Empire 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 19th Century Mahogany Empire-Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An outstanding French Empire-style mahogany accent table with a unique basket wrapped around the pedestal. A circular wood top with raised trim rests on an apron housing two small dr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Oval Empire Side Table, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Delicate Empire side table from the early 19th century, veneered in mahogany and featuring a single drawer. The gracefully curved C-shaped legs end in brass sabots and are joined by ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
$7,785 / set
French Empire Style Coffee Table W/ Green Marble
Located in Astoria, NY
Exquisite mid-20th-century French Empire-style coffee table, sourced from Provence. The piece features a graceful oval top in deep green Italian marble with striking white veining, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Brass Gallery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Mahogany 25" Round Coffee Table with Ornate Brass Gallery and Carved Tapered Legs. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 21.5" H (to gallery) x 25" W x 25" D. 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany French Empire Style Sideboard
Located in Dallas, TX
Attributed to Nordiska, this mahogany sideboard features bronze mounting on marble in a French Empire style.
Category
1940s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
French Empire Style Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This exceptional French 19th century Empire mahogany dressing table is complete with its original mercury glass mirror and charcoal and white marble top. The arched mirror displays s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early American Classical Empire Period Flame Mahogany Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare fine quality Federal period American Empire flame mahogany sewing stand work table from the early 19th century.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in the northeastern United States, most likely Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1820, having a hinged top, opening to reveal contrasting Birdseye maple marquetry oval cartouche inlay, a fitted maple divided compartment interior, the front having two nicely shaped curved drawer fronts, consisting of a faux drawer front over a single dovetailed ogee drawer, above a vasiform pedestal standard, molded stepped platform base, rising on bracket feet, resting on casters.
Attractive highly figured crotch cut swirl mahogany with striking grain patterns, rich and deep antique wood color...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Empire Malachite Centre Table Gilt Pharaoh Legs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning French Empire table in gilt with malachite base and top
Such a great look to this piece which reeks of style and elegance
The look is very high Empire with all the classical...
Category
1980s Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Giltwood
French Empire Mahogany Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular original marble top over a frieze with drawer, all supported by parcel gilt columns joining a shelf, block feet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Console Jardinere, 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This unique French Empire-stye console table, which also functions as a jardinere, is a masterpiece of neoclassical design infused with Empire motifs. Featuring a demilune shape, the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Console Table, France, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Original Empire console table, France, 1820, mahogany veneer with original brass fittings. The elegant columns with their brass capitals and bases stand on a rectangular base. The ba...
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Round Table in Walnut
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present an elegant antique Italian round table dating back to the early 19th century. The table features typical features of the Empire period.
Its round top features a walnut bu...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table in the Versace Style with 4 Columns Frame in Maple Root Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Table in the Versace style with 4 columns frame in maple root veneer.
Made in Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Maple
Empire Style Console Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very sophisticated Empire style console table, the ebonized plank top, over an ebonized wall centered with a carved parcel gilt la...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood
Large Antique 64" Caved Wood Gold Giltwood Empire Pedestal Candlestick Pricket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Large Antique 64" Caved Wood Gold Giltwood Empire Pedestal Candlestick Pricket. Item ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Oak and Gold Leaf Trumeau or Sideboard
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant Empire sideboard was made in the Netherlands in the early 1800s and is also known as trumeau.
It was made in the finest quality watered oak an...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Table with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th century beech gueridon with 3 legs on wheels. Legs are detailed with black lacquer at the top and at the base of each column.
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Swedish Empire Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top with wood edge surrounding a geometric mosaic of hard stones raised on a triangular tapered column and tripartite base with gilded scroll feet. From the estate of Willia...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Green Marble Top Fluted Wood Corinthian Column Pedestal Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
42" round green marble-top fluted Corinthian column coffee table. Item features a substantial green marble top with very attractive "wave" pattern veins. The marble top rests on a ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Empire Table with Flaps and Marquetry in Birch Wood from 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
The Empire dining table, an antique piece featuring intricate intarsia work, crafted from birch wood and originating from Denmark in 1840, is a remarkable testament to the craftsmans...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique Decorative Swedish Cast Iron Garden Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Swedish cast iron garden table. C 1860-1880
Painted leg formed as griffins.
Made in decorative style and high quality.
