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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Style: Federal
Friedman Bros. Chippendale Federal Style Giltwood Italian Mirrors W/ Eagles - 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Timeless appeal! This is a pair of Italian carved giltwood mirrors with federal chippendale styling. They are in very good condition and have removable carved giltwood eagles.
Ship...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Poplar
Crotch Mahogany Federal Style Hickory Chair Sideboard MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Crotch Mahogany Federal Style Hickory Chair Sideboard MINT!
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Italian Hand-Made American Federal Style Eagle Mirror Style Friedman Brothers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Italian hand-made American Federal Style eagle mirror, in the manner of Friedman Brothers, is a striking example of neoclassical elegance and timeless craftsmanship. Topped with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mahogany
American Federal Games/Card Table with Tobacco Leaf Carvings, Baltimore, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely Federal card table in fine mahogany with hinged rectangular top pivoting and opening to a square supported by a turned column with tobacco leaf carvings over a round base with carved knurling reminiscent of pineapples. Four "C" shaped legs are reeded and rest on brass lion claw...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Federal Stained Cherry Candlestand
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Federal Stained Cherry Candlestand
The warm, reddish-brown finish on the wood suggests it may be cherry, common choices during that period. The table features a simple,...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Federal Style Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Lyre Base Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Federal Style Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Lyre Base Coffee Table
Measures 35.5" in width , 18" on depth, 16.5" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century American 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
PAIR of Federal Style Narrow Mahogany Dressers 1920
s Skinny Nightstands Glass
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Elegant pair of Early 20th Century Federal Style Mahogany Cabinets. Each stand has five dovetailed drawers with glass flower shaped knobs. These would be perfect as nightstands, lin...
Category
1910s Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton (Anglo-American: 1799 - 1849), circa 1830s, an oil on canvas half-length portrait of a sea captain holding a spygl...
Category
1830s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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
Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Federal or Hepplewhite style shield back dining chairs
By Baker Furniture, "Historic Charleston" Collection
USA, circa Late 20th century
Solid carved m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
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
Antique Federal Period Mahogany Work Table with Pineapple Carved Pillars c. 1840
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Federal Period Mahogany Work Table, dating to around 1840, is a striking example of American craftsmanship from the Federal period. The piece is made from richly grained...
Category
1830s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Mid Century Federal Gray Enamel Mahogany Bedside Chest of Drawers
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Federal Style Gray Enamel Mahogany Bedside Chest of Drawers. Drawers open and close very smoothly.
Measures 21.5" in width, 16.5" in depth and 30" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Federal Style Mahogany Bedside Chest
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
$4,257 / item
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
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
Vintage Biggs Old Sturbridge Village Federal Mahogany Spider Leg Candle Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Biggs Furniture Old Sturbridge Village Collection Federal Candle or Sculpture Stand, circa last half 20th century. Made from mahogany with an Octagonal inlaid and crossbanded top ove...
Category
Late 20th Century Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$770 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 20th-C. Federal Style Gilt Composition Wall Brackets For Plates - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Federal style gilt composition wall brackets. They have an indentation for plates. They are unmarked and in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Composition
Antique American Federal Maple Wood Canopy Single Twin Poster Bed Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Federal Maple Wood Canopy Single Twin Poster Bed Frame with Carved Finials (Color indoors is more true to images 2 and 3). Buyer will...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Maple
Federal Style Mahogany Three-Seat Bench
Located in Astoria, NY
Federal Style Mahogany Three-Seat Bench, the back splats with X and column form spindles, with blue and red checkered cushion on fluted tapered feet.
32" H x 53" W x 18" D; seat: 18...
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on olive branches and 13 small spheres representing the original 13 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
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
Zabihi Collection beige Blue Color Pictorial Antique Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Peking carpet with an animal motif in beige and blue
circa 1910, measures: 3' x 5'8".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Federal Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Federal Cherrywood Desk and Glassdoor Bookcase
Located in Sheridan, CO
A Late Federal Cherrywood Desk and Bookcase, Circa 1830.
This unique piece includes a folding desk and make a fabulous looking compact desk with plenty of storage in bookcase above. This was possibly a clerk's desk.
Includes plenty of storage and desk...
Category
Early 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th century Virginia inlaid walnut desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Great period Virginia inlaid walnut slant front desk with a family history of being made in Rockingham County. Nice proportions, incredible color and beautifully executed interior.
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Poplar, Walnut
Federal Bronze Clear Pebbled Glass Lantern Pendant
Located in New York, NY
This early 20th Century hanging lantern exudes timeless charm. Its bronze frame and clear pebbled glass showcase a classic design, capturing the essence of the Federal style, making ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
19th Century Federal Style Mahogany Poster Three Quater Size Bedframe
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Style Mahogany Poster Three Quater Size Bedframe
Measures 55" in width , 80.5" in Height to the top of the posters, Headboard is 50" in height, footboard is 1...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Style Tri-Panel Gold Leaf Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
American Federal Revival style gilt wall mirror featuring fluted corinthian pilasters partitioning 3 beveled mirror panes under a pediment with decorative dentil moulding ending in v...
