Empire Gueridon
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 & Marble Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French marble top gueridon from the Restauration period that would be stunning in a foyer as a center table or as a large end table in a living room. A circular piece ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Massive Empire Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive French white marble top Empire Gueridon made of mahogany. The solid pedestal base has a painted and gilt collar above three splayed feet, the whole raised on working caster...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
19th Century Empire Period Marble Top Gueridon
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant guéridon is a fine example of Empire-period craftsmanship, dating back to the early 19th century. Its refined design and high-quality materials reflect the timeless eleg...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
Stunning Gueridon Table, hand carved Dolphin, second Empire, ~1900, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning rare side table, so called Gueridon, from the second Empire, made around 1900 in Italy.
This elaborate structure of the table is composed of a round base with small extens...
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1890s Italian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany, Spruce
French 19th Century Gueridon Table with Marble Top
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
French 19th Century marble-topped centre table in the true Empire style.
This table has been bleached to give it a unique look, showing off the flamed Mahogany graining. Together wi...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Empire Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large French Empire period gueridon from the 1800’s. The original fossil black marble top has been professionally repaired. Its refined mahogany base has a simple apron above a col...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Brass
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA . Rare Exquisite Early 19th century Empire Gueridon with classic...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Empire Style Wooden Guéridon with Bronze and Marble Top
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
20th Century Italian Empire Style Wooden Guéridon with Bronze and Marble Top. We present this splendid gueridon table, made in Italy in the second half of the 20th century. Made of s...
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20th Century Italian Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon Elegant French Circa 1830-1848 King Louis Philippe with Hand Sculpted Saint Anne marble-top center ta...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Brass
Empire Style Satinwood End Table / Gueridon with Carved and Gilt Guirlandes
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique handcrafted and hand-carved end table.
This Empire style, satinwood end table is beautifully made and very stylish. The finely, hand-carved and gilt wooden guirlandes really ...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Wood, Satinwood
French Mahogany Empire Style Gueridon
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pierced brass gallery surrounds the round, white marble top on this terrific 19th Century French Empire style gueridon. The top is lifted by three column-form legs that are joined ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire Walnut Wood Rounded Coffee Table White Marble from Carrara Top
Located in IT
Empire Mahogany Wood Rounded Coffee Table with White Marble from Carrara Top
19th century Italian Empire rounded coffee table in mahogany wood.
Original Bronze details such as ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Gueridon
Materials
Carrara Marble
Tavolino Marmo Intarsiato, Base Legno, Fatto a Mano Italia Cupioli Disponibile
Located in Rimini, IT
Tavolino Marmo Intarsiato, Base Legno, Fatto a Mano Italia Cupioli Disponibile
Cream marble round dining table or gueridon table
size: diam. 80 cm h. 74
inches 31.50 h. 29.13
This t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
19th Century Bronze Ormolu Swan Koi Fish Empire Wood Marble Round Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bein...
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19th Century Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Empire Period Ebonized Gueridon Table with Carrara Marble
Located in Birmingham, AL
An exquisite early 19th-century French Empire period gueridon table with a striking ebonized lacquer finish, circa 1810. This refined center table boasts its original Carrara marble ...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany
Incredible Russian Gilt Bronze Gueridon with a Granite Top, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An Incredible Russian gilt bronze Gueridon with a granite top, 19th century.
The circular black painted top within a turned wood border frieze painted with laurel leaves and pink ri...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Granite, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Malachite Centre Table
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and malachite centre table
French, 20th Century
Height 79cm, diameter 69cm
This very elegant 20th century French...
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20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Walnut Gueridon Table with Trifold Base & Lock Drawer
Located in Houston, TX
A remarkable piece of 19th-century craftsmanship, this Italian Walnut Round Wooden Table boasts both functionality and beauty. Its round top, crafted from rich walnut wood, showcases...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood, Glass, Wood
Empire Pedestal Table with Its Saint-Anne Marble
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb empire pedestal table with its Saint-Anne marble
Pedestal table or center table with a pyramidal base ending with claw feet simulating dolphin heads
Very beautiful origina...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany
An Exceptional French Empire Period Mahogany Pedestal / Centre Table, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The original fossilized black marble circular top over a conforming frieze of richly figured crotch mahogany, mounted upon a stunning flame-mahogany tri-corner base accented with thr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
Antique French Gueridon Table with Bronze Details
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...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Center Table
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Attributed to Chapuis. The later circular black marble top above a frieze mounted with stylized laurel branches centered by flowerheads, raised on three square tapering legs surmount...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Ebonised French Gueridon
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.
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Early 20th Century European Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
Large Empire style pedestal table in Mahogany and Mahogany veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Very handsome Empire-style pedestal table in mahogany and superb ormolu mount after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular top in verde antico marble surmounting a mahogany frieze mounted with a band of laurel leaves between rosettes, supported by the heads of three finely chased ormolu female caryatids, each facing outwards, hair braided, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing armbands and a diaphanous gown, the brace centered by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant squatting winged sphinxes wearing Nemean headdresses and braids tied in front, all resting on claw feet.
The design of this superb pedestal table was inspired by a famous table-console or "double-sided console" made by the renowned Parisian cabinetmaker Jacob-Desmalter, itself based on designs by Napoleon's chief architects and ornamentalists, Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...
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1880s French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Mahogany
Gueridon Empire Cherry Alabaster Italy \'800
Located in Milano, IT
Gueridon supported by three uprights carved with lion feet and in the upper part with caryatids, to support the undertop band. The female figures are standing, dressed according to t...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Alabaster
Fine Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mahogany Center Table inthe Manner of Jacob-Desmal
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Empire style gilt bronze mahogany gueridon or centre table
With a verde antico marble top.