"The griffin is a ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Iron
Italian, Tuscan, Empire Period Giltwood, Ebonized, Marble-Top Center Table 19thc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a thick circular Carrara marble top above a veneered apron atop an ebonized standard with carved giltwood rings, the tripartite base issuing covered in veneer and raised on ca...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 19th century French Empire Bureau Plat / Desk
Located in Troy, NY
French Empire Bureau Plat of Stately Size, the top inset with a dark leather writing surface surrounded by a stenciled gilt border, the frieze containing a center drawer flanked by s...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Empire Figural Bronzed Metal
Glass Center Table with Ram
s Heads 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Empire figural center table offers glass top over cast and bronzed base in triangular form having reeded legs with rams head capitals and hoof feet, stretchers with crossed ...
Category
20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Style Ebonized
Giltwood Pedestals, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Empire Style Ebonized and Gilt Painted Wood Pedestals, 20th century, each with a circular molded top above scrolled swan neck supports, on splayed legs joined by an undertier...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Tables
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,150 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 19th Century Round, folding Demi Lune Mahogany Game Table, German
Located in Dresden, DE
This beautiful early 19th Century Game Table is quite a piece... when folded, it makes for an elegant demi-lune console table, perfect for an entrance way or samller room. When opene...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th C French Empire Walnut Center Table, Grey Marble Top
Ormolu Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century French Empire Walnut Gueridon / Center Table with Grey Marble Top & Ormolu Detail
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Swedish Console Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A stylish Early C19th Swedish console table, the original Carrara marble top above a giltwood base with carved acanthus and fish scale frieze, raised twin monopodium supports with c...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Early 19th Century Empire Neoclassical Style Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French early 19th century Empire style mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table. The most impressive circular center table is raised by three stunning ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique American Empire Mahogany Green Marble Top Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Mahogany Green Marble Top Console Hall Table. Item features serpentine column supports, art print scene in glass, beautiful wood grain, very nice antique item...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Maitland Smith French Empire Style Burl Wood Tesselated Marble Top Center Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith French Empire Style Burl Wood Tesselated Marble Top Center Table
Dimensions : 34" Tall X 46" Round
This gorgeous center table was made by Maitland Smith in the Frenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 20th Century Empire Style Fruitwood Pedestal Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 20th Century Empire Style Fruitwood Pedestal Side Table in great vintage condition. Very sturdy. Quality made in USA. Measures 16" in diameter
Category
Late 20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Original Rare British Dinning Room Set with 12 Chairs, Satin Wood
By Joseph Fitter
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Individual items are not for sale separately.
A very popular supplier and manufacturer of furniture, Maple & Co.
It is a perfect example of the English aristocracy and is still in great demand.
The whole set is remarkable in that it has been kept intact this entire time, including the original 12 chairs at the table.
The table has a rare unfolding system with two double action screw table expanders. One person alone can easily unfold the table by turning the handle.
The system is patented by the company Joseph Fitter...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Satinwood, Lacquer
$43,420 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Monumental Antique French Empire Period Hall Pedestal Plant Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent over 200 year old French Empire Period (1804-1815) parcel gilt walnut armorial hall pedestal / plant stand.
Born in France in the early 19th century, most likely near the Italian border or Napoleonic territory in present day Northern Italy, most impressive palatial scale, exceptionally executed one-of-a-kind sculptural work, having carved fiolate apron with H monogram, decorative scroll work, stylized grotesque satyr mask with acanthus leaf accent, over high relief crest mural crown depicting four towers representing fortified city walls, shield escutcheon coat of arms with three fleur-de-lis above wavy lines depicting sea water in front of castle tower, supported by figural winged female caryatid, flanked by volute supports, joined by turned stretcher. circa 1810
Provenance / Acquisition:
An important San Antonio estate
Acquired from highly reputable auction house Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas. Texas Mansion Carved French and Italian Antiques catalog...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Giltwood, Ormolu And Marble Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, giltwood, ormolu, and Alabastro marble center table. The circular table is raised by elegant ball feet below t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage mahogany and leather Empire style martini table after Maitland Smith
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome vintage mahogany and tooled black leather martini side table. This empire style side table features a black leather top with tooled gold decoration around the edge...
Category
1990s Philippine Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Empire Mahogany Pedestal Base Round Brass Gallery Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Base Round Center Table with Brass Gallery. Item features a pierced brass gallery, pedestal base, gold gilt details, beautiful wood grai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Style Cocktail Table Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical round coffee or cocktail table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table is made in the French Napoleonic empire style featuring bronze mounted ...
