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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
French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Crystal, Silver

19th Century French Empire Style Mahogany Bedside Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A French Empire style marble-top mahogany bedside cabinet (nightstand - end table) with elegant beautifully aged warm rustic patina. circa 1870 Hand-crafted in France in the secon...
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Marble, Brass

Empire Canopy Bed Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Canopy bed France Napoleon III From the 19th Century, In mahogany wood with appliqués in gilded bronze and classical figures. Fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. Ceilin...
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 23" x 15"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

19th Century French Empire Polished Ebony Nightstand - Single Antique Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique French Empire nightstand, bed side table made of hand crafted shellac polished Ebony, in good condition. The si...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

A Fine Pair of Russian Empire Period Malachite And Ormolu Obelisks, Early 1800 s
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental and Quite Rare Pair of 19th Century Russian Empire Ormolu Mounted Malachite Obelisks with Maiden Ormolu Mounts. Each obelisk is complete with four sides which terminate upwards to a triangular point. The bases are fitted with ormolu mounts which include hand-chased and hand-chiseled maidens holding flaming torches in either hand and on the other panel decoration of a vine with a winged bow. On top of the large ormolu mounts are smaller mounts which depict child masks in wings. Underneath and on top of the square base are ormolu mounts which depict acanthus leaves flourishing throughout with hand-chased and hand-chiseled fluted veins. The entire body of the obelisk is veneered with the most incredible and highest quality antique Russian malachite...
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1830s Russian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Malachite, Ormolu

Antique Brass Trivet with Bird Sculptures, English, Late 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique late 19th Century brass English trivet. Certainly an elegant nod to days gone by and would be a great decorative accent in a kitchen or next to ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Brass

Dutch Brass Umbrella Stand with Lion Paw Feet
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch brass umbrella stand with lion paw feet and blue and white Delft pottery handles, circa mid-20th century, Holland. Dimensions: 8.25" Depth x 11" Width (handle to handle) x 16...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Brass

17th Century Florentine Velvet Metallique Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Florentine Velvet Metallique Pillow
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17th Century Italian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 25 x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewelry display cabinet...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Mahogany

17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
17th Century Brussels Botanical Tapestry Pillow
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17th Century Belgian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century French Empire period side table or nightstand made of solid walnut and veneer of walnut and finished on all four sides. Book matched veneers with beautiful swirli...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Walnut

Empire Backgammon Games Box in Mahogany with Pieces, early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
An Elegant Empire Backgammon Game Box in Mahogany (Swietenia Mahogani) with details in Hallmark Silver. Made in the early 19th Century. This Games Box for Backgammon is the perfect decorative piece that is also complete with pieces for playing the game! A refined Empire outside which lets the expensive materials of the piece convey the object's elegance. The interior of the box's lid forms one of the playing fields, the other being the bottom part. The backgammon board on the inside of the box is made out of intarsia wood...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silver, Brass

French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Empire Style Mahogany Headboard with Silk Embroidery
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1890s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silk, Mahogany

18th Century Snuff Box With Secret Erotic Motive
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very funny little snuff box with a text about Etimologie; the true learning or real learning, on the lids outside and a hidden erotic motive on the inside of the lid.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood, Paper

French Empire Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, 1810-1820
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Empire Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers with Marble Top, circa 1810–1820 Charming and finely proportioned miniature chest of drawers in mahogany (Swietenia mahogoni), dati...
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1810s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Marble, Brass

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 28" X 13", Circa 1850s
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

Large Solid Mahogany Boat Bed from the Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large boat bed in solid mahogany flamed, mahogany veneer, with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes, Empire period. Four baluster uprights, dec...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 23'' x 23'', Empire and Traditional.
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18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

Miniature Antique Empire chest of drawers
Located in Ballard, CA
exquisite exemple of a miniature sample of an empire chest made by a "Compagnon" most likely this was for the mentor to judge the ability of his pupi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Mahogany

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 24" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow 21 X 21
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 19th century French Aubusson tapestry pillow. 21'' x 21''
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow - 19 X 19
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 19th century French Aubusson tapestry pillow. 19'' x 19'' x 6''.
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Collection of French Opaline Apothecary Jars
Located in Copenhagen, K
Collection of 20 opaline apothecary jars from the 19th century. Collection consists of 14 larger jars and 6 smaller jars.
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Opaline Glass

