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Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Rare snuffbox made of
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Antique 1790s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
18k Gold
Antique 1798 French Empire Gold Sewing Etui, Tools - Napoleonic
Located in San Marcos, CA
and the quality, one can almost assume this was owned by a Royal or courtier of the French Empire, and
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French Boxes and Cases
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Rare Citrine and Vermeil Perfume Bottle Made in Paris, circa 1810
By Pierre-Noël Blaquière
Located in Paris, FR
the foot.
French assay mark of Deuxième Coq for Paris, 1809-1818
French assay mark on the rim and on
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Antique 1810s French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Vermeil
Rare French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Liquor Cups and Tray, Box, Empire
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
first titre on the liquor cups for 950/1000 French sterling silver Vermeil guarantee. The quality of the
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Antique 1880s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Liquor Cups, Original Tray and Box Empire
By Gaston Bardies 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
1st titre on the liquor cups and on the tray for 950/1000 French sterling silver vermeil guarantee
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Antique 1890s French Empire Barware
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
French Second Empire Cigar Box in Rosewood Veneer and Miniature
Located in Paris, FR
A French Napoleon III cigar box in rosewood veneer with geometric figures playing with different
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20th Century French Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Porcelain Dresser Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Natchez, MS
19th century, French porcelain box with gilt bronze mounts.
Box is in an eye shaped and has hand
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Porcelain
Puiforcat French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Ice Cream Spoons Set Box Palmette
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
1st titre for 950/1000 French Sterling Silver Vermeil guarantee. The quality of the gold used to
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Antique 1880s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Deflon French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Liquor Set of 14-Piece, Original Box
By Albert Deflon
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
Head of Minerve 1st titre on the liquor cups and on the decanters for 950/1000 French sterling
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Antique 1890s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold
Lapparra Masterpiece French Sterling Silver 4 Salt Cellars, Original Box, Empire
By Lapparra - Gabriel
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
Head of Minerve 1st titre for 950/1000 French sterling silver guarantee.
Fabulous antique 19th
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold Four Salt Cellars, Spoons, Box, Swan, Lion
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
first titre for 950/1000 French sterling silver vermeil guarantee. The quality of the gold used to
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Antique 1890s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
Puiforcat French Sterling Silver 18-Karat Gold 4 Salt Cellars, Spoons Box Empire
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
Head of Minerve 1st titre on salt cellars and spoons for 950/1000 French sterling silver guarantee
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Antique 1880s French Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique French Empire Style White Opaline Hinged Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century.
A good quality antique empire style white opaline box with silvered collar
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Exquisite French Empire Bronze Ormolu Mounted Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous box features an ormolu frame with a stylized shell pull with lions feet and relief
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Early 20th Century French Empire Boxes
French Empire Rock Crystal and Ormolu Box
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire decorative jewelry box in rock crystal and ormolu, made in France during the early
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Gold Box, Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large, rectangular snuff box, composed of panels featuring intricately sculpted geometric patterns
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold
$13,564
French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Empire mahogany three-drawer miniature commode with brass oval pulls, sphinx head
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Antique 1820s French Empire Decorative Boxes
Small Pink Opaline Box with Empire Motifs
By Baccarat
Located in Paris, FR
Small, pink opaline box with white enamel decorations of palmettes, small dots, and floral motifs
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Empire Gilt Bronze-Mounted Opaline Glass Box
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Empire gilt bronze-mounted opaline glass box, early 19th century.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Opaline Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Box
Located in New York, NY
Painted opaline with mercury gilded mounts,
France, circa 1800s.
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
French Second Empire Tooled Leather Jewelry Box
Located in Austin, TX
Tooled lambskin leather box, drawers and gilded detail, with silk lining.
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Silk
1900s French Leather Book Stack Tantalum Liquor / Drinks Box, neo empire style
Located in Paris, FR
Superb rare Neo-Empire style piece: a stack of tantalus-designed leather books with hidden shot
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Silver Plated Boxes in Empire Style
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of silver plated boxes in Empire style, probably made in the late 19th century och early
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
American Empire Silver Box
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful French polished wild cherrywood lined with antique Fortuny printed silk is the most
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Antique 19th Century American Boxes
Materials
Cherry, Silk
Antique French Empire Bronze
Champleve Enameled Dresser Box, Signed, C 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire dresser box offers bronze box with top having beveled glass viewing panel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Empire Inlaid Jewelry Box, France, mid XIX cent.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique jewelry box in Empire style
Made of walnut wood with inlaid Roman casket vase motif
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Boxes and Cases
Wonderful French Empire Doré Bronze Opaline Neoclassical Oval Casket Ormolu Box
Located in Roslyn, NY
A very fine and wonderful French empire gilt doré bronze and white opaline neoclassical oval ormolu
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Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire miniature sample commode made of solid walnut with three
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Circa 1870 Bronze Brass Mounted Letters Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French circa 1870 bronze brass mounted letters box. Period Second Empire. Patinated bronze with
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Antique 1870s French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful Napoleon III Regency Empire Ormolu Bronze Crystal Jewelry Box Chest
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Napoleon III / Regency / Empire Style Ormolu Bronze & Crystal Jewelry Box / Chest
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20th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Oval Gold Snuff Box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820
Located in Queens, NY
A French Empire oval gold snuff box by H.A. Adam, Paris,
circa 1820.