Category
20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Empire Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Console with Mirror, Carrara Marble Top
Located in Firenze, IT
This exquisite Italian Empire period console table with mirror, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century (1790-1820), exemplifies the grandeur and refined craftsmanship of palatial furniture...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Empire Console Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century French Empire Console.
France, 1810
Mahogany,
Beautiful Empire Period Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Console, resting on Front Columns and Rear Pilasters.
This Console is...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
French Empire style ormolu mounted malachite centre table
French, 20th Century
Height 77cm, diameter 100cm
Wonderfully crafted from a selection of high quality materials, this Fren...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Italian Console Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine pair of early 19th Century Italian Empire walnut console tables, Lombardy. With very good Breche d'Alep moulded rectangular tops above a single drawer with brass moulding supp...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$11,148 / set
19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany adjustable height tabletop desk, made for writing or reading in bed. Beautifully crafted desktop has a green leather writing surface, wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
EARLY 19th CENTURY GILT AND PAINTED EMPIRE CONSOLE TABLE
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant, slightly curved, half-moon console table, crafted from hand-carved wood, gilded with gold leaf, and painted. The console table features a geometric base and a columned shaft...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair Empire Style Mahogany Two-Tier Single Drawer Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Empire Style Mahogany Two-Tier single drawer Side Tables
Dimensions: 23.5" in width, 16.5" in depth and 24 inches in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th century 1st Empire Period Leather and Ormolu side table, circa 1805
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and most unique French early 19th century 1st Empire Period Leather and Ormolu side table, circa 1805. This charming table is raised on a tripod base with scrolled leather wra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Mahogany Marble Top Mirror Back Console with Ormolu
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful example of an Empire rectangular marble top console with fine carved scrolled front legs, figured mahogany veneers, applied ...
Category
1820s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bleached Fruitwood French Swan Leg Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
This bleached fruitwood French swan leg side table from the early 20th century showcases elegant craftsmanship with its gracefully curved legs resembling swan necks and inset Carrara...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Grand French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Mounted Console Table
Located in Benington, Herts
A Very Fine and Extremely Large Mahogany Empire Period Console Dessert With Finely Cast Gilt Bronze Mounts
French Paris Circa 1815-25
The present piece of furniture is rather ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Empire Demilune Flip-Top Consoles by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of 19th century French empire demi-lune console tables or round dining tables with a flip top that has been faux-marble lacquered on top by artist Ira Yeager (American 1...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
$9,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Ormolu Bronze Malachite and White Marble Gueridon Table, circa 1870
Located in Queens, NY
A French Ormolu bronze malachite and white marble Gueridon table, in the Empire style,
circa 1870
The circular top supported on three bronze winged female...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Consoles from Naples
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of Italian mid 19th century Empire st. freestanding flamed mahogany consoles from Naples, Italy. The consoles are raised by double mottled rectangular bases with b...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$787 Sale Price
30% Off
Mahogany table, Western Europe, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany table, Western Europe, circa 1880. Based on a three-legged base with brass rollers.
Currently under renovation.
dimensions height 77 cm diameter 119 cm
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
Located in London, GB
French Empire-style gilt bronze mounted malachite coffee table
French, Early 20th Century
Height 52cm, width 123cm, depth 63cm
Exemplifying all that is grand and regal about the fan...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Coppia di gueridon in mogano, di gusto Impero, inizio XX secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di gueridon in mogano, di gusto Impero, inizio XX secolo, piano circolare in marmo bianco con ciglio dorato a palmette su cintura diritta; montanti quadrangolari con attacco a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Antique Swedish Neoclassical Late Empire Pedestals
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of antique Empire Neoclassical Swedish pedestals painted ebony with gold accents.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Coffee Table Lacquer Speckled by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French empire style coffee cocktail table lacquer speckled by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The oval table features a two-tier design with dramatic eagle's head l...
Category
20th Century Mexican Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
Irish Cuban Mahogany Acanthus Carved Sideboard. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Irish Cuban mahogany three drawer sideboard with carved scrolled gallery, gadrooned molded edge, carved eagle heads, flanking lower cabinets, original brasses, and terminating on acanthus carved...
Category
1840s Irish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
Empire tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Maitland Smith, Baker Furniture Company, and Grosfeld House. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $595 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.
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