Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
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
Antique Col Ebenezer Crafts Publick House Hotel Advertisement Sign 56"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique salvaged Col. Ebenezer Crafts' Publick House of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, est. 1771 sign. Wood construction hand painted in white with black and white lettering around ...
Category
Early 20th Century Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Pair of Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Night Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Mid Century Federal Style Mahogany Two Tier single drawer Night Stands in good vintage condition.
Measures 18" in width, 15.25" in depth and stand 27.25" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Handsome Versatile Mahogany Night Stand with Two Drawers & Slide
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant vintage mahogany night stand having wonderful shape with top and bottom drawer, slider that pulls out under the top drawer, and op...
Category
1950s American Vintage Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Pair Antique Federal Carved Mahogany Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Shows Patina from Age & Use
Dimensions: 29.50”H x 18”W x 14.50”D
Category
1920s American Vintage Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
1840 Map of the City of Washington Published by William M. Morrison
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This map, printed in 1840, is a detailed representation of Washington, D.C. in the mid-19th century. The map shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings as well as details o...
Category
1840s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Vintage George Washington Standing Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage set of George Washington bookends. The bookends depict George Washington standing, with his hand resting on a classical column. Washington wears a suit with long...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Centennial Federal Style Cherry Queen Size Canopy Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
A Centennial Federal Style canopy queen size bed in good vintage condition.
Measures 65"in width, 86.75" in depth and stands 86.5" to the top of the posters. Headboard is 42.5" high...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cherry
1940s Mahogany Pinneaple Semi -Posters Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1940s Solid Mahogany pineapple Semi Posters Full Size Bed Frame. Measures 57" in width, 82" in length and 47" tall at the tip of the headboard p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
1940s Mahogany Bobbing Semi Post Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1940s Solid Mahogany Bobbing Semi Posters Full Size Bed Frame on original wheels. Wheels are removable. Measures 57.25" in width, 82.75" in leng...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
PAIR of Federal Style Mahogany CABINETS, c. early 1900's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
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, lingerie ca...
Category
1910s Vintage Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set: Vanity, End Table, Dresser, Chest of Drawers
Located in Soquel, CA
4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set: Vanity, End Table, Dresser, Check of Drawers
Elegant bedroom set from the Royal furniture Line by Robert W. Irwin and Ro...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
HONORE LANNUIER: Cabinetmaker From Paris - 1998 The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in Rochester, NY
Honore Lannuier: Cabinetmaker from Paris - Peter M. Kenney - 1998 The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Abrams. Softcover book - 253 pages - black/white and...
Category
1990s American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
American Federal Style Carved Mahogany Queen Size Poster Bedstead
Located in Germantown, MD
An American Federal Style carved Mahogany Queen size Bedstead in great vintage condition. Measures 63.5" in width, 89" in depth and 88" in height to the top of the urn finials. Head...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
American 44 Star Flag, circa 1891
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Antique American 44 Star Flag, circa 1891, marking admission of Wyoming as a state in 1891. This was an official flag of the United States for only five years, making it one of ...
Category
1890s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Muslin
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 cabinet with smooth closing door.
Measure 16.5"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany, Burl
Pair of American 19th Century Grain Painted Cannonball Twin Beds
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of American Federal Grain Painted and Decorated Twin Cannonball Beds. Most likely Maine. Circa 1830. Retaining original paint decoration of the Federal Period
Mixed woods, ma...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Maple
Mid Century Brass Umbrella Stand Cane Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century sol8d brass Federal Style umbrella Stand. Measures 8" in width, 8" in depth and stands 26" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Carved and Painted Ship's Billethead, second half 19th Century, a scroll carved and painted wooden ornament from the bow of a ship.
