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
Antique Monumental French Empire Bureau Plat Desk Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire ormolu mounted mahogany bureau plat, circa 1870 in date.
The rectangular top has an inset gold-tooled green leather writing surface with a very...
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1870s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
1840s French Empire Mahogany Vanity Table with Arched Mirror & Bronze Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the timeless elegance of our petite French 19th-century Empire vanity table, a piece that blends history with exquisite craftsmanship. Painstakingly restored by our expert c...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of French Mid-19th Century Empire Style Ormolu and Mahogany Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. ormolu mounted mahogany circular side tables. Each table is raised by a beautiful bottom tier with mottled feet...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
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 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 ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Empire St. Mirrored Mahogany Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Empire st. mirrored mahogany consoles. Each demi-lune shaped console is raised by two mottled...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Walnut Nightstand Side Table
Located in Madrid, ES
French Empire side or night table, in walnut wood and original black marble top, a drawer and a cabinet door, with original classic gilded bronze, representing leaves, capitals on it...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Empire Style Marble-Top Nightstand or Console
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Empire style marble-top nightstand or console. One drawer and lower ledge, gilt bronze details and neoclassical columns.
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20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Spanish Colonial Hand carved Olive Wood Nesting Tables / Stacking Tables, Set 3
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 Spanish Colonial Empire style nesting tables or stacking tables in olive wood and hand carved curved legs.
Size of each table:
15.63 D x 20 L x 23.63 inches H.
12.5 D ...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Olive
French Empire Antique Burl Walnut Center Table with Black Marble Top, circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURL WALNUT CENTER TABLE
With an original dished black marble top; France, circa 1815
Item # 101OPB21A
A very fine Empire center table crafted of beautifully patinated burl walnut veneers over secondary woods, the table retains its original black marble top. This was turned to create the dished top with an integral raised rim.
Over each of the three columns is a honeysuckle gilded bronze mount, each pillar...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Early 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Style Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French early 19th century Empire style mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table. The most impressive circular center table is raised by three stunning ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Extendable Table, Made in France, Fully Restored Mahogany, Empire
Located in Horomerice, CZ
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 ...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Marble and Porcelain Pedestal
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style marble and porcelain pedestal
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 108cm, width 30cm, depth 30cm
This Fine column-form pedestal is crafted in the Neocla...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Period Demilune Mahogany Console
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Empire period demilune mahogany console, the frieze accented with classical gilt mounts, the central turned tapering column with gilt ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Empire Marble and Gilt Bronze Pedestal
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Empire gilt bronze and marble pedestal. Fine gilt bronze female head with gilt bronze Empire bronzes.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Gray and Gold Dining Set, Table with Lazy Susan and Six Carved Armchair
Located in Barlassina, IT
Refined dining set with Empire Style accents, consisting of a round table diameter 180cm and six finely hand-carved armchairs covered in gray butt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
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...
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20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Mahogany Bureau à Cylindre Writing Table, circa 1810
Located in Rome, IT
A French gilt-metal mounted mahogany bureau à cylindre writing desk.
With a grey marble top over three drawers, the fall enclosing a sliding tan lea...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Table Tilt Top Swedish Chess Game Pedestal Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table Tilt Top Swedish Chess Game Pedestal Sweden. A Swedish tilt top table made during the later part of 19th Century. Painted chess game on the top. Ornate base.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Beautifull Gueridon of the End of the 19th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautifull gueridon of the end of the 19th century
Very good condition
Mesures: 60 cm diameter and 77 cm high.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Center/Entry Table in Brass and Wood by La Barge
By La Barge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful center or entry table designed and manufactured in the Philippines by La Barge.
The table has beautiful carved frame and solid brass accents with a glass top that allows t...
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1990s Philippine Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 19th century Empire St. mahogany and ormolu center table. The circular table is raised by fine bun feet below elegant scrolled legs with hand...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine and Exceptional Empire Pier Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A 19th century classical Empire pier console table having a beveled rectangular marble top above an Ogee mahogany veneered apron raised on carved and gilt white marble Ionic column...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Russian Empire Brass Microfusion Side Table Real Gold 23 3/4 Plated, Inlayed Top
Located in Barlassina, IT
Brass side table inspired by Russian Empire style ( Golden Age period), was proposed by Belloni for the first time in 1988 and and it's still in production.
The frame is made in bra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
19th C. Napoleonic Royal Vienna Giltwood Side Table w/ Inlaid Porcelain Plaques
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood napoleonic side table with hand-painted inlaid Royal Vienna Porcelain plaques. Gorgeously finished in 24K, this exquisite side table ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Center Table, 1800s
Located in Roma, RM
Italian center table, early 19th century, in Walnut.
Central leg with three hoof-shaped feet. In the central part of the stump we find a refined carving process. The top is of a vei...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Marble-Top French Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
This 19th century French walnut side table with a lovely patina developed with age. The off white marble top is framed on three side with a brass gallery. The table has one drawer an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Empire Style Made In France Side Table Turned Oak Wood & Marble Top, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
We offer an Empire style side table made in France.
