Empire, anyone?

My friend Gabrielle has recently closed her antiques shop to concentrate on decorating and design projects. Among the antiques up for sale is this magnificent Neoclassical Empire bureau (circa 1801-1815, the French First Empire under Napoleon).

The photo of the trim on a drawer shows the fleur de lys-shaped lock. Without the original key, the cabinet would be impossible to open.

Many of Gabrielle's items will soon be offered for sale in Tara's Treasures in my sidebar. If you are interested in purchasing the grey marble-topped Empire bureau, email me for further details.

Comments

[eb]

Hi Tara - you are with me in spirit at the beach - yes I'll take you with me in one of the many pockets of these cargo shorts - it is another beautiful day...

I love the fever poem - gives me shivers - oh the malarial fevers in Ivory coast...

V.H. collected LOTS of empire furniture - some I still have in the upstairs home stdio - some beautiful dressers - drawers stick though... ahhhhh - but beautiful...

also loved the paper lanterns - and that lovely little lift - remember those -

so much eye candy here

now...

I'm taking you to the beach

along with a journal and pen, sunscreen and Foolsgold -

xox - eb.

[giggles]

Spectacular piece...When I get the urge to paint my five piece sklar Peppler wall units, your pictures guilt me out and hold me back! I keep thinking of the cringing antique dealers. If I dared destroy the face of my thirty year old pieces of quality furniture! Stay tuned….it could happen yet!

Hugs Giggles

[Blue]

Beautiful.

[Laura]

Now you're adding antique selling to all the other things you do?? Oh, I know you aren't exactly selling items, just facilitating, but still! I don't think I'll be buying the bureau (;D), but it is lovely.
Xoxo,
Louise

[Di Overton]

Gorgeous. I can't wait to see your treasures.

[JanePoe (aka Deborah)]

What a beautiful bureau ... I also thought of Empire state building when I read the title and looked at the front columns!