A billethead was a smaller carving used in place of a figurehead, mounted under the bowsprit of a ship. As the 19th Century progressed and the age of clipper ships saw a move towards ever more extreme clipper bows, there was a need to eliminate unnecessary weight aboard ship, especially in the bow (to avoid burying the nose into every wave), so billet heads...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Classical American Federal Gondola Sleigh Bed in Mahogany, Philadelphia, c. 1830
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite classical American gondola sleigh bed in fine West Indies mahogany from the Federal period in Philadelphia, circa 1830. Inspired by the aesthetic ideals of ancient Greek & Roman furniture popularized during the Empire & Federal period, this sleigh bed features shaped sideboards with an out-scrolled headboard...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Century Furniture Carved Mahogany Posters Queen Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 20th century Furniture Company Federal Style poster queen size bed in very good vintage condition.
Measures 64"in width, 87.5" in depth and stands 90" to the top of the poste...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century King Size American Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful New York Four Poster bed has a simple poplar headboard and tester for draping. The mahogany foot post have a block spade foot below the bed bolts. The post continue up...
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Pair Large 19th C. American Federal Empire Brass Curtain Tie Backs.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Large 19th C. American Federal Empire Brass Curtain Tie Backs.
An elegant pair of American Empire floral motif curtain tie backs. Large, 5 Inc...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Federal Style Carved Mahogany Poster Full Side Bed
Located in Germantown, MD
Federal Style Carved Mahogany Poster Full Side Bed in good vintage condition.
Measures 58" in width, 83.5" in lenght and stands 85.5" tall to the top of the finials. Heandboard is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Federal Inlaid Mahogany Nightstand or Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style side table or nightstand
By Baker Furniture, "Colonial Williamsburg" Collection
USA, circa ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
American Federal Four Post Maple Bed
Located in New York, NY
American four post maple bed, with headboard 4 carved posts & 2 rails
mounted with brackets for Boxspring. Each post with mounting bolts & brass bed bolt co...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Maple
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
George Washington Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original George Washington signature, presented framed with an oval chromolithographed portrait of George Washington printed by E. C....
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Stickley Solid Dark Cherry Panels Full Size Headboard
Located in Germantown, MD
A federal style, solid dark cherry full size Headboard in very good condition by Stickley. Measures 61.5" in width and stands 42.25 inches tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Federal Bowfront Mahogany Bedside Chest Nightstand
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century Federal Bowfront Mahogany bedside chest nighstand. Good antique Condition. Dovetail drawers functioning perfectly. Original Hardware. Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
American Federal Child's Trunk Leather Covered with Brass Tacks
Located in Wells, ME
American federal child's trunk, black leather covering with natural colored leather bindings and brass tack decoration. This early trunk has remnants of its original blue colored p...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Beacon Hill Collection Federal Style Banded Mahogany Nightstand
By Beacon Hill
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal style single drawer occasional side table or nightstand
By Beacon Hill Collection
USA, mid-20th century
Mahogany, wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Stickley Solid Cherry Panels Full Size Headboard
Located in Germantown, MD
A federal style, solid cherry full size Headboard in very good condition by Stickley. Measures 56.5" in width and stands 42.25 inches tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cherry
NYC Federal Full Tester Bed Attributable to Lannuier w Four Floral-Carved Posts
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional American Federal sleigh bed with tester in fine West Indies/ Cuban mahogany with beautifully-articulated floral and acanthus-leaf carvings, along the crest of the headboard and footboard, and on the four posts, attributable to the French-born cabinetmaker Charles-Honoré Lannuier...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French First Officer’s Uniform Red Epaulettes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century French First Officer’s Uniform Red Epaulettes
Good pair of French Officers Epaulettes made in Red Silk and lined in black velvet, the f...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
American Federal Mahogany and Spanish Cedra Sugar Chest on Stand, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany and Spanish cedra one drawer hinged sugar chest on stand with carved molded edge, exposed dovetails, wooden knobs, silver escutch...
Category
1820s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver, Iron
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
18th Century Four Post Mahogany Bed, Likely Charleston 'converted to queen'
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 18th century period four post mahogany bed, likely Charleston. Great quality hand carved feathers and ring turnings on posts.
Has been converted to fit a queen size mattress.
