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.
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Style: Empire
Impressive Pair of Northern European Empire Consoles
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Marble tops set on a veneered flame mahogany frieze with finely carved acanthus leaf molding. Supported by a pair of superbly detailed solid mahogany swans flanking a veneered stretc...
Category
1820s European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$35,000 / set
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
Direttorio crescent-shaped console table - late 18th/early 19th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegant Venetian console table of Direttorio taste, datable to the late eighteenth-early nineteenth century. Semicircular (half-moon) in shape, the cabinet is distinguished by its so...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Spanish Empire Console Table with Mirror in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Spanish Empire console with mirror in mahogany and rosewood with satinwood inlays, circa 1810.
Category
1810s Spanish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$5,680 Sale Price
64% Off
French Empire Figural Bronze and Marble Round Glass Tazza Low Side Tables - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Style Figural Bronze and Marble Round Glass "Tazza" Low Side Tables - a Pair. Item features thick round glass tops, heavy marble bases with bronze figural ormol...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
$610 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Bronze Lion End Tables
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style bronze end table with 4 legs ending in lion heads holding rings with a round inset black marble top and shelf.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Empire style mahogany veneered console table with two drawers. Fine geometric herringbone inlays throughout and raised on tapering square legs and a Y-frame stretcher.
Dime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$10,628 / set
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) round mahogany center table with bronze classical heads over 4 legs and trim on apron resting on an inla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Walnut Gueridon Table with Trifold Base & Lock Drawer
Located in Houston, TX
A remarkable piece of 19th-century craftsmanship, this Italian Walnut Round Wooden Table boasts both functionality and beauty. Its round top, crafted from rich walnut wood, showcases...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th C. French Empire Style Walnut Bouillotte Table with Black Fossil Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French bouillotte table was crafted circa 1870 in the Empire style and features a rich walnut cylindrical body topped with a round fossil black marble surface. The marbl...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
A Continental early 19th century Empire st. Mahogany Fruitwood center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most handsome Continental early 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Ebonized Fruitwood center table. The wonderful table is raised on Ebonized Fruitwood bun feet belo...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Vanity Table in Mahogany, Probably Denmark, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Danish Biedermeier dressing table with adjustable mirror with an architectural layout and fire-gilded fittings. The dressing table is equipp...
Category
1830s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Napoleon III pedestal with clock
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III pedestal with clock
Onyx marble column and champleve enamel with golden bonce
The watch has very fine machinery and is stamped Vincenti y Cia 1855
The machinery works
Ci...
Category
1870s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
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 Side Table French Inlay Cocktail Tables
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an elegant single French Empire style side table Top intricately inlaid with floral motifs
Gilt fixtures are original to piece
Bought from a dealer on Marche Biron at...
Category
1980s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Mahogany and Mirrored Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany & bronze trimmed console table with scroll form sides and a drawer over a mirrored door with a grey marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Mahogany Nesting Tables, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Two Empire Style Mahogany Nesting Tables, the top table with ebonized and brass mounted columnar legs conjoined by two stretchers on four ball feet, the smaller table with four taper...
Category
20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
$850 / set
French Gilt and Marble Occasional Table in the Empire Style
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A fine gueridon in the Empire manner after a model by Jacob Freres.
Based on designs by Percier and Fontaine.
Of circular form, constructed in Amboyna, rising from giltwood bun feet, the platform base of tripartite incurved form, centered with a fire gilt bronze waisted vase...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
A table and four chairs from the early 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of four chairs with a table from the early 20th century.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions:
Table: height 79 cm width 125 cm...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Style Circular Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Empire style circular side table, or nightstand, made of beautifully patterned veneer of mahogany on pine with a dark gray St. Anne marble top. Door with small ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, 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
$4,112 / set
Empire Style Steel & Brass Gueridon with Red Marble Top & Hoof Feet
Located in Milford, NH
A nice quality Empire style steel and brass round gueridon with three ram’s head decorations, a red marble top, and outswept tripod legs terminating with hoof feet. Dates to the earl...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Steel
Faux Malachite Empire style Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Stunning French Empire Style Center Table
Faux Malachite
Stunning Center Table
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Tavolino veneto a tre gambe in noce, piano intarsiato a spicchi – Inizio XIX sec
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegante tavolino da centro di area veneta, probabilmente vicentina, databile ai primissimi anni dell’Ottocento.Il mobile presenta un raffinato piano rotondo in noce con intarsio rad...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fir
19th Century French Mahogany Centre Table in the Empire Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French mahogany centre table in the Empire style, having a wonderful decorative segmented top with engraved brass moulding, the ...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,870 Sale Price
31% Off
Pair of Dark Oak Square Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
The tables seamlessly blend classic design with refined craftsmanship. The table's symmetrical lines are complemented by the rich oak surfaces and sturdy columns, which are inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,705 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century French Empire Demilune Console Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire demilune console table with a pair of large hand-carved mahogany swans. Good craftsmanship and beautiful stylized sculptural swans wit...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French empire style walnut side table, or nightstand, with three dovetailed drawers, with brass knobs, straight sturdy legs and curved lower shelf. Finished on all fou...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire Style Gilded Marble Pedestal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Empire style marble-top gilded plant stand or pedestal.
