Neo-Classical in style, it was inspired by the decorative motifs and characteristics of Greco-Roman models, characterized as noble and massive. Mahogany, Rosewood, and Ebony were the preferred woods. Brass or gilt mounts in the form of swags, festoons, laurel wreaths, torches, and mythological creatures were used. Also common were the Napoleonic emblems of the bee, the crown, and the letter “N”. After Napoleon conquered Egypt, he was so inspired by what he saw there, and he instructed his cabinet makers to include designs of sphinxes, Cariatides, and other Egyptian figures, in their creations.
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A French 19th century Empire st. burl Walnut, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble buffet
List: $19,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, giltwood, ormolu and Alabastro marble center table
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A French 19th century Empire st. Ebony, flamed Mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble buffet
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A pair of French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble consoles
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A French turn of the century Empire st. flamed Mahogany and ormolu dining table
List: $38,800.00 -
A Baltic 19th century Empire st. ormolu, patinated bronze and crystal chandelier
List: $94,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, ormolu, and Opera Fantastico marble side table
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A French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu chandelier
List: $16,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and ormolu center/library table
List: $29,500.00 -
An Italian 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, polychrome, and white Carrara marble side table
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A French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu mirror
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A pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. ormolu and marble candelabras
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A Russian 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze, crystal, and ormolu chandelier
List: $55,000.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. burl elm, ebony, tulipwood, and ormolu cabinet
List: $34,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. crouch mahogany, ormolu, and Coquillier de Bilbao marble center table
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A French 19th century Empire st. ormolu, mahogany and white Carrara marble buffet vitrine
List: $54,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu center table
List: $28,800.00 -
A French early 19th century Empire st. mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table
List: $69,500.00 -
A pair of French 19th century Empire st. mirrored mahogany consoles
List: $10,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble clock, signed Armingault à Paris
List: $34,500.00 -
A pair of French 19th century Empire st. flamed mahogany armchairs
List: $8,900.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu vanity mirror
List: $3,900.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. mahogany, polychrome and fossilized marble cabinet
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A Russian 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu Deux-Corps cabinet
List: $65,000.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu mirror
List: $9,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. burl walnut, ormolu and white Carrara marble console
List: $13,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. Vert Patricia marble and ormolu clock
List: $14,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and iron andiron
List: $13,800.00 -
A pair of French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period mahogany and ormolu armchairs
List: $21,500.00 -
A true pair of French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and granite five arm lamps, after a model by Claude Galle
List: $24,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. burl walnut, ormolu and glass cabinet/vitrine
List: $24,800.00 -
A pair of French early 19th century Empire st. walnut, ormolu and Bleu Turquin marble chests
List: $68,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. ormolu cabinet vitrine
List: $38,500.00 -
A pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. six arm ormolu sconces
List: $12,800.00 -
A pair of Italian mid 19th century Empire st. freestanding flamed mahogany consoles from Naples, Italy
List: $155,000.00 -
A French 19th century Empire period ormolu mounted mahogany Psyche mirror
List: $29,800.00 -
A pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. ormolu mounted mahogany circular side tables
List: $23,800.00 -
An Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical Empire st. giltwood mirror
List: $44,500.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table, circa 1850
List: $22,900.00 -
A Russian 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu eighteen light chandelier
List: $125,000.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. flamed mahogany, ormolu and fossilized black marble buffet
List: $26,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. flamed mahogany, ormolu and marble console.
List: $14,900.00 -
A true pair of French 19th century Empire st. porcelain and ormolu lamps
List: $12,800.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. ormolu and solid mahogany side chair
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A pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze and ormolu candelabras
List: $9,900.00 -
A French 19th century Empire st. patinated bronze eagle statue
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A Continental 19th century Empire st. mahogany, ormolu, bronze and fruitwood secretary
List: $33,900.00 -
A pair of French mid 19th century Empire st. mahogany and ormolu mounted armchairs
List: $17,400.00