Empire Table Lamps
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
Elegant brass table lamp in the form of an amphora urn, late 19th century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant brass table lamp in the form of an amphora urn, from the late 19th century
Striking and elegant table lamp in polished brass, shaped as a classical amphora urn with sweepin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Candelabra Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent pair of Empire candelabra, gilt and patinated bronze, now turned into electric lamps.
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$8,500 / set
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century French Empire etched brass bouillotte lamp, originally and oil lamp that has been electrified. With three arms below a green painted adjustable tole shade, the body an...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Pair of Superb Antique Italian Neoclassical Empire Bronze Figural Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
A pair of superb antique Italian empire neoclassical gilt bronze and patinated bronze figural candelabra lamps with royal markings, 19th century. Measure: Overall height 38.50”.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Warren Kessler French Empire Bronze Candlestick Small Table Lamps a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Warren Kessler French Empire Style Bronze Candlestick Black Column Bouillotte Small Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 23" H (to finial) x 17" H (to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Empire Period Bronze Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Empire bronze and marble table lamp, circa 1820 in date.
The candlestick later converted into a lamp features an ancanthus capital, a fluted tapering column on c...
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Converted Cobalt Blue Glass Brass Oil Lamp Urn 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Empire Sevres style oil lamp converted to electric - deep cobalt blue glass vase / trophy / mantel urn shaped with brass base, pierced top, and handles decorated with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$490 Sale Price
30% Off
French Empire Cut Crystal Glass Urn
Brushed Brass Table Lamps by Wildwood Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High Quality Contemporary French Empire Style Cut Crystal Glass Urn & Brushed Brass Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 24" H...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Wonderful French Empire Regency Dore Bronze Neoclassical Candlestick Pair Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French empire gilt doré bronze neoclassical candlestick pair of lamp, rewired and ready to enjoy.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Brass Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) brass 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with horn motif and green shade.
Arrow finial is missing
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Signed, 19th Century, Converted Milkglass Lamps Hand Painted with Ivy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of columnar table lamps, in Empire style, of milkglass. Each a round, faceted column, handpainted with scrolling vines of ivy. Lamped on round, pierced metal bases. Signed, "Pee...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Milk Glass
Marbro *Original* Italian Porcelain Table Lamp! Only 1. Cobalt Blue 1960s Empire
Located in Peoria, AZ
***MARBRO ORIGINAL**
GILDED EMPIRE STYLE
PORCELAIN LAMP!
The Only One in The World!
CIRCA 1960
Incredible Midnight Color!
A Cobalt Blue so Deep its almost Black!
DI...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Empire Double Wooden Corinthian Column Black
Gold Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Double Wooden Corinthian Column Black & Gold Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H (to finial) x 30" H (to light socket) x 10" W ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Black French Pair of Large Marble, Gilded Bronze Table Lights
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage French pair of large table lamps made of hand crafted marble with a new round shade, in good condition. They are composed with its original switch, particularized by...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair of Vintage Lamps in Empire Style with Crystals, Italy, 1970s
Located in Cantù, IT
Fine pair of Empire-style table lamps, dating from the mid-20th century. Unique decorative objects, full of charm and perfect for classic or eclectic settings.
Details and materials...
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage French Empire Style Burnished Brass Column Paw Foot Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Burnished Brass Column Paw Foot Table Lamps - a Pair, Attributed to Stiffel. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light so...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Spelter Table Lamp In Empire Style. French C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful spelter table lamp
Amazing old bronze patina
The lamp has been re-wired.
Shade included
The measurement relates to the lamp base not including shade
Free UK shipping
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Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Large 19th century French empire bronze ormolu table lamp
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Tall 19th century french empire bronze ormolu lamp, circa 1860.
Here we have a lamp of the finest quality, previously would have been a gas lamp but converted to electricity in the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Empire Style Candlestick Candelabra Brass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Candlestick Candelabra Brass Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features 3 candleholders each, figural bases, and a distressed white painted finish. Circa Mid 20t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Empire Blue Tole Metal Gold Swan Painted Urn Form Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Blue Tole Metal Gold Swan Painted Urn Form Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 31" H (to finial) x 23" H (to light socket) x 7" W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large and elegant Table Lamp in Empire style - Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Large, beautiful table lamp of gilded and dark patinated bronze, in classic Empire style from the early 20th century. The lamp with a black lacquer shade with gold on the inside give...
