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Vintage French Empire Style Painted Console Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the
Category

Vintage 1950s French Empire Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Vintage Traditional Neoclassical Georgian Lamps Rouge Marble Column Table lamps
By Stiffel, Edward F. Caldwell Co., Frederick Cooper, Aldo Tura
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Popular between 1800 and 1815, the period of the Consulate and the First French Empire, although it lasted
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional French early 19th century First Empire period ormolu mirrored surtout de table
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Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Ormolu

French First Empire Period, circa 1805, ‘Secretaire Abattant’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most powerful and of the highest quality French First Empire period, Circa. 1805, "Secretaire
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Antique 19th Century French Desks

Materials

Ormolu

Art Deco Side Style Table in Oak with Ebony Veneer and Bronze Inlays
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire period under Napoleon's rule. One of the
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

First Empire Napoleonic Portrait Necklace
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extraordinarily rare and steeped in imperial symbolism, this First Empire sautoir captures the
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Carnelian, Rose Gold

Silver Candy Dish, Egyptian Style, First Empire
Located in Paris, FR
after the return of the Egyptian campaigns of Napoleon the first. With the «Description of Egypt
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Antique 1810s French Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Bronze clock featuring enameled plaques with Roman numerals
Located in Atlanta, GA
mounts working in Paris during the Directoire and First French Empire periods. Named for Jean-François
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Empire Console Writing Side Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended
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Antique 1820s English Empire Console Tables

Materials

Wood

First Empire Bronze Dore Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1804-1815 first empire bronze dore lamps with curved handles and lion heads. Attributed to
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Antique 1810s French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Period First Empire Patinated Bronze and Bronze Sconces
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent pair of French 19th century Period First Empire round patinated bronze and bronze three
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century First Empire Period Flamed Mahogany Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant French 19th century first Empire period flamed mahogany two-door cabinet with
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of First-Empire Period 2-Handled Porcelain Vases with Westall Venus Scenes
By Porcelaine de Paris, Richard Westall
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and rare pair of French Paris Porcelain First-Empire Period Winged Sphynx-form double
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th C. French First Empire Mahogany And Belgian Marble Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional antique French first empire marble-topped figured mahogany console table, circa 1800
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Console Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

French 19th Century First Empire Period Day Bed, Circa 1805
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality French first empire period, circa. 1805, day bed. The bed is solid flamed mahogany
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Antique 19th Century French Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century First Empire Neoclassical Style Présentoirs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent pair of French early 19th century First Empire Neo-Classical st. Baccarat and ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century Russian Antique Veneered Mahogany Secretary by Heinrich Gambs
By Heinrich Daniel Gambs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
keyhole is covered by Mercury macaroon with polished sunbursts. The secretaire represents the First French
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Terracotta Fireplace Mantel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French early 19th century 1st Empire period terra cotta fireplace mantel, circa 1810
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Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Terracotta

French early 19th Century twelve light gilded chandelier attributed to Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Southall, GB
ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and furniture mounts in the First French Empire period. Although
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th Century First Empire Period Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and extremely high quality French 19th century First Empire period, twenty four light
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Demi-Lune Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and unique scaled pair of French early 19th century First Empire period mouchette and
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Mahogany and Ormolu Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful French early 19th century First Empire period crouch mahogany and fire gilded ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Early 19th Century First Empire Mahogany, and Giltwood Demilune Consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and unique scaled pair of French early 19th century First Empire mouchette and flamed
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Antique 19th Century French Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

French 19th Century First Empire Period Mahogany, Brass and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French early 19th century 1st Empire period flamed mahogany, ebonized fruitwood, brass
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Pair of Ceramic Vases from the First Empire period 1810
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of ceramic vases from the First Empire period - 1810, French manufacture Ø 10 cm h 18.5 cm
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Antique 1810s French Empire Vases

Materials

Ceramic

French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
By Claude Galle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of French early 19th century First Empire period patinated bronze and ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Meubles et Ensembles Époque Directoire Empire, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
, 1965. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket, 76 pages. Great photos of Empire furniture, a lot in
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Vintage 1960s French Books

Materials

Paper

Pair of French 19th Century First Empire Period Crouch Mahogany Ormolu Buffets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French early 19th century 1st Empire period flamed Mahogany, ormolu, and white
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Antique 19th Century French Buffets

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century First Empire Period Bronze and Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome and true pair of French early 19th century 1st Empire Period patinated bronze and
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Antique 19th Century French Candelabras

