Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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
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. Shaped skirt and conforming ovolo shaped...
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Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
Federal Lyre Base Card Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice Federal Mahogany Lyre / harp base card table 1800-1815. Original surface with an excellent color and patina on the nicely figured solid Cuban Mahogany one board canted ...
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Early 1800s American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
Federal Mahogany Swell Front Card Table, Bell Flower & Eagle Inlay, C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
Early 20th C Federal Style Hand Carved Mahogany Piecrust Edge Tilt-top Tea Table
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a magnificent Federal Style (or Federal Revival) early 20th century bench made solid mahogany Piecrust Edge Tilt-Top Tea Table with birdcage action. The top is exceptionally...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
Kindel Furniture Federal Satinwood and Mahogany Inlaid Marquetry Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal style occasional side table or tea table
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Late 20th Century
Satinwood and mahogany, with inlaid marquetry.
Measures: 29"W x 22"D x 29"H...
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Late 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany, Satinwood
1920s Federal Style Satinwood Inlaid Flame Mahogany Serpentine Card Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1920s Federal style satinwood inlaid flame mahogany serpentine card table in good antique condition. Very sturday. Measures 36" in width, 17" in depth when closed and 34" open and st...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique American Late Federal/Empire Mahogany Tea/Games/Card Table, circa 1830
Located in Portland, OR
American late federal/empire mahogany fold-over tea/games/card table, circa 1830. The table having a fold-over & swivel top, below is a carved and gadrooned skirt. The table standing...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
American 18th Century Federal Period Tripod Tilt-Top Table in Apple Wood
Located in Wells, ME
American federal tripod tilt-top table in apple wood, probably of Connecticut origin. The graceful scalloped edge of the top and cabriole legs along with the well proportioned vase t...
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Late 18th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Antique American Federal Mahog. & Birch Flap-Top Games Table
By John & Thomas Seymour
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a spectacular antique American Federal New England period highly figured mahogany and satin birch Flap-top serpentine Games or Card Table in the manner of the workshop of Joh...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Inlaid Mahogany and Satinwood Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal or Georgian style coffee or tea table
By Baker Furniture "Historic Charleston" Collection
USA, circa 1980s
Mahogany, with satinwood inlay and brass ha...
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1980s American Vintage Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century American Federal Mahogany Flip Top Console Table
Located in New York, NY
American Federal-style (19th Century) mahogany flip top console/card table with lyre base
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19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Bronze
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...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
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...
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19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Brass, Ormolu
American Mahogany and Cherry Stenciled Gilt Hinged Game Table, PA. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany and cherry hinged game table with a one board top, central carved floral basket, stenciled gilt turned ringed center column, and resting on scrolled acanthu...
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1810s American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Brass
American Federal Center Pedestal Games Table, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally handsome and very well crafted classical Philadelphia Federal games table in premium mahogany with turned and finely carved pedes...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
Beautiful Colonial Williamsburg Style Antique Style Tea Table Circa 1970
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Kittinger quality Colonial Williamsburg style tea table with pull out slides and in good condition. The table measures 26.5 tall x 30.25 wide x 18.25 deep. The table dates...
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1970s American Vintage Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Mahogany
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Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date.
THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS CARD TABLE IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION.
This splendid card table is made of the finest quality mahogany and features a hinged foldover shaped top with a demi-lune motif of fanned satinwood & green stained hare-wood surrounded by radial spurs of bell-flowers between swagged bands, bordered with satinwood cross-banding outlined with stringing.
The frieze inlaid with fluting and having a bow front drawer to the centre adorned with swagged bell-flower chains, with further pendant garlands leading down the square tapering legs on spade feet.
The quality and attention to detail throughout are second to none.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops and the baize relined, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 x Width 92 x Depth 47
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 3 foot x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches
Satinwood
is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.
The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys...
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Antique American Late Federal/Empire Mahogany Tea/Games/Card Table, circa 1830
Located in Portland, OR
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Federal card tables and tea tables for sale on 1stDibs.
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