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Maitland Smith French Empire Figural Phoenix Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental late 20th century Maitland Smith Empire style Bouillote / Budoir lamp. Made from brass with a pierced and paw footed base over an acanthus wrapped column leading to a figural winged Phoenix / Griffon candlestick...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Black French Pair of Large Marble, Gilded Bronze Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage French pair of large table lamps made of hand crafted marble with a new round shade, in good condition. They are composed with its original switch, particularized by...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Period Giltwood Candlesticks or Prickets
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of giltwood French Empire period prickets or candlesticks was originally used on the altar of a church. They were hand-carved and exquisitely gilded on only one side as a m...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage 3 Arm Brass
Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique French Napoleonic tole lamp has gold toned brass base and arms. Arms have ornate s curve structures. Each arm has candlestick style bulb socket at ends. Top of lamp has eagle...
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1920s Silver Plated Empire Column Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1920’s Silver plated empire style column table lamps
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$5,800 / set
Vintage Corton Clarinet Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage Corton clarinet made in Czechoslovakia (found in France), upcycled into a fabulous table lamp mounted on a beautiful onyx base with a vintage black silk shade. The clarinet shows signs of being a much loved and used musical instrument...
Category
20th Century Czech Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Metal
English Porcelain Mini Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming accent piece that embodies timeless elegance, this vintage porcelain table lamp features a delicate hand-painted floral motif in soft pinks and greens on a glossy white ba...
Category
1940s English Vintage Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Linen, Lucite
Antique Empire Painted Globe Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique Empire style brass lamp with a hand painted glass globe. A slender central column topped with an urn finial has two sockets that light with brass chain pulls. A blush and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair French Empire Period Cast Brass 2-Light Candelabrum, electrified, ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
formerly oil lamps and retaining their pump primers atop the bases, having precisely cast urn-form bases issuing two arms with sockets and wax candlecovers
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elegant pair of Empire Table Lamps, originally candlesticks from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant pair of Empire Table Lamps in silver-plated bronze. Originally a pair of Empire candlesticks from the 1820s, converted to table lamps in ...
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very stylish 19th century Empire style 'Bouillotte' table lamp in gilt bronze, lit by three curvaceous 'swans head' arms and topped with a green lacquered metal (tole) shade adorne...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Empire Brass Metal "Smoky" Celluloid Column Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare Vintage French Empire Style Brass Metal "Smoky" Celluloid Column Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 35" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light socket) x 5" W...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Carved Marble Table Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Empire carved marble and brass table lamp. This marble lamp is shaped like an urn with gold gilt brass trim and paw feet with a complimentary new linen drum shade. Recently ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Maison Jansen Attr. Empire Style Marble Lamps, Pr.
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Austrian Brass Mounted Columnar Black Marble Lamps, each with tole peinte shade and stepped marble base mounted on faux marble wood base, struck "Austria" to finials. Overall...
Category
20th Century Austrian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Silver Plate Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) silver plate 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with horn motif and green tole shade.
Category
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Tôle
Vintage Tole Columnar Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single tole Empire style columnar lamp, having a round central column with marbelized finish, wrapped in foliate spiral decoration, raised on graduated p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Wonderful Pair French Empire Gilt Dore Bronze Marble Neoclassical Regency Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Empire Gilt Dore Bronze & Marble Corinthian Column Form Ormolu Neoclassical Regency Lamps, Each Having A Medusa Plaque Mounting On A Triangular Base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Tole Jardiniere Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French tole jardiniere lamp. Empire gilt painted brown tole jardiniere with paw feet on raised green faux marble platform, now converted to a l...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Gorgeous pair of table lamps in classic versailles red 20th century style.
Located in Cantù, IT
Gorgeous pair of table lamps in classic versailles red 20th century style.