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of French 19th Century First Empire Period Bronze and Ormolu Brûle Parfums
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scale pair of French early 19th century First Empire period patinated
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Antique 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Paris Porcelain Urn
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the
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Antique 1810s French Empire Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Bonaparte Toulon - Etching by Pierre-Claude Gautherot - 1837
Located in Roma, IT
between the army of the First French Empire led by Napoleon Bonaparte and that of the Austrian Empire led
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1830s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Antique Pair Empire Revival Ormolu Mounted Fauteuil Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
originated in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was
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Antique 1880s Empire Revival Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four French Early 19th Century First Empire Period Four-Arm Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and complete set of four French early 19th century 1st Empire period patinated bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Impressive 12 Chairs First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Cent Sold at Sotheby s
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive 12 chairs first Empire Napoleon III early 19th century. Sold at Sotheby's for €25,000
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Wood

Impressive Table First Empire Napoleon III Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive table first Empire Napoleon III Late 19th century gilded bronzes and Inlay Amazing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables

Materials

Wood

An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock First Quarter 19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Very nice high quality French Empire clock, showing a Cupid holding two flag. The opaline dial with
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Baroque Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Pair Ormolu Mounted Armchairs Empire Revival 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the
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Antique 1870s Armchairs

Materials

Ormolu

Amazing Set of Armchair and 2 Chair First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of armchair and 2 chair First Empire Napoleon III early 19th Century France measure armchair
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Impressive Pair of Tables First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive pair of tables First Empire Napoleon III early 19th century Diameter: 115cm Height
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Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century Writing Desk in Walnut with Inlay by Meroni Fossati
By Meroni Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
more elaborate Empire style, which was introduced after Napoleon established the First French Empire
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Early 20th Century Italian Directoire Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bronze n Marble Classic Revival Clock by Claude Hemon early 19th century
By Claude Hemon
Located in Sweden, SE
-bronze objects and furniture mounts of the First French Empire. His fashionable neoclassical and Empire
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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Empire Period Pair of Bronze Candleholders, Neoclassical
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French First Empire candleholders. A classical bird figure rises from a square alabaster base with a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candlesticks

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Pair of French Empire Bronze and Mercury Gilt Candelabra
Located in Newark, England
FIRST EMPIRE (1804-1815) The French First Empire was established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804 and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Officier de Chasseurs à Cheval, Garde Impériale – Napoleonic Cavalry Print 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
19th-century series documenting the armies of the First French Empire. These post-Napoleonic editions
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Antique 1840s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of French Empire Candelabra Jean-Philippe Baptiste Huguet Paris 1800-1809
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of French First Empire Candelabra Jean-Philippe Baptiste Huguet Paris 1800-1809 The pair, on
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Silver

1928 First Communion Souvenir Portrait of Marcelle Girard - Framed - 2Y71
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This framed souvenir portrait commemorates the first communion of Marcelle Girard, which took place
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Paper

Jules Verne Book - First Part, 7th Edition, Ed. Hetzel - 2Y80
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A classic Jules Verne book titled "Un Capitaine de Quinze Ans" (A Captain at Fifteen), first part
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20th Century French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Paper

19th Century Empire Walnut Secretary
Located in Houston, TX
French first Empire period Secretaire à Abattant, also known as a drop-front secretary, fall front
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Louis Revival Parquetry Display Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
in and takes its name from the rule of Napoleon I in the First French Empire, where it was intended
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Jules Verne s "Hector Servadac" - First Part, 9th Edition by Ed. Hetzel - 2Y74
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is the first part of Jules Verne's adventure novel "Hector Servadac," 9th edition, published
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20th Century French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Paper

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Figural Wall Lights after Thomire
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mounts of the First French Empire. His fashionable neoclassical and Empire style furnishing bronzes
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

FROMENT-MEURICE 1890 Art Nouveau Bangle Bracelet 18Kt Gold With Gemstones
By Émile Froment-Meurice
Located in Miami, FL
, Neo-Gothic and First French Empire motifs in its design. All these elements do not compete with each
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Bangles

Materials

White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Gold, Yell...

A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and furniture mounts of the First French Empire. His fashionable
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Pair of Antique French Colonial Entry Doors, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
enjoyed by the First French Colonial Empire after the 16th century. The Napoleon-led overseas reign, known
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Antique Late 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Metal, Iron

French Gilt Ciborium – Silver Cup, Louis XV Period (circa 1740–1760)
Located in Bilzen, BE
Paris with: Rooster No. 2 (French First Empire silver standard, .800) "800" decimal fineness mark
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Religious Items

Materials

Silver, Copper

Antique Italian / French Neoclassical Marquetry Chest Of Drawers Nightstand
By Giuseppe Maggiolini
Located in Forney, TX
Italy, both of which were puppet states of France's First Empire, with Milan as capital and Napoleon as
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Night Stands

Materials

Siena Marble

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    The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.