Mahogany was often the wood of choice during 1804-1815. Either blond, dark, moiré, figured, or flame wood is found to be the prime choice when it came to furniture. It is interesting to note that after 1810, mahogany became unavailable because of the continental blockade and furniture makers were forced to use walnut, burled elm, beech, ash, boxwood, olivewood, maple, and rarely citronnier.
Complex marquetry disappeared and was replaced by discreet inlay ornament. Fillets of blond wood, copper or steel were set into dark wood. Bronze fittings were the only ornaments on furniture, which is a testimony of the furniture quality comparied to todays common furniture finds. You will find on Empire Furniture the ornaments are often placed symmetrically on flat surfaces, as most empire styles are are entirely symmetrical in composition. The motifs on a piece's right and left generally correspond to one another in every detail. Marble tops are another element to the empire style and have found to have sharp corners and are most often gray or black.
Empire Ebonized Pear Wood Chest of Drawers Seller Savenkov Gallery
Empire Canadian House and Home
Large second Empire Bureau-Plat Seller L' Antiquaire
Photography by Billy Cunningham
EMPIRE STYLE MARBLE TOP CHEST WITH SWANS Seller Ad Lib Antiques
Empire Mahogany Writing Table Seller Oliver Fleury Inc
Empire Mahogany Chest with Gilt Bronze Mounts Seller Nick Brock Antiques
Architectural Redesign by William B. Remick Interior Design by The Wiseman Group Empire Looks
Empire Mahogany Bronze Mounted Semanier Seller George N Antiques
Empire Style Architecture by William Hodgins
Empire Mahogany Commode Seller Daniel Barney
Interior Design by Mica Ertegun of MAC II
1920's Empire Style Nightstands France Seller Gio
Empire Commode Seller Paul Klienwald Art and Antiques
Interior Design by Scott Snyder Neoclassical
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Petite Empire Console with Marble Top, France 19th century Seller William Word Fine Antiques
