Until the mid-19th century, the standard chest had either four long, or three long and two short drawers. Rarely were there any exceptions to this rule. A chest with three drawers, or a series of small upper drawers, purporting to be Georgian, will probably have been converted from a chest-on-chest or tallboy. It is true that the 18th century commode often contain two long deep drawers, but this was a much grander and more decorative piece altogether, intended for drawing rooms, not bedrooms, and in any case was usually made to stand on legs. The standard chest more...

The French Empire style was popular in France from the late 18th to early 19th centuries, during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1799 to 1804 as consul and from 1804-1815 as emperor. The style is characterized by grand, imposing pieces that feature clean lines, geometric shapes, and a focus on symmetry.

The furniture is typically made from dark, rich woods such as mahogany, ebony, and rosewood, and is often decorated with gilded bronze mounts and ormolu, a type of brass casting. Furniture pieces in the French Empire style include sofas, armchairs, chaise longues, desks, and cabinets, all of more...

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An Empire style flame mahogany commode by Haentges Freres,…

An Empire style flame mahogany commode by Haentges Freres, Haentges Freres (Paris), mid 20th century with a charcoal marble top above a long frieze drawer and three recessed drawers with conforming brass decorations and dish shaped pull handles, flanked…

A French Empire mahogany chest, early 19th century, with…

A French Empire mahogany chest, early 19th century, with feature ebonised panels and trims, lion head ring handles, and raised on hairy paw feet, 77 cm high, 122 cm wide, 61 deep

19th century French Empire marble top commode, of rectangular…

French Empire Marble Top Commode with Gilt Mounts

19th century French Empire marble top commode, of rectangular form, set with black marble top above four long drawers with gilt mounts and drop ring handles, flanked by ormolu maiden masks and raised on four paw feet, 92 cm x 130 cm x 60 cm

A 19th century French Empire mahogany commode, the black/dark…

French Empire Mahogany Commode with Gilt Brass Fittings

A 19th century French Empire mahogany commode, the black/dark grey marble top with pale inclusions above four full width drawers flanked by half turned and tapered column mouldings with gilt brass fittings, handles and fancy escutcheons. 129.5 x 56 x 91.5…

Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany chest of…

French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Early 19th century French Empire period mahogany chest of drawers 2ith 5 long drawers on box base with block feet, 80 cm wide, 98 cm high, 52 cm deep

An Empire style bird's eye maple commode, circa 1930, with a…

Empire Maple Commode with Marble Top and Inlay

An Empire style bird's eye maple commode, circa 1930, with a figured black and white marble top above a concealed frieze drawer with formal inlaid motifs, three recessed long drawers with conforming decorations and brass pull handles flanked by pillars…

Empire mahogany and ormolu commode, c. 1800, in the manner of…

Empire Mahogany Ormolu Commode, c. 1800

Empire mahogany and ormolu commode, c. 1800, in the manner of Bernard Molitor, the rectangular grey marble top above four long drawers flanked by tapering pilasters surmounted by classical heads terminating with pairs of feet, height 91 cm with 125 cm…

Empire style semainier chest circa 1930 mahogany, seven…

Empire Mahogany Semainier Chest with Brass Mounts

Empire style semainier chest circa 1930 mahogany, seven lockable drawers, brass banding and mounts, height 143 cm, length 74 cm, depth 38 cm

A French Epoque Empire walnut four drawer marble top commode,…

French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top

A French Epoque Empire walnut four drawer marble top commode, circa 1830, with a grey white marble top above one slim and three medium drawers, flanked by columns. 92 cm high, 128 cm wide, 61 cm deep

French Empire walnut commode, c. 1800, the rectangular white…

French Empire Walnut Commode with Marble Top

French Empire walnut commode, c. 1800, the rectangular white marble top above four drawers flanked by columns with gilt bronze capitals raised on block feet, height 91 cm width 131 cm depth 65 cm. Provenance: Bill Bradshaw Antiques, NSW. The Collection of…

A French Empire style mahogany four drawer marble top commode.…

French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode

A French Empire style mahogany four drawer marble top commode. 91 cm high, 130 cm wide, 62 cm deep.

An antique Empire style mahogany commode, late 19th century, a…

Empire Mahogany Commode with Ormolu Details

An antique Empire style mahogany commode, late 19th century, a charcoal marble top above a long frieze drawer, three recessed drawers with cast gilt ormolu escutcheons and dish shaped pull handles, bold columns to the edges with engine turned ormolu…

A handsome Empire style commode, Late-19th century, French, in…

Empire Style Oak Commode with Mahogany Veneer

A handsome Empire style commode, Late-19th century, French, in oak with veneered mahogany, with three drawers graduating in size on square block feet. The rectangular top marbled (later) and the keyhole escutcheons decorated with wreath motifs. Ex van…

French Empire style chest of drawers early 19th century, four…

French Empire Fluted Column Chest of Drawers

French Empire style chest of drawers early 19th century, four drawer with fluted column decoration, height 84 cm, length 71 cm, depth 48 cm

Chest of drawers French Empire style, bow front with column…

French Empire Bow Front Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers French Empire style, bow front with column supports, brass fittings, three drawers, height 87 cm, length 97 cm, depth 58 cm