Aubusson French Tapestry 1850 - 21" x 19"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Brussels 16th Century - 19" x 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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16th Century Belgian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Brussels 16th Century - 19" x 9"
Brussels 16th Century - 19" x 9"
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th Century French Tapestry Pillow - 23 X 10
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique 18th century French tapestry pillow. 23'' x 10'' x 6''.
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18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Circa 1850 Antique French Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1850 Antique French Pillow
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-18th Century French Tapestry Pillow 28" X 13" - Circa 1850s
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

Circa 1900 Antique Ikat Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1900 Antique Ikat Tapestry Pillow
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 18" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
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16th Century Belgian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Ptolemaic Armillary Sphere Charles-François Delamarche Paris, 1805-1810 Circa
Located in Milano, IT
Charles-François Delamarche Ptolemaic armillary sphere Paris, circa 1805-1810 Wood and papier-mâché covered with printed and partly hand-coloured paper It measures 15.74” in height, ...
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Early 1800s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper, Wood

French Silk Tapestry Pillow 1850
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 20" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

English Needlework Pillow 1850 - 21" x 12"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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1850s Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Throw Pillow Made from 16th Century Flemish Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, US
16th Century Flemish Tapestry Pillow 19" X 12", handmade piece , from mid-16th century
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16th Century Turkish Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

Canadian Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted on Mahogany Rope Base, 20th Cent.
Located in Charleston, SC
Canadian Nautical brass yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope base with an oval glass viewing port, gimballed compass, central carrying handle, and the original brass side light ...
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20th Century Canadian Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Brass

Antique French Silk Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
The history of Aubusson textiles dates back to the 14th century. The town of Aubusson is located in the La Marche area of France, which is located at the base of the Creuse River. It...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Vintage Wooden Bed Italian Manufacture, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wooden bed entirely hand made and realized in Italy in he early 20th Century. Can be also used as a sofa. Good condition.
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Early 20th Century Italian Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

French 1890s Empire Style Lit en Bateau Doll Bed with Out-Scrolling Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style wooden lit en bateau doll bed from the late 19th century, with out-scrolling accents. Created in France during the last quarter of ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 17" X 13"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Fabric, Wool

19th Century French Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
19th Century French Tapestry Pillow 13" X 11"
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19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool

17th Century Flemish Pillow - 30" x 10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Feathers

Aubusson French 1800 - 19" x 19"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
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Early 1800s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Aubusson French 1800 - 19" x 19"
Aubusson French 1800 - 19" x 19"
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Flemish Pillow - 22" X 9"
Located in Los Angeles, US
Good Condition, Original Design Modified.
Category

17th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Pair of Viennese Empire Beds, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of Viennese Empire beds in walnut veneer. The beds have been expertly restored and polished by hand.
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Walnut

Circa 1900 Antique Ikat Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1900 Antique Ikat Tapestry Pillow
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Circa 1880 Antique Bessarabian Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca. 1880 Antique Bessarabian Pillow
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1880s Unknown Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Circa 1850 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
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1850s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wool, Cotton

Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Mid-16th Century Brussels Tapestry Pillow
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16th Century Belgian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Circa 1900 Antique Embroidery Indian Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca.1900 Antique Embroidery Indian Pillow
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Cotton

French Empire Mahogany 3-Fold Screen with Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
French Empire style (19th century) mahogany 3 fold screen with bronze trim.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Casa Nova Italian Empire Style Burl Wood 2 Tier Nightstands - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Casa Nova Italian Empire Style Burl Wood 2 Tier Nightstands - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 22" H x 27.5" W x 17" D.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

Circa 1860 Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
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1860s French Antique Empire More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Empire more furniture and collectibles for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire more furniture and collectibles 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 more furniture and collectibles created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire more furniture and collectibles made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Unknown pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original more furniture and collectibles, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Europa Antiques, Modenese Gastone, and Schumacher. 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 more furniture and collectibles differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $125 and tops out at $95,530 while the average work can sell for $2,520.