRASS BUREAU PLAT WITH CARTONNIER
Eastern European, probably the Baltic States
Circa late 19th century, the tambour cabinet with alterations...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire style ormolu mounted malachite centre table
French, 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 100cm
Wonderfully crafted from a selection of high quality materials, this Fren...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
$42,864 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Leather Top Austrian Empire Desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very rare antique leather top Austrian Empire desk, dating from around the 1830-1850 period.
This has a beautiful and very useful design, the quality is outstanding. ...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
Unique Austrian Empire Secretary/Writing Desk, Mahogany, 1820s Austria
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Empire secretary or writing desk, (Cylinder)
Material: Mahogany.
Completely restored, Shellac polish.
Period: 1820-1829
Source: Austria, Wien.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
$6,769 Sale Price
40% 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
Northern Italian Neoclassic Walnut & Ebonized Stenciled Leather Writing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with 3/4 gallery edge and a stenciled leather writing surface, with two side drawers, the top supported by four Ebonized columns atop a base with a concave f...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Magnificent French Empire Napoleonic Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Pedestals Pair
Located in New York, NY
An exceptionally large and magnificent pair of French Empire Napoleonic Sèvres porcelain gilt bronze mounted pedestals. These are a exceptionally beautiful pair of 19th century 24-karat raised gold decorated, gilt bronze-mounted, onyx and Sèvres porcelain pedestals...
Category
1860s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Wall Consoles with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate two small corners or entry spaces with this elegant pair of wall-mounted consoles, crafted in France circa 1820. Each petite table is composed of a triangular body with a bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany, Desk, Bureau
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 800's Antique French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leather Slides, Mahogany. Desk, Bureau!!
Antique Bureau Desk, French Empire, Bronze MTD, Leathe...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
$1,515 Sale Price
89% Off
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
An Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris
By Kahn
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Pedestal Desk, By Kahn, Paris.
The rectangular top with a inset tan-leather writing surface. The frieze fronted by three drawers above ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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
$17,577
French Empire Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table White Marble from Carrara Top
Located in IT
Empire Wood Rounded Coffee Table with White Marble from Carrara Top
19th century Italian Empire rounded coffee table in wood.
Original Bronze details such as the stars and the neck...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
French Empire Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mahogany construction with rectangular leather writing surface with gilt brass medallion pulls. Back has gilt metal chariot and horse plaque. Top sits on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Center Table with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A French 19th Century Empire mahogany center table with bronze doré mounts and a marble top. This handsome table features beautifully executed bronze pieces mounted throughout the a...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Corner Console Table, France 1800, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
This elegant little Empire corner console table is embellished with mahogany veneer and pretty brass decorations.
It is in very good, professio...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
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
IMPORTANT PAiR OF ANTIQUE FRENCH EMPIRE BRASS BRONZE & MARBLE GUERIDON TABLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Stunning pair of Circa 1890-1910 Gilt Brass, Bronze and Marble Gueridon tables
A very rare pair, the tops are desirable being a light salmon colour heavily grained marble. The frame...
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1890s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Empire Style Console Jardinere, 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This unique French Empire-stye console table, which also functions as a jardinere, is a masterpiece of neoclassical design infused with Empire motifs. Featuring a demilune shape, the...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
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.
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,790 Sale Price
51% Off
Black Dining Table Eco-shagreen top and brass legs handcrafted by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
Black Dining Table Eco-shagreen top and brass legs Handcrafted by Cupioli.
Dining Table black scagliola shagreen top casted brass legs handmade in Italy
This is a sophisticated dini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
$9,121 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome 19th century, Circa. 1880, French Empire style, crouch Mahogany and Satinwood inlaid console. The solid Mahogany paw shaped carved supports are joined by a bottom tier pla...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
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...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
$6,565 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century North American Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine and Rare Pair of French Gilt Bronze , Porcelain and Marble Pedestals
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French gilt bronze, porcelain & marble pedestals
19th/20th century
Each with portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Measures: 44 x 14...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Christian VIII Empire Oval Pedestal Tea Table in Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1835
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome Christian VIII neoclassical-style tea or breakfast table in mahogany with oval top on foliate-carved baluster-turned column resting on quatre-form pedestal base with carve...
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1830s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Console Table
Located in London, GB
A large and very impressive antique Victorian carved oak console table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1860 period.
It is of extremely fine quality, with a ...
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1840s British Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Fir
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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