Turned oak wood pedestal stand with Marble Top from the late 1950s.
Stamped underneath, Made in France.
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Mahogany and Gold Gilt Console by Kindel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Empire style console or entry table made in mahogany wood having gold gilt wood carvings.
The table has a faux marble top and am mirrored back. The table was made by Kindel...
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1970s North American Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies' Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a rectangular grey fossil marble top above two mirror paneled doors and two drawers, flanked by Greek Revival female caryatids, above a folded leather lined writing surface and a frieze drawer, raised on square legs, joined by an incurved stretcher. The whole mounted with finely chased ormolu casts depicting winged figures, ribbons and foliage.
Beautiful early 19th century French Empire small desk...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Biedermeier Marble Top Eagle Carved Gueridon Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Biedermeier round marble top gold gilt eagle carved gueridon center table. Item features round marble top with raised e...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Spectacular Temple Guardian Antique Empire Style Table Birdseye Maple Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Spectacular Temple Guardian Empire style table
Root on solid beechwood. A classical table with three monumental, fully ...
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20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Majestic Table with Dolphins in the Antique Empire Style Birdseye maple carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple root on solid beechwood. A classicist table with three monumental, full-plastic, hand carved dolphins made of solid wood. Shed colored, heads and fins are antique gold and fram...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Fine Pair of Diminutive Empire Period Mahogany Console / Pier Tables, Circa 1820
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & diminutive pair of early 19th century French Empire period mahogany console / pier tables, showing later grey marble tops (one repaired) surmounting a flattened frieze ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
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
19th Century Walnut Empire Style French Opening Side Table Called "Somno"
Located in LEGNY, FR
19th century walnut Empire style French side table called "Somno".
Beautiful green marble top. Opening door with one shelf.
Nice quality.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Empire Commode, Nightstand or Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire. Solid mahogany wood. Gilded and chiselled fittings. Two-wise frame base with protruding rectangular marble slab on square columns, joined by an intermediate compartmen...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Side Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style malachite and gilt bronze side tables
French, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 85cm, diameter 50cm
These striking octagonal guéridons are crafte...
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20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
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
Pair of French Empire Corinthian Column Glass Top Hexagon Small Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage French empire black gold Corinthian column glass top hexagon small side tables.
Listing includes black glass tops, Corinthian column-form supports, hexagonal top, gr...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Irish Cuban Mahogany Acanthus Carved Sideboard. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Irish Cuban mahogany three drawer sideboard with carved scrolled gallery, gadrooned molded edge, carved eagle heads, flanking lower cabinets, original brasses, and terminating on acanthus carved...
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1840s Irish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Gilded Wood Marble Topped Console Stamped Belange
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A period French Empire gilded beechwood console having a white marble top and mirrored back. The console has two front turned legs with carved decoration to the top and bottom. The f...
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1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Beech
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Oak and Gold Leaf Trumeau or Sideboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant Empire sideboard was made in the Netherlands in the early 1800s and is also known as trumeau.
It was made in the finest quality watered oak an...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique French Empire Bronze Figural Swans Paw Feet Pedestal Base Low Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire bronze figural swans paw feet pedestal base round low side table. Item features ornate bronze pedestal base with swans and paw feet, beautiful wood grain, very ...
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Mid-20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire France Lyra-Shaped Curly-Legs Side Tables, circa 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood and partly boned. Round leaf with black-and-white interspersed marble, over simple frame and lyra-shaped curly legs on three-sided retracted base plate and dis...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Cabinet Pedestal, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
French Empire ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet pedestal, circa 1840.
Very good quality bronze mounts of typical Empire period heads.
Very useful pedestal vitrine combination tha...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted Empire style mahogany pedestal desk.
French, circa 1870.
This imposing Empire style pedestal desk is mounted with fine gilt bronze Egypt...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Continental Empire Style Burl Wood and Ebonized Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome early 20th century Continental Empire style burl wood side table. Very fine finish on this piece with ebonized details and pretty hardware. An elegant piece!
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Early 20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Austrian Empire Center Table Cherry & Lime Stone
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Austrian Empire center table with a single drawer. Cherry veneer with ebony trim and inlayed limestone top on elegantly tapered legs with ebony feet....
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Limestone
Antique Empire Russia St. Petersburg Mahogany Games Console Table Brass Banding
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant Russian games and console table was made in st Petersburg circa 1810. It has ben crafted out of mahogany and is decorated with fine brass banding.The table is convertibl...
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1810s Russian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated and Mahogany Veneered Wood Gueridons
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated wood and mahogany veneered Gueridons, early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Mahogany Empire Center Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish mahogany Empire center table with one-drawer and brass details, circa 1830.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Table in the Versace Style with 4 Columns Frame in Maple Root Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Table in the Versace style with 4 columns frame in maple root veneer.
Made in Italy.
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Late 20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Maple
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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