Fantastic quality box
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Large Antique Empire style Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze Dresser Casket / Box
Located in New York, NY
Very large antique cut crystal dresser casket box with gilt metal mounts. 9 3/4 by 4 3/4 by 5 1/2
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Antique Early 1900s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Oval Gold Snuff Box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Empire oval gold snuff box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820.
Fantastic quality box
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
French Empire Oval Gold Snuff Box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Empire oval gold snuff box by H.A. Adam, Paris, circa 1820.
Fantastic quality box
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
Antique French Napoleon III Mounted Kingswood and Ormolu Traveling Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This box was made by Alphonse Giroux (d.1848), ebeniste (cabinetmaker) to the French royal family.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 20th Century French Empire Style Silver and Enamel Casket, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century French solid silver and enamel casket, rectangular shaped with engine-turned
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique French Napolionic Sevres Style Porcelain Dresser Box / Jewelry Casket
Located in New York, NY
Large antique (late 19th to early 20th century) oval porcelain jewelry casket with bronze mounts, raised gilt decorations and painted pastoral scenes on the sides and lid depicting N...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Box with Miniature in Gouache
Located in Paris, FR
Casket in light wood box with a miniature on its lid. This gouache presents the flight of the a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Opaline Box with White Enamel Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in Paris, FR
motifs are reminiscent of the Napoleonic Empire period’s porcelain. Probably Baccarat. The box is part of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
19th Century Stamp Box with Miniature in Gouache
Located in Paris, FR
Small casket in light wood used for holding stamps. A miniature painted in gouache decorates the lid, showing a dramatic scene where the basket of a hot air balloon is separating fro...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Antique Black Forest Glove Box
Step back in time with this exquisite antique black forest glove
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pietre Dure And Doré Bronze Box By Tahan
By Jean-Pierre Tahan
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan, the esteemed cabinetmaker to Napoléon III, this jewelry box
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Stone, Bronze
18th Century French 18-Karat Mounted Carnet-de-Bal, circa 1770
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th century French 18-karat gold mounted carnet-de-bal, of slightly tapering rectangular
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique 18th Century French 18-Karat Mounted Carnet-de-Bal, circa 1770
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 18th century French 18-karat gold mounted carnet-de-bal, of slightly tapering rectangular
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique French 18-Karat Gold-Mounted, Miniature Enamel Snuff Box, circa 1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th century French large 18-karat gold-mounted, hand painted enamel miniature snuff
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Set of Six 19th Century French Framed Bronze Monarch Medals
Located in Queens, NY
Dating to the second quarter of the 19th century, a set of six Empire framed bronze medals
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Shadow Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Gold Snuff Box Restauration Period
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular box with rounded corners. The hinged lid as well as the bottom are embellished with an
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Antique 1820s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
Gold pills box, Early 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional rectangular box or snuff box in four-tone gold. The hinged lid in fine relief has an
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Antique 1810s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Curved Snuff Box
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular snuff box with rounded corners. The box is lightly curved, allowing it to fit
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Antique 1820s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
Pressed Wood Snuff Box of Place Vendome, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round snuff box with accompanying hand written note dated 1832.
Inscribed "Colonne de le Place
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pressed Wood Snuff Box Depicting the Battle of 30th March
Located in Spencertown, NY
Pressed wood snuff box. Inscribed: "compat du 30 mars sur la putte chaumont."
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gold Snuff Box with Portrait of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Isabey
1767–1855
Located in New York, US
Our gold snuff box is distinguished by its exceptional portrait of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Pressed Wood Snuff Box of Napoleon in His Last Moments, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The scene depicts Napoleon dying with his aides tearful by his side.
Inscribed: "Derniers Moments De Napoleon".
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Petite French Empire Period Planter Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual small planter box in walnut from the French Empire Period, circa 1810, with brass lion
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
Rectangular, Gold Vinaigrette, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
early 19th century. Empire period.
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Vinaigrette in Gold and Mother of Pearl
Located in Paris, FR
rooster: 1798-1809.
D: 0.9 in. (2.5 cm) / 1.1 in. (3.5 cm) / H: 0.3 in. (1 cm)
Period First Empire.
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Boxes and Cases
Materials
Pearl, Gold
19th Century French Empire Style Baby Cradle / Planter Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire style baby cradle that has been converted to a planter with a newer
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Walnut
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French Empire Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of French empire boxes available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, all French empire boxes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of French empire boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. French empire boxes made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Baccarat, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres and Meissen Porcelain each produced beautiful French empire boxes that are worth considering.
How Much are French Empire Boxes?
Prices for French empire boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, French empire boxes begin at $400 and can go as high as $88,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,000.
A Close Look at Empire Furniture
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.
Questions About French Empire Boxes
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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.
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