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
Antique table with chairs, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table and chairs from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. Chair seat...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and unusual 19th century Swedish Empire centre console table with Italian pink Calacatta marble top, Ca 1830.
Category
19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Neoclassical Cornucopia Base Round Pink Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Top Coffee Table. Item features a triple cornucopia carved wood base, pink round marble-top, off white original painted finish and rol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Wood and Bronzes Empire Console Table with Marble Top Antique Mirror back
Located in IT
Empire console in wood, antique mirror and original gilded bronzes. The top pf the table is in marble.
Conservative restoration of the wooden part.
Size 60x137 xh90 cm
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
19th C. Rosewood Tiered Server Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful figured wood tall server cabinet with a top 3/4 gallery and turned tapering column supports. The projecting cabinet with pilaster supports with ...
Category
19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Vintage French Empire Style Distressed Gold Giltwood Hall Table Console
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Distressed Gold Giltwood Hall Table Console. Item features antiqued glass top, shell carved knees, paw feet, distressed finish. Circa Mid 20th Century. Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Neoclassical Style Brass and Lacquered Metal Mirror with Cup and Swan Necks.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Empire style mirror is made of brass and lacquered metal with decoration. This is a French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Spanish Empire Console Table with Mirror in Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Miami, FL
Fine Spanish Empire console with mirror in mahogany and rosewood with satinwood inlays, circa 1810.
Category
1810s Spanish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Rosewood
$5,680 Sale Price
64% Off
Walnut Round Leather Top Polychromed Center Table in the Classical Form
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a walnut polychromed round center table with leather top in a craquelure finish with beaded edge in the classical form, with center round pedestal supported by thre...
Category
20th Century English Empire Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Tables
Materials
Onyx, Malachite, Lapis Lazuli, Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
$5,787 / item
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Plaque Topped Gueridon
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French gilt bronze and porcelain plaque gueridon table. Napoleon hand painted with the Royal Vienna beehive mark. Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Half Round Bracket Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style mahogany half round bracket console table with bronze doré trim and green marble top, 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage faux tusk coffee table, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Striking vintage faux tusk coffee table made from tesselated stone with a beveled clear oval glass top.
Beautiful and elegant coffee table which will be, without a doubt an eye catc...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Stone
French Empire Style Mahogany and Bronze Griffins Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed 2 drawer table desk with stretcher, griffins, and green marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Impressive Pair of Northern European Empire Consoles
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Marble tops set on a veneered flame mahogany frieze with finely carved acanthus leaf molding. Supported by a pair of superbly detailed solid mahogany swans flanking a veneered stretc...
Category
1820s European Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$35,000 / set
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 Tables
Materials
Metal
$622 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table / Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th Century Empire Style Gold Leaf Library Table/Desk is a truly exquisite piece of furniture that exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted in the opulent Empire st...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Empire Greek Vanity or Ladies
Desk
Located in Berlin, DE
An early 19th century gilt bronze and walnut veneer ladies desk or dressing table or vanity, with a rectangular grey fossil marble top above two mirror paneled doors and two drawers, flanked by Greek Revival female caryatids, above a folded leather lined writing surface and a frieze drawer, raised on square legs, joined by an incurved stretcher. The whole mounted with finely chased ormolu casts depicting winged figures, ribbons and foliage.
Beautiful early 19th century French Empire small desk...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Console with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Console with Marble Top and bronze accenting
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Carved Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany pedestal base center table with 3 carved swans on a base supporting a round black veined top with an molded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th century French Empire Style Marbre and Cherrywood Console Table, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elegant Empire-style console table crafted in cherrywood, resting on four turned columns adorned with bronze rings.
The top is made of speckled marble, bringing a refined and timele...
Category
1980s French Vintage Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
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 Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century Italian gilded and painted console table from the Empire period in it's original condition. Ca 1810, Italy.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Empire Style Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Italian Empire Style Table with Marble Top is a luxurious and elegant piece of furniture that exudes sophistication and grandeur. The ornate Empire style design is s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair Of Mahogany Somnos/ Bedside Tables
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine pair of mahogany Empire-style bedside tables or end tables
cylindrical in shape, each opening with a door.
Very beautiful top with a strong molding, were we can find in it's c...
