Empire Side 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
French Empire Guéridon and Marble Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze guéridon table on triple swan leg platform with stretcher, gallery, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Giltwood and Marble Top Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
A good centre table in the Italian impero manner
Constructed in carved gold leaf giltwood, and having a St Jean brecciated marble top; of circular form, the tripartite base of canin...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of French Midcentury Steel and Glass Side Tables
Located in London, GB
A good pair of steel and glass side tables, made in France in the 1960s.
Made with an empire design, with pine cone finials and flower details.
Simple, elegant, mid century cra...
Category
1960s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Paw Feet Side Tables - a Pair. Item features a claw foot tripod pedestal base, lower shelf, beautiful woodgrain,...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Mid-19th Century Fruitwood Side Table with Doric Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite French Empire style fruitwood side table from the Mid-Century features a rectangular top supported by four Doric style wooden columns, with a characteristic entasis bu...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire Style 19th Century Bleached Table with Marble Top and Column Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style bleached wood side table from the 19th century with black marble top, three column legs, in-curving tripartite base and petite feet. Bask in the timeless allure...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire “Gueridon” Tripod Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table from France in the French Empire style. This piece is made of mahogany that has been ebonized and finished with a high gloss French polish finish. The “gueridon” has a tri...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Antique Empire Carved Flame Mahogany Drop Leaf Sewing Work/Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Empire Carved Flame Mahogany 2 Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Work/Side Table
This gorgeous 19th century balanced and proportioned drop-leaf sewing work/side table is crafted from ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Empire Style Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Gueridon, French, in the Empire style. This piece has three swan legs on a triangular base supporting the top covered with a veined black marble top (professionally repaired).
Category
1910s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
$1,500
Pair of Trouvailles Metal and Brass Side Tables with Swan Necks and Doors, Frenc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A PAIR OF FRENCH PATINATED STEEL AND PARCEL-GILT GUERIDONS
Each with removable galleried top above two cupboards on turned legs headed by swan-neck-shaped handles
21½ in. (57 cm.) h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Side Tables
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
$3,936 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Crotch Mahogany
Ebony Lyre Pedestal Sewing Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th Century Duncan Phyfe Style Occasional Sewing or Spool Table. Features a crotch mahogany frame over an ebonized lyre base with brass rods and downswept scrolled feet. Inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$787 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Restored Empire Side Tables, Yew-Tree, Revived Polish, Austria 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant pair of console tables, designed on the border of Empire and Biedermeier, comes from Austria from the early 19th century. They are made of yew veneer and have undergone ...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Yew
French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Ormolu side table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most attractive French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Ormolu and Verde Antico marble side table. This beautiful single drawer table is raised by...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small Restored Empire Era Table, Made in 1810s Austria, Ash
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Austrian Empire small table
Period: 1810-1819
Material: Ash.
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
19th Century French Empire Marble Top Oval Side Table, Circa 1800
Located in NICE, FR
Presenting you this Empire gueridon in mahogany from the Napoleon I period.
Boasting a veined black marble top resting on four spindle legs ending in gilded bronze claws, this guer...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Mahogany Magazine Stand/Side Table
By Company of Master Craftsmen
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1960 by The Company Master Craftsman. Although designed for magazines, this exquisitely crafted mahogany table could serve a number functions from holding remotes, keys and col...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Bronze Sculptural Side Table by Jules Moigniez - 1 of 2
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
French Bronze Sculptural Side Table by Jules Moigniez - 1 of 2 Available.
Category
1980s American Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Sofa Table by Johan Oman
By Johan Öman
Located in Essex, MA
Period early 19th century Swedish mahogany sofa table by Johan Oman. Stylized double headed axe, a Swedish motif, original ormolu mounts and gilded winged feet...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Fir
Table Game Table Swedish Karl Johan, 19th Century, Light Mahogany Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Game table made during the Karl Johan period 1810-1830 in Sweden. Made from light mahogany and decorated with brass hardware. Tapered legs. Felt interior with backgammon and chess ga...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$4,000 Sale Price
38% Off
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 Side Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Marble-Top French Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
This 19th century French walnut side table with a lovely patina developed with age. The off white marble top is framed on three side with a brass gallery. The table has one drawer an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Empire Walnut Side Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century Italian Empire style walnut side table with brass gallery. A quality piece with a beautiful finish. Perfect for the...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu And Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most unique French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble side table. The table is raised by handsome ormolu paw feet below a fine r...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Iron Faux Leather Side Table in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful console table made from iron and glass.
Unique and well thought out faux leather iron base.
You could not tell it isn't real leather until you touch it.
Good condition
...
Category
1970s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Ormolu, and Marble Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Opera Fantastico marble side table. The table is raised by three elegant lightly curved square tapered legs with hands...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Side Tables
Located in London, GB
Pair of French neoclassical style malachite and gilt bronze side tables
French, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 85cm, diameter 50cm
These striking octagonal guéridons are crafte...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
$42,849 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Baker Furniture Empire Banded Mahogany Drum Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Empire or Georgian style drum side table or tea table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Beautiful flame mahogany, with satinwood banding.