Category
20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
French Empire-Style Bronze Column Table Lamp with Gilt Detailing, Circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Empire-style table lamp began its life circa 1840 as a finely cast bronze column, likely part of a decorative candlestick, architectural mount, or garniture element. Now ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19 Century French Neo-Classical Gilt Bronze Candlestick Lamps
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed pair of candlesticks feature Classical motifs including bellflowers and acanthus leaves.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Italian Empire Bronze Table Lamp Red Lampshade Golden Embroideries
Located in Milano, MI
An Empire style large bronze urn vase wired as table lamp with an oval red lampshade. An Italian circular handled decorative bronze center vase, the so-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Green Bouillotte Brass Black Lacquer Three Lights Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Empire style black lacquer refinished period desk lamp, boasting three bronze lights and an adjustable screen, is complemented by a verdant tole shade in hues of vivid green...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper
$3,699 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gothic French Empire Renaissance Bronze Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic French Empire Bronze Candelabra Renaissance Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features 6 candle arms, fluted columns, flared pedestal base, single light sockets, and tall sta...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chapman French Empire Glass Column Brass Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chapman French Empire Style Glass Column Brass Double Candelabra Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 35.5" H (to finial) x 28.5" H (to li...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ultra elegant classical Empire style dark green tôle with oil reservoir encircled by bronze band raised on cloven hoof tripod feet over incurved base. Once an oil lamp later converte...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$2,600
French Bronze Lamp, Enameled with Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French bronze lamp, interesting, modern form with fine enameling of Jacques-Louis David's, 1812 painting of The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileries, New wiring
The heigh...
Category
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Lamp Alabaster Onix Caramel and Brass Large Column Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*If you're interested in this item and have any questions, please contact us. Many items are on clearance. We welcome serious offers.
Alabaster table lamp Onix and Brass large colum...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$915 Sale Price
44% Off
French Empire Style Bronze-Colored Pewter and Frosted Cut Glass Table Lamp 1900s
Located in Barntrup, DE
The beautifully shaped French Empire-style table lamp, which is an electrified petroleum lamp, features a bronze-colored pewter body adorned with three ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Antique French Empire Brass Converted Oil Lamp Mahogany Wood Column Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Brass Converted Oil Lamp Corinthian Column Table Lamp With Mahogany Wooden Column. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 31.5" H (to finial) x 26" H (to light ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Wedgwood Jasperware Black and White Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Antique Black and White Wedgwood Jasperware Urn Table Lamps. Item features porcelain urn form bodies, wooden base, dual sockets, white ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Rare Brass Bouillotte Triple Branch Table Lamp With Height Adjustable Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Rare Brass Bouillotte Triple Branch Table Lamp With An Adjustable Height Shade.
Complete with rare brass accessories such as a candle snuffer and candle wick cutter...
Category
19th Century British Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,334 Sale Price
61% Off
Pair Neoclassical Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Charles X Ormolu candlestick lamps. Fine pair finely chased gilt metal candlesticks with grey painted candle sleeves above anthemion capitals with ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
$5,000 / set
Mid-20th Century French Tole Shaded Cast Iron
Brass Table Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century French tole shaded cast iron & brass table lamp. Empire taste with tri-form base, acanthus leaf with ball & claw & further acanthus motifs. Some minor shade wear.
23...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Columnar Lamp
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome gilt and patinated columnar lamp base features Classical motifs including acanthus leaves and paw feet.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Sèvres Style Bronze-Mounted Cobalt Blue Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large French Sèvres style gilt bronze ormolu-mounted cobalt blue hand painted porcelain urn table lamp, first half of the 20th century. Bronze figurine handles, front side with han...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Empire Style “Quiver” Table Lamp in Italian Marble and Bronze, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An unusual and imposing Empire style table lamp in white Italian Carrara marable, with ornate gilt bronze decoration. Designed in the form of an arrow quiver...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of Empire Style Milk Glass Lamps with Hand Painted Gilding
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps, in Empire style, of milk glass, each columnar form handpainted with gilt festooning, on round brass base.
Stock ID: D7199
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Milk Glass
A pair of gilt bronze Empire style candelabra / lamps circa 1860
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A fine pair of mid- to late-19th-century French Empire–style gilt-bronze candelabra, later converted into lamps. Each piece features a fluted column rising to finely chased capitals ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Empire table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire table lamps 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 table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Alexandre Vossion, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, The Marbro Lamp Company, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $194 and tops out at $117,686 while the average work can sell for $2,769.
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