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Federal Game 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
1920s Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Federal Style Fold-Top Console or Game Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Mahogany and satinwood Inlaid Federal style Fold-Top Console or Card Table in very good antique condition. Measures 36" in width, 17.5" in depth folded and 35" ...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Sheraton Federal Acanthus Carved Mahogany Serpentine Game Table C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Sheraton Federal Carved Mahogany Serpentine Game Table w...
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19th Century Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

Antique American Federal Empire Mahogany Fold Over Pedestal Tea Game Card Table
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique American late Federal/Empire carved mahogany fold-over tea/games/card table, circa 1830. The table having a fold-over & swivel top, below is a carved and gadrooned ap...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

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 Game Tables

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Mahogany, Rosewood, Birch

American Federal Games/Card Table with Tobacco Leaf Carvings, Baltimore, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
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...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Brass

Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany and Satinwood Flip-Top Console or Game Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Hepplewhite style flip-top console or game table By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1980s Mahogany, with beautiful satinwood banding and inlaid marquetry. Measur...
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1980s American Vintage Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Fine Federal Period Sheraton Mahogany Card or Gaming Table circa 1800
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Federal Period, Sheraton mahogany card or gaming table with turret corners, checkered inlay around the folding top edge, a shaped frieze with an oval patera, all ...
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Early 1800s American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Brass

Federal Boston Lyre Games Table Attrib. Thomas Seymour & Thomas Wightman, c 1815
By Thomas Seymour
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Federal card table attributable to renown Boston cabinetmaker, Thomas Seymour (1771-1848) with carvings likely by Thomas Wightman (1759-1827), Boston, circa 1815. The top...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Brass

Near-Pair Set of American Federal Card Tables
Located in New York, NY
A set of two Federal mahogany folding card tables. Handcrafted circa 1825. They are a near-identical pair with the legs varying slightly in...
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1820s American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

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 Game Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

Federal Card Table Attributed to Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in New York, NY
American federal games table in carved mahogany. Flip top with concertina movement. Attributed to the workshop of Philadelphia cabinet maker, Anthony Quervelle...
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1820s American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

An Early Federal Mahogany and Satinwood Game Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautiful federal period game table with nicely shaped top. The flame mahogany, with graceful satinwood inlay with hand carved capitols over the tapered fluted legs. The table wi...
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Early 1800s American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

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 Game Tables

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Mahogany

Antique Federal Hepplewhite Tiger Maple Game Table c. 1830
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Federal Hepplewhite Game Table, circa 1830, features a striking facade of tiger maple, renowned for its vibrant grain and luminescent quality, while the remainder of the...
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1820s American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Maple

Round Showcase Display Glass Lid Compartment Side End Table Compartment MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Showcase Display Glass Lid Compartment Side End Table Compartment MINT!
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20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Walnut

Extraordinary Pair of Fine Period Federal Inlaid Mahogany Console Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very rare and extraordinary Pair of Antique Inlaid Consoles from New England and saiid to be from the Boston area. Exquisite construction with D shaped tops and fine string inlays on the apron panels and Curly Maple inlaid panels in the center and diamond shapes on the tops of the legs. Raised on square tapering legs with string inlays. Provenance: The Table Pair were previously owned by the American Actress Dina Merrill...
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19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany, Maple

American Mahogany and Cherry Stenciled Gilt Hinged Game Table, PA. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, 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 Game Tables

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Brass

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Walnut Art Deco Modernist Game Table, 1920s
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Located in Germantown, MD
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Mid-20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Antique Dutch Marquetry Inlay Flip Top Demilune Console Game Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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19th Century Walnut / Burr Walnut English Game / Card Table
Located in Savannah, GA
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Antique Folding Card Table, Games, Bridge, Newly Restored, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
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William Birch for Liberty & Co. an Arts & Crafts Oak Fold Over Card Table
Located in London, GB
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Antique American Federal Empire Serpentine Flame Mahogany Game Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
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Federal Style Rosewood Game Table with Satinwood Marquetry 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Federal Style Gate-Leg Games Table
Located in Astoria, NY
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Located in Forney, TX
A period mahogany flip-top card games table, finely handcrafted in the late 18th / possibly early 19th century, believed Maryland or Philadelphia. Born during the time the British Colonies won their indepence from England and became the United States of America, this scare, gracefully elegant table features a well shaped hinged top, curved concave center frieze, single drawer with original wood pulls, hand carved dovetail joinery, contrasting satinwood string inlay, decorative border of satinwood and ebony banding inlay, a wooden hinged rear leg swings out to become a support when the table is extended, all rising on tapered square legs. Circa 1780-1810 Rich antique mahogany color with warm tones, beautiful grain and elegantly aged patina over the whole. Dimensions: (approx) 29.5"H, 27.25"W, 13"D, extended: 26.25"D Provenance: The Veazey family was a prominent fixture of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The initial immigrant ancestor was John Veazey, who settled on two tracts of land in Cecil County in the late seventeenth century. Thomas Ward Veazey was born on January 31, 1774 at the family estate Cherry Grove...
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18th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Early 19th Century American Flip-Top Games Table
Located in Forney, TX
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Good American Federal Boston Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Game Table, Circa 1820
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
A good Boston area Federal mahogany gate leg card table with shaped front and sides. The skirt is inlaid with rosewood banded delicately figured s...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany Inlay Flip Top Game Console Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique mahogany wood, banded inlaid on the sides supported with four tapered legs with bellflower inlays. The back legs pulls out and the top flips open to make a larger surface. T...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany

Baker Furniture Federal Mahogany Flip Top Console or Game Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal style flip top demilune console or game table. By Baker Furniture, USA, circa 1980s Book-matched flame mahogany, with satinwood marquetry and string i...
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Late 20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Kindel Furniture Federal Style Banded Mahogany Extension Dining or Game Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Federal style banded mahogany extension dining table or game table By Kindel Furniture USA, late 20th century Measures: 37...
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Pair of Federal Flamed Mahogany Game Tables W. Gadrooned Edge, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique matching pair of Federal game tables offer flame mahogany construction with rope twist edge over deep skirt raised on balustrade columns with quadruped splayed legs termin...
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Historic Charleston Baker Furniture Federal Style Inlaid Flip-Top Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
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Late 20th Century American Federal Game Tables

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Federal game tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Federal game tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage game tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with mahogany, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Federal game tables made in a specific country, there are North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original game tables, popular names associated with this style include and Kindel Furniture. 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 game tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,295 and tops out at $56,000 while the average work can sell for $4,525.

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