Antique French Empire style chest of drawers / commode with…

French Empire Commode with Marble Top and Lion Accents

Antique French Empire style chest of drawers / commode with marble top, lion paaw feet & lion mask drop handles, 91 cm high, 126 cm wide, 54 cm deep

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer commode, 94 cm…

French Empire Marble Top Commode

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer commode, 94 cm high, 128 cm wide, 60 cm deep

French mahogany chest of drawers with black granite top and…

Empire Mahogany Chest with Black Granite Top and 4 Drawers

French mahogany chest of drawers with black granite top and fitted with four full width drawers, Empire style

An empire style chest of four drawers with brass handles, 115 x…

Empire Chest with Brass Handles

An empire style chest of four drawers with brass handles, 115 x 122 x 54 cm

Marble topped French Empire style four drawer commode, 83 cm…

French Empire Marble Commode

Marble topped French Empire style four drawer commode, 83 cm high, 104 cm wide, 57 cm deep

A French Empire flame mahogany commode c1815, signed Dupuis…

French Empire Mahogany Commode by Dupuis Aine, Paris

A French Empire flame mahogany commode c1815, signed Dupuis Aine, Paris

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer commode, 90 cm…

French Empire Marble Top Commode

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer commode, 90 cm high, 130 cm wide, 61 cm deep

Antique, early 19th century French Empire marble topped,…

French Empire Cherrywood Commode with Marble Top

Antique, early 19th century French Empire marble topped, cherrywood four drawer commode, approx 90 cm high, 130 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A French Empire style mahogany four drawer marble top commode.…

French Empire Mahogany Marble Top Commode

A French Empire style mahogany four drawer marble top commode. 90 cm high, 120 cm wide, 58 cm deep

An American empire chest of drawers, all original brass…

Original American Empire Chest of Drawers

An American empire chest of drawers, all original brass hardware, 105 cm high. 115 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A small demi-lune Empire style mahogany chest, a petite marble…

Empire Style Mahogany Chest with Gilt Bronze Trims

A small demi-lune Empire style mahogany chest, a petite marble topped semainier, with panelled sides and gilt bronze trims in the restrained Empire style raised on long toupie style legs with capped feet. Height 93 cm. Width 58.5 cm. Depth 31.5 cm

A French Empire style mahogany marble top chest of drawers

French Empire Mahogany Marble Chest of Drawers

A French Empire style mahogany marble top chest of drawers

French 19th century empire style chest of four drawers, gilt…

Empire Style Chest with Gilt Bronze and Marble Top

French 19th century empire style chest of four drawers, gilt bronze mounts and marble top, approx 94 cm high, 128 cm wide, 53 cm deep

French Empire mahogany marble top chest of drawers, one narrow…

French Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers

French Empire mahogany marble top chest of drawers, one narrow long drawer above four long drawers, height 110 cm, width 126 cm, depth 52 cm

Antique French Empire chest marble topped four drawer commode,…

French Empire Marble Top Chest with Original Pulls

Antique French Empire chest marble topped four drawer commode, fitted with original pulls, 132 cm wide

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer chest of…

French Empire Marble Top Chest of Drawers

Antique French Empire marble topped four drawer chest of drawers, 120 cm x 89 cm high

A second Empire French solicitors chest. The shaped top, above…

Empire French Solicitors Chest with Corinthian Pilasters

A second Empire French solicitors chest. The shaped top, above a frieze drawer with brass banding, below two banks of eight drawers, flanked by Corinthian pilasters. 159 cm high, 84 cm wide, 38.5 cm deep.

A French second Empire commode, the black marble top, above…

French Second Empire Commode with Ormolu Pilasters

A French second Empire commode, the black marble top, above four drawers, flanked by pilasters with ormolu capitals. 82 cm high, 84 cm wide, 51 cm deep.

A French second Empire walnut commode, the marble top above a…

French Second Empire Walnut Commode with Ormolu Mounts

A French second Empire walnut commode, the marble top above a long drawer, below three graduated drawers flanked by columns with ormolu mounts. 92 cm high, 106 cm wide, 62 cm deep

Empire style green marble topped four drawer commode with…

Green Marble Commode with Matching Mirror

Empire style green marble topped four drawer commode with matching mirror. 80 cm high. 94 cm long, 160 cm high

A notable French second Empire commode, the black marble top…

French Second Empire Commode with Lion Mask Handles

A notable French second Empire commode, the black marble top above three drawers with lion mask handles on carved paw feet. Stamped maker name Gamichon Paris. 84 cm high, 92 cm wide, 38 cm deep.

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above…

French Empire Flame Mahogany Chest with Bronze Mounts

A French Empire flame mahogany chest, the marble top above seven drawers flanked bronze mounts. 145 cm high, 83 cm wide, 44 cm deep.

An Empire style walnut commode French late 19th century the…

Empire-style Walnut Commode with Bronze Caryatids

An Empire style walnut commode French late 19th century the rectangular top above four long draws flanked by square tapering pilasters surmounted by bronze caryatids raised on stepped square feet, 115 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 96 cm high (45' wide, 21' deep,…

Empire style chest of five drawers mahogany veneers, gilt metal…

Empire Style Mahogany Chest with Marble Top

Empire style chest of five drawers mahogany veneers, gilt metal mounts, marble top. Height 86 cm width 94 cm depth 49 cm