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Early 19th Century Federal Period American Red Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An early 19th century New England Federal period tall chest in old red paint featuring five graduated dovetailed drawers and retaining original brasses. Molded base with heavy turne...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
American Federal Relief Carved Mahogany Card Table, New York, circa 1810
Located in Stockton, NJ
American Federal relief carved mahogany card table. The double-elliptical crotch mahogany book-matched veneered hinged top above a central pedestal with foliate and swag carved detail terminating on four fluted cabriole legs and brass lion paw cups on casters.
This card table is illustrated in "Four Centuries of American Furniture" Oscar P. Fitzgerald, pp.93
" The richly grained mahogany top takes a double-elliptic shape. The top rotates to rest on the skirt, which encloses a storage space for game equipment...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
American Federal Giltwood Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style convex bullseye wall mirror featuring a carved eagle with open wings standing on olive branches and 13 small spheres representing the original 13 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Stickley Federal Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Federal or Hepplewhite style shield back dining chairs
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid carved mahogany frames, with upholstered seat...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
1940s Federal Style Genuine Mahogany Pembrooke Drop-Leaf Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1940s vintage federal style mahogany drop leaf table in good vintage condition with felt lined drawer.
Measure 15.5" Wide folded, 36" wide open, 23"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage American Federal Gold Brass Eagle Bullseye Convex Mirror
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Regency style small convex bullseye wall mirror featuring an eagle with open wings standing on olive branches.
USA, Mid 20th Century
Brass frame, with origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Federal Gilt-Wood
Eglomise Painted Mirror
Located in Huntington, NY
This American Federal gilt-wood mirror dates
Circa 1790, it’s lower rectangular antique mirror plate below
A black, white & gold verre e...
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$2,120 Sale Price
38% Off
19th Century Federal Bow Front Mahogany Single Drawer Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Federal Bow Front Mahogany Single Drawer Side Table. Measures 30" in width, 19.5" in depth and 29" in height. Knee height 24.5"
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Federal Style Figured Mahogany Huntboard with Brass Hardware
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., Federal Style huntboard made from rich mahogany and featuring classic design elements that reflect high-quality craftsmanship.
The table is crafted from solid mahogan...
Category
1910s American Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Carved And Gilded Eagles Italian Animalier Sculptures Mid-19th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Eagles In Carved And Gilded Wood from the mid-1800s, this pair of animalier carvings of birds of prey in carved and gilded wood represents a fascinating example of 19th-cent...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-19 Century Federal Mahogany With Inlay Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This handsome English mahogany server, c. 1850, features a narrow, rectangular surface over an apron outfitted with 2 drawers having beautiful hardware. The whole rests upon square t...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Banded and Pencil Inlayed Mahogany Bow Front Federal Sideboard Brass Hardware
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Banded and Pencil Inlayed Mahogany Bow Front Federal Sideboard Brass Hardware
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated and form is reminiscent of Federal Boston cabinet maker Isaac Vose...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Carved and Painted Wooden Eagle with Shield Attributed to John Haley Bellamy
Located in Savannah, GA
In all original untouched condition including weathered paint, this wonderful Folk Art wall plaque speaks for itself. Substantial size. It looks to be made to be mounted on a ledge, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,713 Sale Price
24% Off
Pair of Twin Size Mahogany Canopy Beds by Smith
Watson MINT
By Smith
Watson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Twin Size Mahogany Canopy Beds by Smith & Watson MINT
Category
20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
By Silas Hoadley
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany one day tall case clock with the original brass ball finials resting on three carved upper capitals, decorative intertwined fret work, arched hood with bras...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Federal Style Mahogany Trumeau Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Federal Style Mahogany Trumeau Mirror with hand painted on board perched eagle with yellow background. Measures 21.5" tall and 11" in width.
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany, Paint
Stickley Federal Solid Cherry Wood Pembroke Tea Tables, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Federal style Pembroke nightstands, end tables, or tea tables
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, late 20th century
Solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique American Federal Mahogany Reverse Painted Eagle Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique American Federal Mahogany Reverse Painted Eagle Trumeau Wall Mirror. Circa Mi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Set of 6 Reupholstered Mahogany Carved Rose Back Dining Chairs
Located in Medina, OH
Set of 6 Reupholstered Mahogany Carved Rose Back Dining Chairs. Reupholstered in an abstract luxurious gold velvet by Manuel Canovas from Colef...
Category
1940s Vintage Federal Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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 Early 19th Century American Tiger Maple Small Drop Leaf Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Made in Vermont circa 1820 this fine old country drop leaf table retains if not its original surface a very old one. Constructed by a craftsmen using pegs and hand plained local tige...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Furniture
Materials
Maple
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
Co.. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $115,000 while the average work can sell for $2,800.
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