Measures: 24"W x 24...
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Original antique Empire Table circa 1860 - 1880 Mahogany veneer bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Empire table circa 1860-1870 from an Empire room.
The table stands on 3 feet of each foot 1 empire head cast in bronze.
Top condition.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Neoclassical Burled Walnut Tea Table, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Neoclassical or Empire style tea table or occasional side table
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Gorgeous burled walnut, with ebonized and gold gilt column legs....
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood, Burl
19th Century Swedish inlaid burr birch oval occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid burr birch oval occasional table circa 1870.
Good quality swedish burr birch center table that could be used for multiple purposes around the home. Oval shape w...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
French Empire Gueridon Side Table with Tripod Columns Brass and Marble Top
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful French Empire style gueridon table from 19th century. Beautiful black fossil marble over a mahogany body. A simple apron showcases the deep toned wood. Three columnar leg...
Category
20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,061 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique 18th Century Empire or Louis XVI Mahogany Dutch Side Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant side table was made in The Netherlands around 1780. It has a beautiful mahogany top made of two symmetrical planks, also known as “livre ouvert”. The two pieces of timber are cut and folded open like a book. (livre ouvert is French for open book” The top is surrounded by a slightly raised and molded trim. The table features one dovetailed central drawer with two Dutch ajour cut brass pulls. The drawer has its original lock and key. The interior of the drawer is made in the best quality thin watered oak...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
American Empire Expanding Rectangular Wood Side Table with Mahogany Veneer
Located in Queens, NY
American Empire folding rectangular side table with a sliding table top and extendable hinged leaf, resting on a baluster pedestal base ending in 4 flattened scroll legs with casters...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch work table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish burr birch work table circa 1850.
Beautiful sewing table which could now function as a lamp/side table. Made from stunning burr birch. Lid top opens to re...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
19th Century Italian Sorrento Inlaid Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Sorrento round side table hand-made in Italy in the early 1800s using walnut. The table follows the canons of the style with intricate geometrical radially symmetrical inlay on the ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Poplar, Satinwood, Walnut
Swedish 19th century inlaid birch games table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian 19th century inlaid birch games table circa 1880.
Fine quality games table ideal for chess. Scalloped shaped top with inlaid playing area in walnut and birch. Playing a...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Birch
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 Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,411 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Corner Étagère, Berlin circa 1800
Located in Greding, DE
An exceptional corner étagère made of mahogany, resting on three gold-patinated paw feet. The segment-shaped structure is supported by three stylized palm-form columns, featuring gol...
Category
Early 1800s German Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Giltwood
Baker Furniture French Empire Cherry and Burl Side Tables, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Empire style two-tier end tables or nightstands
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cherry wood, with burl wood banding and satinwood string...
Category
1960s American Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood, Burl
Empire Period 19th Century Rosewood Card Table English
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant English mid-19th Century well figured card table of serpentine form having carved decoration.
A very good quality table that can be used in any space. The rectangular top wi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Early 20th Century French Empire Style Lapis Lazuli Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Circa 1900 French Empire Style side tables made of lapis lazuli, malachite, and onyx. This is a beautiful set that has been marvelously handcrafted with a variety of high-q...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Side Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Brass
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 Side Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Round Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Early 19th-century French design anchored by a quartz top with a refined moulded surround, this table balances classical elegance with luxurious materials. Its bold brass frame featu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Side Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
$5,787 / item
Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Mahogany Round Library Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Floral Spiral Carved Pie Crust Mahogany Round Library Center Table. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 29" H x 30" Diameter.
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Side Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Empire Bleached Cherry Side Table
Located in Carmine, TX
Empire side table hand-made in France in the early 1800s using cherry wood. The table is very elegant in lines featuring very straight edges couple with soft, curved legs and hand-tu...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Empire-Style Pedestal Table in Walnut Veneer with Gray Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined 19th-century Empire-style pedestal table crafted in walnut veneer, featuring a stately circular gray marble top resting on a neoclassical columnar base. The table is suppor...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Marble
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 Side 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 Side Tables
Materials
Metal
$618 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Style Ebonized and Gilt End Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-Style (1940s) ebonized and gilt trim round end table with bronze trim on apron and a top rim surrounding a mottled mirrored round top. (At...
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Side Tables
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
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 Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Side table with secret compartments, Westphalia, c. 1800, plum, maple, rosewood
Located in Münster, DE
Rare side table with secret compartments, Westphalia, c. 1800, plum wood, maple and rosewood veneered on softwood, table top with floral banding and vase motif, ingenious mechanism w...
Category
Early 1800s German Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Maple, Rosewood
$4,279 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 1870s Empire Style Walnut Table with Vitrine Top and Corinthian Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style walnut gueridon table from the late 19th century, with vitrine top, corinthian columns, ebonized and gilt accents. Born in France dur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Side Tables
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood, Glass, Wood
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 Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
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 Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,131 Sale Price
29% Off
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 Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$11,411 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Side Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Empire side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include and Jonathan Sainsbury. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,495 and tops out at $5,700 while the average work can sell for $2,821.
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