Federal Furniture
FEDERAL STYLE
Following the Revolutionary War, the American republic referenced the Roman Republic in its designs to celebrate its independence and declare itself a powerful new country. Imbued with neoclassical elements like those being promoted by architect Robert Adam in Great Britain, antique Federal-style furniture was the first distinctly American style in its melding of ancient influences, European aesthetics and national pride.
Dating roughly from 1790 to 1830, the style featured angular furniture with saber legs and smooth surfaces that contrasted with the curvy Rococo style that was previously in fashion. Eagles were common ornamental motifs on Federal-period furniture, as were cornucopia, lyres, garlands and scrolls, adding subtle flair to pieces characterized by clean lines, geometric symmetry, balanced shapes and a sense of grandeur.
Instead of sculptural carvings, authentic Federal-style furniture was adorned with inlays and patterned veneers that showcased the rich character of different grains and types of wood. As social life tended to be informal in the young country, furniture was often lightweight, so it could be easily rearranged in a drawing room or bedroom. Pieces like dining tables with drop leaves and sideboards became popular, replacing larger chests of drawers.
The Federal style varied by region: Artisans in Charleston, South Carolina, decorated chairs with carved backs, for instance, while those in Baltimore, Maryland, preferred painted details. Its major proponents included father-and-son cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour in Boston, Duncan Phyfe and Charles-Honoré Lannuier in New York and Samuel McIntire in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Federal
Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Very attractive Mahogany southern Federal Butlers Desk probably mid Atlantic states around 1820-30. Large bottle drawers on either side of a nicely fi...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,895
Serpentine Front Federal 6
Long Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Credenza Console MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Serpentine Front Federal 6' Long Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard Credenza Console MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Continental Mahogany Ten-Drawers Tall Lingery Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 18th Century Continental Mahogany Narrow Ten-Drawers Tall Chest of Drawers, very appropriate for hosiery or Jewel with proper lining. Measures 54" in height, 16" in width and ...
Category
18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$3,746 Sale Price
25% Off
Federal Style Parcel Gilt Mahogany Wall Mirror C. 20th
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Federal Style Parcel Gilt Mahogany Wall Mirror C. 20th
Measures - 50"h x 29"w x 2"d
Category
20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Kittinger Tripple Tripod Base 2x24" Extensions Leaves Oval Dining Banquet Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
MINT Kittinger Tripple Tripod Base 2x24" Extensions Leaves Oval Dining Banquet Table
2x24” leaves with an extended table length of 146"
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Tobacco Leaf Carved Mahogany Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Tobacco Leaf Carved Mahogany Dining Table. Late Federal / American Empire mahogany drop-leaf table with hand carved tobacco leaf legs on original brass casters supporting a commodiou...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Henkel Harris Federal Cherry Extension Dining Table with Three Leaves
Located in Germantown, MD
Henkel Harris Federal Style Solid Cherry Extension Dining Table with Three Leaves
Excellent Vintage Condition with crafty inlaid legs. Each leaf is 12" wide. Leaves are securely stor...
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Satinwood
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Federal Style Mahogany Dining Table by Kindel, 20th Century. Includes 4 leaves
Located in Savannah, GA
Federal inlaid mahogany dining table with 4 leaves of 12.5" wide each for a total of 131" long
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Italian Carved Eagle Giltwood Federal Style Mirrors, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of carved giltwood eagle mirrors with Federal styling in very good condition. They are Italian and most likely date to the 60s. The pair are unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
BAKER Bow Front Banded Top
4 Drawers Pull Out Desk Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
BAKER Bow Front Banded Top & 4 Drawers Pull Out Desk Bachelor Chest Dresser MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Federal Oval Dining Table
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite antique mahogany Federal oval dining table. Federal-style—also known as Adam-style in Britain and Louis XVI style in France—flourished in the newly formed United States ...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century American Hand Carved Gilded Pediment Eagle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century American hand carved gilded pediment eagle.
Antique decorative hand carved and gilded wooden pediment eagle. The expressive sculpture w...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Federal Mahogany Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
American mahogany inlaid Hepplewhite fold top card table Circa 1790-1800. Tapered straight legs terminating at the feet in simple cuff inlay. Shape...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Federal Style Console Tables, Mahogany, Opposing Eagles, Marble
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th Century Federal Eagle Carved Console Tables, Marble Tops, Carved Solid Wood
These tables, with their elaborate boule inlays, sculptural eagles, and opulent materials, w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Marble
Fantastic American Centennial Solid Walnut Philadelphia Carved Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Discover timeless elegance with this fantastic American Centennial solid walnut Philadelphia carved secretary desk, a true testament to 19th-cent...
Category
1870s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Federal Cannonball Iron and Brass Andirons, Circa 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair Early 19th Century Federal iron and Brass Large Cannon Ball Andirons. Measures 13.5" in width, 21.5" in depth and 21" in height.