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,213 / set
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table An amazing piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table
An amazing piece, the table is made in walnut it is a large Oval, the table top is made with Rosso Levanto Marble and set with a pierced brass g...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Inlaid Empire Accent Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite Empire-style accent table showcases the refined neoclassical elegance of the early 19th century. Crafted in richly figured mahogany, the round top is beautifully inlai...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Continental Empire Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch Empire-style (Circa 1840) black lacquer Chinoiserie console table with adjustable mirror on back and bronze heads with black marble top.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, 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 Tables
Materials
Marble
A table and four chairs from the early 20th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A set of four chairs with a table from the early 20th century.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions:
Table: height 79 cm width 125 cm...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
Table with chairs in Empire style, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Table with chairs in Empire style, France.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: mahogany
Dimensions:
Table: height 75 cm / length 129 cm / depth 101 - 146 cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$4,187 / set
Antique French Gueridon Table with Marble Top
Located in Buxton, GB
Add a touch of history to your home with this antique French Gueridon Table Empire Style. The handcrafted piece is beautifully designed with intricate carvings and made of mahogany v...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Transforming Table by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Consulat Period, France circa 1
By Martin Guillaume Biennais
Located in New York, NY
Transformation table, on high square pointed legs with brass sabots and curved table top including intermediate shelf with gilded gallery rail. The middle part of the table top can b...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Brass
French Empire Mahogany Gilt Bronze Gentleman
s Desk
Located in New York, NY
Procured from an esteemed estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, this desk showcases the timeless craftsmanship of the French Empire period.
Crafted from rich mahogany, this desk features...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Mahogany Gueridon Table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century French mahogany gueridon table having circular moulded grey marble top raised on reeded turned tapering column and scrolled leaf-carved tripod base ending on bo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Empire Style Round Bronze Gueridon Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire style round bronze three-legged gueridon tables with eagle heads and inlaid marble top and triangular platform base.
Category
20th Century French Empire 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 Tables
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Early 19th Century Swedish Carved Giltwood Console Table
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very decorative and unusual Swedish giltwood and ebonized console table with a white marble top supported by two sculptural griffins (part eagle, part sea creature).
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Empire Demilune Console Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire demilune console table with a pair of large hand-carved mahogany swans. Good craftsmanship and beautiful stylized sculptural swans wit...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Card table, Northern Europe, the 19th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique card table from around 1870. In very good condition.
Dimensions: height 77 cm / width 70 cm / depth 34 - 68 cm
Category
1870s Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany Gueridon or Game Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Empire Period mahogany gueridon, or game table, with Grey St. Anne marble top. A versatile table with removable top, one side with green felt and the other with...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
pair of 19th century Empire Period Giltwood and Marble consoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive pair of Continental 19th century Empire/Restauration Period Giltwood and Fleur de Pêcher marble consoles. This stunning pair of consoles is raised o...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire style console leg. Resin. 20th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Figure located on a rectangular base with fine moldings. A claw gives way to an oval shape from which emerge two wings with the tips rolled forward (with some lines of Persian air) a...
Category
20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Other
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) round mahogany center table with bronze classical heads over 4 legs and trim on apron resting on an inla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Neoclassical Style Console Table, Refinished, Bronze, Celebrity Provenance
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neoclassical style console table, Refinished, bronze, Celebrity provenance
A walnut and parcel bronze and iron two-legged console table with a pink and gray marble top in the Neo...
Category
1890s Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Empire Potheau Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
By Potheau
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany & gilt bronze trim round center table on 3 legs with a revolving inset brown leather top and pearl medallions over 6 drawers with a stretcher (stamped: POTHEAU).
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Dark Oak Square Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
The tables seamlessly blend classic design with refined craftsmanship. The table's symmetrical lines are complemented by the rich oak surfaces and sturdy columns, which are inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,274 / set
Pair of French Empire Bronze Dore and Marble Console Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze and dore trim bracket console tables with half round marble top supported on a single leg ending in a square marble base. (PRICED AS...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Empire style mahogany veneered console table with two drawers. Fine geometric herringbone inlays throughout and raised on tapering square legs and a Y-frame stretcher.
Dime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$10,628 / set
19th Century Italian Empire Game Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century excellent quality Italian Empire rent or games table of mahogany having a beautifully grained top with beveled edge. The table’s frieze holds four working drawers separa...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
French Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular center table with winged females, open stretcher, and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Ebonised French Table
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonised French Gueridon with Fossil marble top on 3 oblong bun feet. Metal detail on each of the three columns along the top and the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Tables
Materials
Marble
$4,500
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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