Lovely piece with paw feet and carved details.
Ships from Philadelphia.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
19th C. French Empire Style Round Mahogany Bronze Mount Tilt Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century French Empire Style Round Mahogany Tilt Top Table w/ Bronze Ormolu. Item features ornate cast bronze ormolu, brass casters, carved central column, beautiful wood grain, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique Empire Drop Leaf Mahogany Table, Dining Table
Located in Oakwood, GA
Antique Empire Drop Leaf Table, Mahogany, Circa 1890's
Antique
Drop Leaf
Solid Mahogany
Smooth top folds down on both sides
Entire table rest on pedestal base with scrolled feet
On ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Empire Mahogany Dining Table, Round, Oval
Located in Oakwood, GA
Antique Empire Round Dining Table, Mahogany, 54", Circa1890's
Antique,
Empire
Mahogany
Dining Table
Smooth top
Comes with one leaf
Round or oval shape
Rest on pedestal base
4 Scroll...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
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
German early 19th Century Guéridon after the design of Karl Friedrich Schinkel
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A Neoclassical Masterpiece: Berlin Gueridon After a Design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)
In the refined world of early 19th-century Berlin, elegance met intellectual rigor—...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire style thread table, Western Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the mid-19th century, Western Europe.
The furniture is in very good condition.
Dimensions: height 79 cm / width 38 cm / depth 31 cm
Category
1860s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Card table, Northern Europe, the 19th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique card table from around 1870. In very good condition.
Dimensions: height 77 cm / width 70 cm / depth 34 - 68 cm
Category
1870s Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Neoclassical Style Console Table, Refinished, Bronze, Celebrity Provenance
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical style console table, Refinished, bronze, Celebrity provenance
A walnut and parcel bronze and iron two-legged console table with a pink and gray marble top in the Neo...
Category
1890s Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair Empire End Tables Walnut Black Columns Vintage Regency
By Henredon
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great pair of Empire Style end tables with brass collared black columns and bun feet. Beautiful bookmatched veneer on top surfaces with medallion corners....
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular center table with winged females, open stretcher, and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, 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
$11,279 Sale Price
20% Off
Continental Empire Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch Empire-style (Circa 1840) black lacquer Chinoiserie console table with adjustable mirror on back and bronze heads with black marble top.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late Empire Column Table Made In Mahogany From 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
The late Empire column table from the 1840s is a magnificent example of furniture craftsmanship from that era. Crafted from rich mahogany, this table exudes elegance and sophisticati...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Pair of Empire Style Parcel-Gilt Metal Console Tables
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of Empire style parcel-gilt metal console tables,
late 19th-early 20th century
in the Egyptian Revival taste, each with a rectangular stone top.
Measures: Height 35 1/4 x...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Metal
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table An amazing piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table
An amazing piece, the table is made in walnut it is a large Oval, the table top is made with Rosso Levanto Marble and set with a pierced brass g...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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
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.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,118 Sale Price
29% Off
19th Century French Mahogany Gueridon Table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century French mahogany gueridon table having circular moulded grey marble top raised on reeded turned tapering column and scrolled leaf-carved tripod base ending on bo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A 19th Century Walnut & Marble French Console Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
The table retaining the original thick marble top above a walnut base that has a frieze drawer. With flanking columns and a platform base, the table is further enhanced with original...
Category
1830s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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
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
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 Style Mahogany and Bronze Griffins Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 drawer table desk with stretcher, griffins, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Coffee table from the 1920s, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique coffee table from the early 20th century, France.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 73 cm / width 78 cm / depth 49 cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany table, Western Europe, circa 1920.
Very good condition.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions :
table height 78 cm width 132 cm depth 94 cm when unfolded 145 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
French Empire Style Half Round Bracket Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style mahogany half round bracket console table with bronze doré trim and green marble top, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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