In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter,
circa 1880
Height 31 1/4 Diameter 35 in.
A very fine Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany guéridon after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular verde antico marble top above a mahogany frieze mounted with laurel leaf banding in between rosettes and anthemions, supported of the heads of three finely cast gilt bronze female caryatids, each facing outward with hair in plaits, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing arm bands and a low cut diaphanous dress gathered up toward her breast, the stretcher centred by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant crouching winged sphinxes wearing Nemes headdresses and plaits tied at the front.
The design for this superb guéridon is based on a famous table-console or ‘console double face’ by the celebrated firm of Paris ébénistes Jacob-Desmalter which was itself based on designs by Napoleon’s chief architects and ornamentalistes Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...
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1880s French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Style Gueridon
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French mahogany marble topped Gueridon, having three circular tapering column supports, each with gilded ormolu capitals and classical ormolu motifs to th...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Marble Top Gueridon
Located in London, England
Marble top French Empire style mahogany gueridon with brass mounts. Fantastic condition. Fully restored. Circa 1850.
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1850s French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
Empire Style Gueridon in the Manner of Jacob-Desmalter, circa 1880
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Empire style gilt-bronze and mahogany gueridon, with a Verde antico marble top, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter.
French, circa 1880.
The circular Verde antico marble ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Style Porphyry Marble Top Center Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive good quality 19th Century French Empire influenced Gueridon, having a rare Porphyry marble top, wonderful hand carved gilt wood decoration to the frieze of Oak leav...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Porphyry
Walnut Empire Style Side Table with Round Bookmatched Top and Bronze Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 20th-century French guéridon exemplifies the elegant simplicity of classical revival design. Crafted circa 1900, the piece is executed in solid walnut, which has been blea...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt and Marble Occasional Table in the Empire Style
By Jacob Frères
Located in London, GB
A fine gueridon in the Empire manner after a model by Jacob Freres.
Based on designs by Percier and Fontaine.
Of circular form, constructed in Amboyna, rising from giltwood bun feet, the platform base of tripartite incurved form, centered with a fire gilt bronze waisted vase...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century Empire Influenced Gueridon
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century burr walnut French Empire influenced gueridon / centre table. Having classical gilded ormolu mounts to the frieze and ca...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Walnut
Inlaid Circular Coffee Table with Drawer Italian Empire Era 1800s
Located in Milano, MI
Empire Coffee Table Early 1800s Circular with Drawer on Square Base with a turned central support in ebonized wood, a fluted column in the central part that connects to the circular...
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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Boxwood, Nutwood
French Ormolu Bronze Malachite and White Marble Gueridon Table, circa 1870
Located in New York, 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...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Malachite, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Marble-Top Round Table or Guéridon in the Empire Style
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French round occasional table or gueridon in the Empire style, featuring a circular top of figured white marble surrounded by a low pierced brass gallery, set upon a tripo...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Pair of Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Green Marble Gueridon Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair Gilt Bronze and Faux green marble Empire style Gueridon Tables.
Provenance: From appleTV series, "Dickinson".
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20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Composition, Bronze
Italian Empire Style Beech Wood Round Pedestal Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare and fine quality Italian empire style round pedestal table in beech wood. The top is supported by three pairs of refined columns. In the lower part the columns end with a deligh...
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1980s Italian Vintage Empire Gueridon
Materials
Beech
Center/Entry Table in Brass and Wood by La Barge
By La Barge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful center or entry table designed and manufactured in the Philippines by La Barge.
The table has beautiful carved frame and solid brass accents with a glass top that allows t...
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1990s Philippine Empire Gueridon
Materials
Brass
Italian 1820s Empire Walnut Guéridon Table with Three Drawers and Rams' Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Empire walnut guéridon table from the early 19th century, with three pop-out drawers and gilt rams' heads. Born in Italy during the first quarter of the 19th century, this...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
A fine 19th century French Empire marble top and gilt bronze gueridon
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and marble top gueridon table . Fine quality gilt bronze details
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Bronze Table Credited to Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Roma, IT
Important a late ronde table, made in France entirely of gilded bronze.
Features a circular top of white Carrara marble, enclosed by a frame finely decorated with palmettes. It rests...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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.
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20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated and Mahogany Veneered Wood Gueridons
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of Empire gilt and patinated wood and mahogany veneered Gueridons, early 19th century.
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Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Wood
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.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Empire Influenced Centre Table, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Empire influenced marble topped guéridon, having a brass gallery, gilded ormolu mounts of flowers, leaves, berries and plaques. Raised on four square tape...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Marble
1970′ French Guéridon in the Style of Adam Weisweiler Maison JANSEN
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze guéridon with a veined awhite marble top, is supported by three pairs of faux-bamboo ormolu legs, joined by a triangular stretcher with incurved sides
the lower spacer receive...
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1960s French Vintage Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze
Two Neoclassical Style Wooden Guéridons with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
These wonderful guéridons are designed in the Empire style—named as such because it flourished in the period when Napoleon I was Emperor of France. The style employed Imperial Roman ...
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20th Century French Empire Gueridon
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Marble Gueridon
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century French gilt bronze and marble gueridon with gilt bronze eagles heads and pawed feet.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Gueridon
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Empire gueridon for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire gueridon 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 gueridon created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire gueridon made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original gueridon, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Cupioli made in Italy, Jacob Desmalter, and La Barge. 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 gueridon differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,099 and tops out at $85,000 while the average work can sell for $6,500.