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,246 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique Centennial American Federal Gilded Carved Eagle and Mahogany Wall Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Celebrate American heritage with this Antique Centennial American Federal Wall Mirror, featuring a majestic carved giltwood eagle crest and elegant mahogany frame. Crafted around the...
Category
1870s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mahogany
Antique American Double Lemon Top Federal Style Brass Andirons
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a classic and classy pair of antique brass andirons in the Federal double lemon style. They are in good condition with only the expected wear from age and use and would be a ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Federal Gilt Wood Convex Mirror with Perched Eagle to Flee, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal gilt carved wood and gesso convex mirror with perched eagle to flee, flanking acanthus scrolled foliage, interior circular spheres, ebonized reeded ring, and termina...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Ebony
Semi-Post Pale Mahogany Federal Full Size Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
A Semi-Post Pale Mahogany Federal Full Size Bed in very good co dition.
Measurs 54"W x 80"D x 67"H
Headboard height is 47.5" and 67" to the top of the posters, footboard height is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,312 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Federal Style Mahogany China Display Cabinet with Stained Glass Doors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Federal Style Mahogany China Display Cabinet with Stained Glass Doors. Item features a pierced carved arch, urn finial, inlai...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass, Mahogany
Federal Style Inlaid Mahogany Fold-Top Console Table, Circa 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century fold-top mahogany console table with satinwood inlays.
Measures 36" in width, 17" in depth and stands 29".
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,496 Sale Price
25% Off
Virginia MetalCrafters Federal Style Polished Brass and Steel Fire Tool Set
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite set of Federal Style Polished Brass and polished stee Fireplace Tool Set by Virginia MetalCrafters. Excellent vintage condition. Cast brass polished and polished steel....
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Mahogany and Satinwood Demilune Sideboard Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal or Hepplewhite style demilune cabinet or sideboard
By Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1980s
Flame mahogany, with satinwood banding and inlay and original b...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Trestle Drop Leaf Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Trestle two drawer Drop Leaf Table. Measures 56.25" in width with leaves open, 36.25" in width ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,196 Sale Price
25% Off
Monumental Philadelphia Federal Period Gilt
Mahogany Eagle Mirror
By John Pollard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental American Federal Gilt and Mahogany Eagle Mirror with Oak Garland Swags, Attributed to a Philadelphia Workshop of John Pollard, Circa 1800
A monumental and masterfully car...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
Large Federal Carved Giltwood and Eglomise Overmantel Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large and Rare Federal Carved Giltwood and Eglomise Overmantel Mirror. Mirror is flanked by double gilded columns on each side, with mirrored inserts that enhance the sense of dept...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Baker Crotch Mahogany Serpentine Front Federal Sideboard Credenza Cabinet MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Crotch Mahogany Serpentine Front Federal Sideboard Credenza Cabinet MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Federal Mahogany Locking Chest of Drawers, Circa Early 1800s
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 18th Century to Early 19th Century Federal Mahogany Locking Chest of Drawers. 1st, 2nd and 4th drawers have functional locks with keys.
Me...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,021 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique American Federal Painted Walnut Side Table, Mid 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful American colonial or Federal style painted walnut candle stand or side table
USA, Mid 19th Century
Measures: 23.5"W x 11.75"D x 24.13"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Paint
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, with His Life, Written by Himself, 1835
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Franklin, Benjamin. The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life, Written by Himself. Exeter: J & B Williams, 1835. In origi...
Category
1830s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Federal Mahogany and Birch Inlaid Secretary/Desk sq
Located in Water Mill, NY
Federal Mahogany and Birch inlaid secretary/desk with contrasting veneers and
bone pulls.
Category
1790s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
$4,500 Sale Price
52% Off
Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Cherry Wood Sideboard Credenza
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Hepplewhite or Federal style sideboard, credenza, or buffet server
By Baker Furniture, "Milling Road" Collection
USA, Late 20th Century
Cherry wood, with inlaid map...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Federal Cherrywood Bureau Cabinet / Desk, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
This Federal Cherrywood Bureau cabinet dates to 1790. It is a beautifully preserved example of early American Federal craftsmanship. The piece combines graceful proportions, warm p...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry
American Federal Mahogany
Satinwood Butler
s Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
Category
1810s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Two Tier Wash Stand in Original Green Paint
Located in Southampton, NJ
A single drawer two tier wash stand with dovetail joinery & original green paint. Circa mid 19th century. Additional dimensions: lower shelf: 7" H / table top: 29.25" H.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Pine
$1,795 / item
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Ship
s Passport Signed, November 5, 1804
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This rare official document, dated November 5, 1804, is signed by both Thomas Jefferson as the nation's third President and James Madison as Secretary of State. The document, partial...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mahogany Tall Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
A highly functional and decorative two part Mahogany Tall Bookcase cabinet resting on shaped bracket feet. Large doors without lattice work allow for fu...