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
American 19th Century Federal Mahogany Serpentine Table
By Samuel Field McIntire
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A superb quality and extremely rare early 19th
century American federal period mahogany dressing
table of serpentine form having well figured top
over two frieze drawers retaining original lions
mask brass handles raised on elegant carved and
reeded turned tapering legs
Attributed to “Samuel Field McIntire, Salem, Massachusetts’
(Samuel Field McIntire who worked in Salem, at the start
of the early 19th century was the son of Samuel McIntire...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Four Poster Mahogany King-Size Bed, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant New York poster bed has some of the finest hand carving and delicate details making it a very fine example of a Federal bed. The solid mah...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Poplar, Mahogany
Green Persian Mahal Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 20th century Persian Mahal rug.
15'' x 18''
Category
20th Century Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Rare Child's Camphor Wood Chest, Leather Bound and Brass Embellished
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th century child's camphor wood chest
--Original black leather binding and brass tacks.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
19th Century Leather Covered Box with a Domed Lid, Brass Handle and Hinges
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This small box for personal possessions (perhaps papers or letters), is covered in black leather and decorated with borders of brass tacks, including the letters A.T. on its lid, and...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass, Bronze
American Mahogany & Gilt Dolphin Upholstered Harp Stool with Paw Feet, NY C 1815
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany harp stool with a carved molded back, flanking gilt dolphin supports, adjustable upholstered seat with a turned bulbous shaft, and resting...
Category
1810s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wrought Iron
1840s American Octagonal J Boardman New York Mineral Waters Soda Bottle New York
By John Boardman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
J. Boardman & Company New York Mineral Waters, this bottle is never sold. Soda water bottle, America, 1845-1860. Octagonal, bright, medium sapphire b...
Category
1840s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Blown Glass
Miniature Example Mahogany Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Cabinet makers sample.
Category
19th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Chabby Chic White Painted Three Drawers Nightstands Lamp Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of distressed vintage weathered look nightstands. Brass pulls.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
Leather Bound Ledger Magazine Holder Italian, 1950s
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large footed leather bound "Ledger" magazine holder.
Holds a dozen or so of your favorite design magazines while looking fabulous as a decor object.
Plywood construction wrapped in p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Plywood
Antique Miniature Portrait on Bone with Fitted Case 14-Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the late 17th century and done in the Federalist style, this finely detailed and well executed hand painted miniature portrait on bone of a period nobleman can be worn as...
Category
Late 17th Century American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Gold
American Federal Style Flag with Brass Pole and Stand
Located in New York, NY
American Federal-style (19/20th Century) bronze eagle base flag pole with eagle finial and flag.
Category
20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Early American Stenciled Maple Pole Screen
Located in Savannah, GA
Mahogany and maple pole screen on a tripod base featuring a center urn, adjustable brass slide and a lead weighted bottom. Stenciled floral motif on screen...
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Early 1800s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Vintage American Bald Eagle Brass Bookends a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage American Bald Eagle Brass Bookends a Pair
Beautiful detail on this 1950s pair of American Bald eagle head bookends.
Nice set of large brass American Bald Eagle bookends.
This...
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Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Vintage "1776" Brass American Eagle Bookends by Colonial Virginia
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
These appealing vintage brass bookends depict a bald eagle preparing for flight after perching on a base inscribed with “1776.” The bookends were made by Colonial Virginia, a crafter...
Category
1970s American Vintage Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Vintage Spreadwing Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a beautiful pair of spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of ar...
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1950s American Vintage Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
American 45 Star Flag, circa 1896
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American 45 Star Flag, circa 1896, marking the admission of Utah into the Union as the 45th state in 1896. This was an official flag of the United States for only twelve yea...
Category
1890s American Antique Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Muslin
Virginia Craftmen Federal Mahogany Pencil Post Canopy Twin Size Bedsteads, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Federal Style Mahogany Pencil Post Canopy Bed Steads by Virginia Craftmen furniture.
Measures 41.5" in width, 81" in depth and 77.5" in height to the top of the finials. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Mahogany
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