Category
2010s Federal Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$3,575 / item
American Federal Gilt Eagle Convex Mirror with Acanthus
Shell Pendant, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Monumental Period American Federal gilt wood and gesso convex mirror with a central spread winged Eagle perched to flee on rocky plinth, upper flanking scrolled acanthus foliage, in...
Category
1810s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Giltwood, Ebony
Travis Court Collection Drexel Cabinet
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
Travis Court Drexel buffet
Georgian style mahogany buffet cabinet featuring 3 drawers and shelving below. Brass pulls.
Measures: 36" Width x 18" De...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mahogany Pedestal Scrolled Tripod Floor Candle Stand Pedestal
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Style Mahogany Pedestal Scrolled Tripod Floor Candle Stand Pedestal
MEASUREMENTS: 18″ wide x 18" Dx 35.5″ in height . Top is 11" W x 11" D
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$671 Sale Price
25% Off
Beacon Hill Two Part Crotch Flame Mahogany Individual Glass Pane Breakfront MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beacon Hill Two Part Crotch Flame Mahogany Individual Glass Pane Breakfront MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Federal Drop Leaf Dining Table in West Indies Mahogany New York, c 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome American Federal or Empire Pembroke table in fine West Indies mahogany with two drop leaves. This period breakfast table is supported by a reeded, vase-turned column on a ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
By Hitchcock
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
These vintage Hitchcock chairs are black lacquer painted and embellished with ochr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Federal Eagle American 50 Star Flag with Brass Eagle Pole, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Monumental 50 star American Flag with antique Federal Eagle brass and wood pole. A patriotic piece suitable for any home. This set includes both ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$4,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century Federal Style Burl Mahogany Nightstand Side Table Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Federal Style Burl Mahogany Nightstand Side Table Cabinet.
Features one dovetail joint drawer and divided lower cab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
$896 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Mahogany Campaign Officers Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most unusual Federal period mahogany campaign field desk from the early 19th century. Believed to have been used as a maritime sea capta...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar
Antique Ca. 1820 Federal Era Trompe L
oeil Painted Chest
Located in Peabody, MA
American Federal era chest of drawers in its original trompe l’oeil mustard painted finish, ca. 1820.
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,275 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Fine Antique Secretary Bookcase with Brass Eagle Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well constructed with fine mahogany veneer with Federal style brass eagle finial on a pedestal. The carved cornice with urn form finials over a carv...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
American Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Mantel Clock, Eli Terry, Circa 1825
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany pillar and scroll mantel clock with a broken arch pediment, three urn wood finials, flanking ringed columns, hinged glass d...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine early 19th century Federal Mid Atlantic Arched Door Corner Cupboard
Located in Milford, NH
An impressive two piece Federal corner cupboard in poplar and pine, its upper case with a swan’s neck split pediment crest with central urn finial flanked by two carved rosettes surm...
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique American Federal Cherry Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic American Federal stand here in cherry. With an overhanging square plank constructed top over a single frieze drawer with a small metal knob pull. Raised on square tapering ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Cherry
"Washington and His Generals" Engraving by A. H. Ritchie, circa 1870
By Alexander Hay Ritchie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a large, handsome engraving entitled Washington and His Generals by Alexander H. Ritchie, one of the best historical printmakers of the mid-nineteenth century. Ritchie is par...
Category
1870s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Paper
American Federal Mahogany 2-Drawer Work Table W/ Original Cup Casters, C. 1800
Located in Germantown, MD
American Federal Mahogany Two-Drawer Stand / Work Table.
Features Two large drawers over four carved and turned bulbous pineapple legs with the original brass cupped casters. F8nish...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,925 Sale Price
25% Off
Federal Mahogany Tall Gentleman
s Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Federal style mahogany and figured mahogany Gentleman's chest of drawers, the bowfront reeded edge top with protruding corners above leaf carved capital and reeded column supports,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
$10,197 / item
Etched Brass Federal Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of federal andirons in polished brass with decorative urn and leaf etching to front faces, having turned finials and spurred knees to legs with well-formed ball and eagle talo...
Category
1880s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Mahogany Federal Work Table with Barley Twist Legs on Casters, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany Federal two drawer hinged work table with a ratcheted white pine writing surface, fitted interior for ink wells, original brass sandwich glass knobs, lower connecti...
Category
1810s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Federal Style Mahogany Bedside Chests
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mahogany and figured mahogany nightstand, the reeded edge bowfront top with protruding corners with leaf carved and reeded uprights, with three graduated drawers with verdigris bra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
$8,514 / set
Very Fine Olive Burl Wood 83" Tall Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest of Drawers MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Compact Burl Wood Queen Ann Secretary Desk Bookcase Dresser Drawers MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Federal Mahogany Card Table
Located in Essex, MA
Likely made in Philadelphia and likely by Haines and Connelly. In great condition with hinged top and shaped top with reeded edge. Conforming frieze with paterae and raised on circul...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Federal furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Federal furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Federal furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Kindel Furniture, Drexel, and Edward F. Caldwell
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